The 66^th annual Cleveland Columbus Day Parade will step off at noon Monday, October 8. The parade will take place in Little Italy, where it moved in 2003 after decades downtown. The 16^th parade in Little Italy will begin at Murray Hill and Cornell Roads and proceed north to East 125^th Street and Fairview, then turn north on Fairview and march back to Mayfield past Holy Rosary Church.

The parade will feature more than 100 floats, groups and marching bands. The Knights of Columbus and local Italian associations will also march in the parade. The festivities will begin with a 10 a.m. mass at Holy Rosary. Garfield Heights Municipal Court Judge Deborah Nicastro is this year's Grand Marshall.