2017 Dot Day Parade— Sunday, June 4: Starts at Dot Ave and Richmond Street

The 2017 Dorchester Day Parade is Sunday, June 4— starting at 1 p.m. from the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Richmond Street in Lower Mills. Watch the Reporter for a full parade roster and much more in a special Dot Day edition of the Reporter— hitting newsstands on Thurs., June 1.

For more on the parade's traditions and history— or to get in the spirit of the Dot Day season— catch up quickly with this primer from the Reporter vaults.