Every year the Dorchester Day Parade commences on the first Sunday in June.

This year the parade is scheduled to kick off on June 2, 2013.

The parade starts at 1:00 p.m. in Lower Mills at the corner of Washington Street & Dorchester Avenue and travels along Dorchester Avenue to Savin Hill at the corner of Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue.

The parade route is 3.2 miles.