Memorial Day Events in NJ
Event Date
Memorial Day is May 30 this year (listed on http://www.njtvonline.org/ ) There are many events throughout the state to commemorate Memorial Day. Check your local newspapers for more listings.
ATLANTIC COUNTY
Absecon
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Veteran’s Park
Website: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/calendar/absecon-s-annual-memorial-day-parade/event_43cb8a92-10a4-11e6-851a-3cd92bf14f20.html
Egg Harbor City
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Starts at 500 block, Philadelphia Avenue
Website: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/calendar/memorial-day-parade/event_f1f0f404-1f72-11e6-b68c-6b178fc77e77.html
Longport
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Parade will commence Atlantic Avenue (34th and 35th)
http://www.longportnj.gov/
Margate
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: City Hall
Website: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/calendar/margate-memorial-day-parade/event_8dbcee40-1971-11e6-87a0-101f742cecff.html
Somers Point
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Shore Road (Dawes Avenue School to Patriots Park)
Website: http://somerspointba.org/event/memorial-day-parade/
BERGEN COUNTY
Cliffside Park
Event: Memorial Day Celebration
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Memorial Park (Across from the municipal building)
Website: http://www.cliffsideparknj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cliffside-Park-Memorial-Day-Celebration-2016-Flyer
Englewood
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Palisade Avenue
Website: http://cityofenglewood.org/content/1441/2225.aspx?DateDisplay=5%2f30%2f2016&CalendarID=2209
Hasbrouck Heights
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Starts at Williams along Terrace to Veterans Park
Website: http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us/
Ho-Ho-Kus
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Starts at Sheridan Avenue and Ardmore Avenue
Website: http://www.ho-ho-kusboro.com/index.asp?SEC=18FF60CC-A28D-4647-9B72-1D0DDE5097C1&DE=2C0C3172-01B2-4818-B84D-D94139D030B3&Type=B_PR
Mahwah
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Island Road (Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church to Veterans Memorial Park)
Website: http://www.mahwahtwp.org/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=64&TPID=6967
Old Tappan
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Old Tappan High School ending at Oakes Park
Website: http://oldtappan.net/
Oradell
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Corner of Prospect Avenue and Park Avenue
Website: http://www.oradell.org/
Rutherford
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Sunset Memorial Park on Jackson Avenue
Website: http://www.rutherford-nj.com/calendars/
Wood Cliff Lake
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Website: www.wclnj.com
Wood-Ridge
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Corner of Hackensack Street and Highland Avenue
Website: http://wood-ridgenj.org/
Wyckoff
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Wyckoff Avenue (Cornerstone Christian Church to Town Hall)
Website: http://wyckoff-nj.com/
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Beverly 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony – May 29th 12pm – The 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at noon on Sunday, May 29th, at Historic Riverfront Park’s Dunks Ferry off Broad Street. The ceremony will feature a presentation of the colors and flag salute, naval wreath laying in the Delaware River honoring George Washington’s Continental Navy and Revolutionary soldiers, and White Table Ceremony for POWs/MIAs.
Beverly/Edgewater Park 2016 Memorial Day Parade – MOnday, May 30th – 1pm The annual parade will proceed along Cooper Street to the Delaware River and along Broad Street to the Beverly National Cemetery.
Burlington City 2016 Memorial Day Parade – Monday May 30th – 9am The annual parade will begin at 9am in front of City Hall on High Street and will conclude in front of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1817 on the waterfront.
Delanco 2016 Memorial Day Parade- May 29th- 1:00pm – Delanco’s Annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Sunday, May 29th. The parade will begin at 1:30pm at Delview and Burlington Avenue, turning right on Union Avenue, left on Delaware, left on Willow, and continuing to Gateway Park where there will be a Memorial Day Ceremony.
Florence Township 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 30th – 10am.The annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the American Legion Post 39 on Fourth Avenue in Roebling.
Maple Shade – May 30th – VFW Post 2445 Maple Shade , NJ will conduct a short ceremony at the flag poles located at the post home @ 1000 hours Memorial Day .Following this brief ceremony we shall parade up ton to the Veterans Memorial Monument located at Main St , and Fellowship Ave . Memorial services shall begin at 1100 hours , Wreath laying ceremonies will be held prior to the VFW ritual , Any one or organization wanting to lay a wreath please contact Ron or John at the VFW . We shall have the final roll call of all the deceased veterans of the past year .VFW Ritual will be accomplished and honors rendered to our fallen veterans . After ceremonies all are invited back to the VFW Post Home for an open house . Grave markers and flags are available at the VFW . Call 856-667-9581
Marlton – 28 May 2016 – Patriotic Pig Roast – VFW Marlton – JOIN US MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Saturday, May 28, 2016, 1:00 PM Till 6:00 PM RAIN or SHINE “Porky The Pig”, All-U-Can Eat BBQ, Drinks, Desserts & Chili Contest, Games, Music, 50/50, Moonbounces “Good Old Fashioned Community Fun” Donations: $20.pp 6 for $100 in advance WWII, Korean War Vets & Kids are Free. Marlton V.F.W. 94 10th Street Marlton, NJ. 856-334-8948
Medford – 2016 Medford Memorial Day Services – 5/28 -12pm VFW Post #7677 will host Memorial Day services at each of the three Medford Township cemeteries east of Main Street (Family Ministry at Branch and Filbert Streets, the Baptist Cemetery and the Odd Fellows Cemetery) on Saturday, May 28th, in the usual sequence, beginning at noon.
Medford 2016 Memorial Day Parade – May 30th – 11am The 2016 Medford Memorial Day Parade will step off at 11:00 am from Medford Memorial Middle School, and follow its traditional route up Mill Street, turning right on Trimble Street, then left onto Main Street, passing the Township’s Veterans Monuments on South Main Street next to the Medford Memorial Community Center at 21 South Main Street. It will then turn right on Branch Street, make a quick right on Charles Street, a right on Bank Street and a left turn into the public parking lot behind the Community Center. The honor guard, wreath layers and VIPs will move to the Veterans Monuments and assume their stations for the Ceremony. As soon as the last march unit in the parade passes the Community Center, Medford Police and the Master of Ceremonies will invite the public to the proximity of the Veterans Monuments for the official Memorial Day ceremony.
Moorestown 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony – 10am – May 30th. The annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at Memorial Field on South Church Street.
Mount Laurel 2016 Memorial Day Tribute – May 27th – 6pm – Mount Laurel’s annual Memorial Day tribute featuring civic and veterans’ organizations will be held on Friday, May 27th, at 6pm at Laurel Acres Park on South Church Road.
North Hanover 2016 Memorial Day Parade – May 28th – 12pm- The 2016 Memorial Day Parade will be held on Saturday, May 28th. The parade will begin at Myron Boulevard and Route 528, marching to the Municipal Building (41 Schoolhouse Rd) for a wreath laying ceremony.
Southampton Township 2016 Memorial Day Parade- May 30th – 10am. The 136th consecutive annual parade will begin on Main Street and Hilliard’s Bridge Road at 10am. After the parade, a luncheon will be held at the Grange Hall to honor all veterans. There will also be a Memorial Day Concert featuring “The Freedom Brass” at noon in the Grange parking lot.
Tabernacle 2016 Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony- May 28th- 10am. The 2016 Memorial Day Parade will be held on Saturday, May 28th. The parade will begin at Seneca High School and concludes at Tabernacle Town Hall where there will be a ceremony to honor those that died serving our country.
CAMDEN COUNTY
Atco – May 30th – BBQ at American Legion Atco. Long Atco tradition. 2-6pm For more information call 856-767-1010
CAMDEN – May 28th, 2016 (Saturday) CAMDEN – The Camden County Board of Freeholders and the Office of Veterans Affairs will honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who lost their lives in defense of our country at our annual Memorial Day ceremony. Please join us for this day of remembrance on May 28th at 10 a.m. at the Camden County Veterans Cemetery in Harleigh Cemetery. In addition to the reading of the 16 Camden County residents KIA in Iraq and Afghanistan, there will also be a reading of names of the 89 Camden County residents KIA in Vietnam
Camden – 30 May 2016 – Memorial Day and Naturalization Ceremony – The Battleship will host a Memorial Day ceremony with the Bishop Eustace Knights of Columbus, followed by a Naturalization ceremony, where over 30 candidates will become citizens of our great nation. The ceremony will take place on the forecastle (forward deck) at 10am and is free to attend. Location of Event – Battleship NJ, Camden,NJ
Cherry Hill – May 30th, 2016 – Memorial Services to be held at American Legion Post 372, 1532 Martin Ave., Cherry Hill at 9:30am. Followed by Service at Locustwood Cemetery, Rt 70 & Cooper Landing Rd, Cherry Hill at 10am.
Cherry Hill – May 30th, 2016 – Memorial Services at Cherry Hill Township, Mercer St, Cherry Hill at 11am. Free lunch to follow. Sponsored by American Legion Post 372 and Jewish War Veterans and Shop RIte.
HADDONFIELD – In honor of our military members of all services who died in the service of their country and those who have served, Haddonfield American Legion Post 38 members are participating in a number of activities over the Memorial Day week-end.
Friday May 27th – On Fri., May 27th, all veterans are invited to attend the HMHS Memorial Service in the HMHS auditorium at 9:15 am. Attendees are asked to report to the high school office NLT 9:00 am so you can be in the auditorium NLT 9:15 am. The dress is coat and tie and American Legion overseas hat. If you don’t have the American Legion overseas hat, other service hats or caps are welcome. Of course, folks on active duty or serving in the reserves or National Guard are encouraged to wear their uniforms. Later that day (Fri.) at at 6:30 pm, Post 38 members and other volunteers are invited to place flags at the Baptist and Methodist Cemeteries. The dress is casual with Post 38 hats or caps or service headgear.
Sunday, May 29th – On Sun., May 29th,Post 38 members will participate in a local church service. This year it’s the Haddonfield United Methodist Church. The service is 11:00 am. The dress is coat and tie and the American Legion overseas hat.
Monday, May 30th – On Mon., May 30th, there will be a Post 38 Breakfast from 7-9 am followed by a Memorial Day Ceremony for members and guests at Post 38 at 9 am. The dress will be white short sleeve shirts, dark trousers and shoes an American Legion overseas hat. In lieu of a Post 38 overseas hat, service hats/caps and uniforms are encouraged.Post 38 then form up at the assembly site at Chestnut St. on Kings Highway and the Memorial Day Parade will commence promptly at 10 am. The flag vehicle will depart at 9:40 am.Shortly after arriving at the high school, Post 38 will conduct the Memorial Day Service at the Haddonfield War Memorial which will include normal patriotic honors, placement of flags for each war, remarks by Post 38 Commander Jeff Bowman, remarks by Mayor Jeff Kasko, rendition of “In Flanders Fields” by our HMHS Honor Society students and music by the Pick-up Band.Hot dogs & sodas and Mr. Softee ice cream, donated anonymously , will be provided after the service.Note: If the parade is cancelled due to rain, the Memorial Day Service will be held in the High School Auditorium at 11am. In that event, Parade Director Tom Baird will make the necessary calls to make sure all parties will be at that event.Questions: Call Tom Baird (Cell: 609-923-1442)..
Merchantville – Monday, May 30th. 10am at Wellwood Park, Merchantville. American Legion F.W.Griigg Post 68 will continue its long standing tradition of honoring those who have served in the military at its annual Memorial Day Service.
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Cape May
Event: Memorial Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Convention Hall (714 Beach Avenue)
Website: http://discovercapemaynj.com/events/memorial-day-ceremony
North Wildwood
Event: Memorial Day Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: North Wildwood Veterans Monument (Spruce and New York avenues)
Website: http://www.wildwoodsnj.com/calendar.cfm?Mode=Results&coe_id=1563&KEYWORD=&ANYALL=PHRASE&MonthYearCat=5_2016
Wildwood
Event: Memorial Day Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Wildwood American Legion Post #184 (4200 Atlantic Avenue)
Website: http://www.wildwoodsnj.com/calendar.cfm?Mode=Results&coe_id=1070&KEYWORD=&ANYALL=PHRASE&MonthYearCat=5_2016
Sea Isle City
Event: Memorial Day Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Veterans Park (JFK Boulevard and Landis Avenue)
Website: http://www.visitsicnj.com/events/memorial-day-ceremony
Seaville
Event: Memorial Day Service
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Sergeant William R. Godfrey Memorial Park
Website: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/calendar/memorial-day-service-at-osprey-point/event_ac880e6a-1852-11e6-b21f-370f7fb4f9f3.html
Stone Harbor
Event: Memorial Day Service for Fallen Heroes and Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Firehouse and 96th Street
Website: http://stoneharbornj.org/
Cumberland County
Upper Deerfield —SUNDAY, MAY 29 Laurel Lawn is holding its Memorial Day ceremony on May 29 at the Upper Deerfield Township cemetery, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Bridgeton — MONDAY, MAY 30 A ceremony will be held at the Broad Street cemetery. Lunch will be held on the church lawn at noon, followed by a program inside the church at 12:45 in which Mayor Albert Kelly will speak. At 2 p.m. volunteers are welcome to decorate veterans’ graves. Closing remarks and taps will be at 3 p.m.
Millville — MONDAY, MAY 30The Nabb-Leslie American Legion Post 82 is hosting the Millville Memorial Day Parade. The parade begins at 9 a.m. At the legion at 9 a.m., continues to the Main Street Bridge for a naval ceremony and ends at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Vineland — MONDAY, MAY 30 Vineland’s Memorial Day Parade starts at Myrtle Street and Landis Avenue at 9 a.m., heading down Landis Avenue toward the boulevard and then to Veteran’s Park.
ESSEX COUNTY
Bloomfield
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Broad Street to The Town Green (Ceremonies in front of the Civic Center)
Website: http://www.bloomfieldtwpnj.com/parks-recreation/summer-fun
Cedar Grove
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: Noon
Location: Cedar Grove High School to Community Park (Rugby Road, Bowden Road, Pompton Avenue)
Website: http://www.cedargrovenj.org/site/index.php/calendar/19-general/6340-memorial-day-parade
East Orange
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Central Avenue and South Arlington Avenue
Website: eastorange-nj.gov
Livingston
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: South Livingston Avenue to Congressional Way
Website: livingstontownship.org
Maplewood
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: West Parker Avenue to Town Hall
Website: maplewoodonline.com
Nutley
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Chestnut Street to John H. Walker Middle School
Website: nutleynj.org
Verona
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Everett Field to Verona Civic Center
Website: veronanj.org
West Caldwell
Event: Parade and Bike Decorating Contest
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Penn Federal Bank parking lot
Website: westcaldwell.com
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Glassboro
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Downtown Glassboro (Starting at Lehigh and University)
Website: http://glassboroonline.com/public/decorate-and-ride-your-bike-in-the-glassboro-memorial-day-parade-monday-may-30-10-a-m/
Woodbury Heights — SATURDAY, May 28 The borough will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park on West Jersey Avenue.
Deptford — SUNDAY, MAY 29 The Deptford Veterans Memorial Park Commission will be hosting a ceremony at the Buddy Powell Memorial, at Oak Valley Elementary School, 525 College Boulevard at 10 a.m.. There will be a parade starting at the Oak Valley Firehouse at 10:30 a.m. The parade will end at the Deptford Veterans Memorial Park, at Oak Valley Elementary School with a ceremony at noon. There will be a barbecue immediately following the ceremony. Any children that want to decorate their bikes and participate in the parade, please meet at the Oak Valley Margie Baseball field at 10:20 a.m. There will be prizes awarded for the best decorated bikes at the end of the parade. If anyone wants to participate in the parade, please contact Sue Kryszczak 609-617-4684.
Gloucester County ceremony — SUNDAY, MAY 29Gloucester County will hold its Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Monroe Township at 1 p.m. Wreaths will be placed to honor fallen comrades during the hour-long ceremony that will conclude with a rifle salute and TAPS. After the program is over, families will be given a rose to lie upon the graves of their loved one.
Monroe Twp. — SUNDAY, MAY 29 The United Veterans Council will have a Memorial Day Parade rain or shine. The parade will start at 11 a.m. and will travel northeon Main Street to Veteran’s Memorial Park where there will be a dedication to our active military, veterans, and our fallen heroes and conclude with a wreath laying ceremony.
Swedesboro — SUNDAY, MAY 29 Annual Swedesboro Memorial Day Services, sponsored by the Greater Swedesboro Business Association, will be held at 10:30 a.m. rain or shine at the Woolwich Fire House, 1517 Kings Hwy.. Flag raising services at the Woolwich Fire House and Swedesboro Boro Hall War Memorial. Bring your lawn chairs
Washington Twp. —SUNDAY, MAY 29 The township’s Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at Franklin Atkinson Memorial Park.
Woodbury — Sunday, May 29 Annual candlelight vigil at the Woodbury American Legion Post 133, 1018 Washington Ave., starting at 7 p.m. The event is being held in partnership with the County Veterans Administration, the NJ POW/MIA Awareness Committee, the Woodbury American Legion Post 133, the Bonsal Blues and Troop 7 and Pack 7 Boy Scouts to honor N.J. POW/MIA’s and Woodbury’s fallen soldiers from the War of 1812 to Vietnam.
Glassboro — MONDAY, MAY 30 The annual “Best of Gloucester County” Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Lehigh Road and University Boulevard, proceeding onto High Street toward Borough Hall. There will be more than 10 bands and a bike brigade for kids ages 5 – 12. The Brigade will gather at the corners of Villanova and Harvard at 9:30 a.m. No pre-registration is required. A ceremony will follow the parade at the Veteran’s Memorial Monument, next to the fire house, at noon. For more information call 856-881-9230, ext. 88322.
Pitman — MONDAY, MAY 30 The service will begin in the Pitman Grove Auditorium at 10:45am. Immediately following the conclusion of the service in the Grove Auditorium, services will continue at the Edward J. Campbell Jr. War Memorial Mall in Ballard Park.
Woodbury — MONDAY, MAY 30 Numerous events will be held throughout the city with the help of various civic and community groups beginning at 8 a.m. with an observance at the World War II Memorial Park at Hendrickson Park. Then at 8:30 a.m. at Rotary Memorial Park, 9:30 a.m. at the Civil War monument on Broad and Delaware streets, 10 a.m. at the “Victor” doughboy statue in front of the high school, 10:30 a.m. at the former cemetery on Broad Street and Red Bank Avenue, 11 a.m. at the Sailor’s Monument near the police department, and 11:30 at the Soldier of Peace memorial on Hunter and Euclid. Refreshments will be served following the last observance at 11:45 a.m.
HUDSON COUNTY
Bayonne
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Downtown Bayonne (Fifth Street and Broadway)
Website: http://www.myhudsoncounty.com/local-events-calendar-nj-northern-new-jersey-hudson-county/2016-05-30
Guttenberg
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: 68th and Madison
Website: http://www.myhudsoncounty.com/events/guttenberg-memorial-day-parade-3
Hoboken— Hoboken’s 118th annual Memorial Day Parade will take place on Wednesday, May 25. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall and proceeds north on Washington Street to the reviewing stand on 10th and Washington streets in front of the Hoboken Elks Lodge
Jersey City
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Polish War Veteran’s Center (Jersey Avenue and Exchange Place)
Website: http://www.myhudsoncounty.com/local-events-calendar-nj-northern-new-jersey-hudson-county/2016-05-30
Kearny The town’s annual Memorial Day Parade is Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m. Thomas X. Mernar is the grand marshal for the parade that begins on Belgrove Drive. On Friday, veterans will be placing 30 wreaths at the monuments of our fallen heroes. On Monday, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will place flags on Veterans Circle in Arlington Cemetery at 9 a.m. Also on Monday, open houses will be conducted from noon to 6 p.m. at locations that include Post 99, VFW Post 1302 and the Marine Detachment.
Event: Lafayette Amvets Memorial Day
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Lafayette Area (Pacific Avenue)
Website: http://www.myhudsoncounty.com/local-events-calendar-nj-northern-new-jersey-hudson-county/2016-05-30
North Arlington— On May 30 at 11 a.m. there will be a Mass held at the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Secaucus— The mayor and town council host a Memorial Day ceremony at Secaucus Town Hall, 1203 Paterson Plank Road on Monday, May 30. The ceremony will begin at noon. Light refreshments will be served. The event will take place on Monday May 30. A block party, on Second Street between Front Street and Centre Avenue, will follow the parade. There will be food, live music, bouncy houses and a beer garden.
Union City— The mayor and commissioners will host a ceremony on Thursday at noon at War Memorial Plaza, Park Avenue and 46th Street.
Weehawken
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Highpoint and Gregory Avenues
Website: http://www.myhudsoncounty.com/local-events-calendar-nj-northern-new-jersey-hudson-county/2016-05-30
West New York
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: 67th Street amd Bergenline Avenue
Website: http://www.myhudsoncounty.com/local-events-calendar-nj-northern-new-jersey-hudson-county/2016-05-30
HUNTERDON COUNTY
CALIFON Memorial Day Parade, beginning 11 a.m. Monday, May 30, on School Street, traveling down Main Street and concluding at Island Park, with memorial service at noon on the Califon bridge next to Califon Veterans Memorial.
HIGH BRIDGE Memorial Day Ceremony, service sponsored by American Legion Post 188 and High Bridge Borough Cultural and Heritage Committee, Saturday, May 28, 11 a.m. Hoffman Memorial Park, West Main Street
FLEMINGTON Memorial Day Parade, presented by the Hunterdon Veterans Alliance. Assembly is at 9:15 a.m.; the parade begins at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, from Church Street down Main Street, ending at Veterans Monument for short ceremony where the wrought-iron fence will be rededicated.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Hunterdon County) The Quakertown Fire Company will host its 61st annual Memorial Day observance at the Franklin Township School on Quakertown Road on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, starting at 9:15 a.m. The keynote will be given by Hunterdon County’s well known Archie Fagan.
LAMBERTVILLE Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies, begins 9 a.m. Monday, May 30, at North Union and Cherry streets, traveling south on Union Street to Mount Hope Street, then north on Main Street to York Street, ending at Mary Sheridan Park with ceremonies.Lt. Col. Philip J. Faherty, III will serve as the Grand Marshall. lambertvillenj.org, 609-397-0110.
READINGTON Memorial Day Parade, starting 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, starting on Main Street and continuing to the municipal building for a flag-raising ceremony, followed by Community Day for township residents at Pickell Park.
MERCER COUNTY
Hamilton Township
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Mercerville Firehouse to Nottingham Firehouse
Website: hamiltonnj.com
Hopewell
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Sunday, May 29
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Broad Street
Website: hopewellboro-nj.us
Lawrence Township
Event: Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Date: Saturday, May 28
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Lawrence Veterans Park
Website: alpost414nj.org
Pennington
Event: Memorial Day Parade, Kids Bike Brigade and Concert
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: The Pennington School
Website: penningtonboro.org
Princeton
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Princeton Avenue and Nassau Street to Princeton Borough Hall
Website: http://www.visitprinceton.org/activities/events/american/
West Windsor Township
Event: Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: West Windsor High School South
Website: westwindsornj.org/notices/memorial-day-parade-ceremony
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Edison
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Sunday, May 29
Time: Noon
Location: Stelton Section beginning at the main library
Website: edisonnj.org
Highland Park and New Brunswick
Event: Joint Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Monument Square
Website: thecityofnewbrunswick.org
Jamesburg (Departure CIty) 28 May 2016 Annual Ride to Brigadier General William C Doyle Memorial Cemetery– Please join us for breakfast before our ride annual ride Brigadier General William C Doyle Memorial Cemetery.for their Memorial Day Ceremony. Breakfast 8-9 am MIA/ POW Ceremony 9:15 KSU 9:30 Sharp Breakfast 8.00 Veterans Free -Location: Elks Jamesburg, Jamesburg,NJ
Metuchen
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Website: http://metuchenchamberexchange.com/signature-event-descriptions/memorial-day-parade/memorial-day-parade-ceremony/
Perth Amboy
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Edgar Middle School Gymnasium
Website: ci.perthamboy.nj.us
Old Bridge
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Raritan Bay Area YMCA
Website: oldbridge.com
Sayreville
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Washington Road and Main Street
Website: sayreville.com
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Colts Neck
Event: Bike Decorating Contest and Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m. bike contest, 10:30 a.m. parade
Location: Heyers Mill Road (Town Hall to Memorial Cemetery)
Website: cnrecparks.com
Fair Haven
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Website: fairhavennj.org
Freehold
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Brinkerhoff Avenue
Website: freeholdmemorialdayparade.com
Highlands
Event: Memorial Day Ceremony
Date: Saturday, May 28
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Veteran’s Park
Website: bayshorenj.biz
Holmdel
Event: Memorial Day Ceremony
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Town Hall (4 Crawfords Road)
Website: http://www.holmdeltownship-nj.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=539
Leonardo
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Website: facebook.com/events/
Monmouth Park
Event: Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival
Date: Saturday, May 28 to Monday, May 30
Location: Monmouth Park Racetrack (175 Oceanport Ave.)
Website: http://www.visitnj.org/nj-events/jersey-shore-food-truck-festival
MORRIS COUNTY
Dover
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Blackwell Street (Rutan Drive to Hurd Park)
Website: http://www.dover.nj.us/
Hanover
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Whippany Road to Legion Place
Website: mclslatterydet.org
Long Valley
Event: Wine and BBQ Experience
Date: Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29
Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
Location: Schooley’s Mountain Park (91 East Springtown Road)
Website: http://www.newjerseywines.com/event/wine-and-bbq-experience/2016-05-29/
Morris Township
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Morris Township Municipal Building to Morristown Green
Website: morristwp.com
Oakland
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Sunday, May 29
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Dogwood Drive and Ramapo Valley Road ending at Veterans’ Park
Website: americanlegionpost369.org
OCEAN COUNTY
Manchester Township
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m. (parade participants will meet at 9:15 a.m.)
Location: Grand Army Memorial, Pine Lake Park
Website: http://www.manchestertwp.com/memorial-day-2016/
Surf City
Event: “Vintage At the Shore”
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: All day
Location: M.T. Burton Gallery (1819 North Long Beach Boulevard)
Website: http://www.nj.com/events/?city=Surf%20City&category=54,73,81,85,95,96,80,76,70,79,94&date=2016-05-30
Beachwood
Event: Discovery Nature Walk
Date: Sunday, May 29
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Jakes Branch Country Park (1100 Double Trouble Road)
Website: http://ocean.happeningmag.com/event/discovery-nature-walk?instance_id=2013859
Toms RIvers – Memorial Day Service on May 29th – 1pm at Ocean County Memorial Park, Toms River.
PASSAIC COUNTY
Hawthorne
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: Noon
Location: Rea and Lafayette Avenues ending at Legion Place
Website: http://www.reillyraiders.org/DETAILPOPUPS/Hawthorne.htm
Bloomingdale and Butler
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Main Street (Sloane Park to Butler Park)
Website: http://www.butlerborough.com/
Wayne
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Wednesday, May 25 (Rain date May 26)
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Preakness Healthcare Center (305 Oldham Road)
Website: http://www.passaiccountynj.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=560
Woodland Park
Event: Memorial Day Parade and Street Fair
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: McBride Ave (Lackawanna Avenue to Memorial Drive)
Website: http://www.jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/woodland-park-new-jersey-107
Note: All events take place on Memorial Day (Monday, 5/30/16) unless otherwise noted. If you know of a Memorial Day event in Passaic County that has not been listed or you have a correction to an event that is listed, please comment below.
Bloomingdale-Butler-Kinnelon
2016 Memorial Day Parade and Services
9am
The townships of Bloomingdale, Butler, and Kinnelon will host a Memorial Day parade as well as Memorial Day services. The parade will begin at 9a, marching from Sloan Park to Butler Park for a service at the monument.
Clifton 2016 Memorial Day Services and Parades
Various times (see listing)
Clifton will observe Memorial Day with a number of services as well as a parade. A Fire Department Memorial Day service will be held at 8:15am at Fire Station 5 (51 Brighton Road). The annual Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9am, marching from Hepburn and Allwood Roads to Chelsea Park. Albion VFW Post 7165 will hold a Memorial Day service at 9:30am at the post on Valley Road. The Allwood Memorial Day service at Chelsea Park will also be held at 9:30am. A citywide Memorial Day Service will be held at Main Memorial Park at 11:00am. A Military Order of Purple Heart service will be held at the Clifton Library at 12pm. American Legion Post 347’s Memorial Day Service will be held at the Clifton Recreation Center at 12:30pm. The Athenia Veterans Post Memorial Day service will take place at 147 Huron Avenue at 2pm.
Pompton Lakes 2016 Memorial Day Service & Parade
5/29
11:30am – Service
12pm – Parade
The Pompton Lakes Memorial Day service will be held on Sunday (5/29) at Veterans Memorial Park beginning at 11:30am. The Memorial Day parade will begin at Veterans Memorial Park at noon and march to VFW Way.
Ringwood 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony
5/24
7pm
Ringwood Borough will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony at Ryerson School on Tuesday, May 24th at 7pm.
West Milford 2016 Ceremony and Parade
10:00am – Ceremony
10:30am – Parade
West Milford’s annual Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 10:30 am at the Memorial Park (next to the Library). Music will begin at 9:30 am, the ceremony will begin at 10:00 am, and the parade will begin around 10:30 am.
Woodland Park – 2016 Memorial Day Ceremonies & Parade 9:30am – Firemen’s Ceremony10am – War Memorial Ceremony, 11am – Parade
Woodland Park will observe Memorial Day with two ceremonies and a parade. A firemen’s memorial ceremony will take place at McBride Avenue and Memorial Drive at 9:30am. A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10am at Veterans Park (McBride Avenue and Brophy Lane). The Memorial Day parade will begin at 11am at McBride and Glover Avenues and end at McBride Avenue and Memorial Drive.
Salem County
Elsinboro — MONDAY, MAY 30 At 10 a.m., veterans will gather at the PSEG Nuclear Salem River Boat Ramp on Sinnickson Landing Road in Elsinboro Township for a salute to those who lost their lives will defending the U.S. at sea. The brief event will include the launching of floral tributes in the Salem River and a gun salute. There will also be the playing of “Taps.”
Salem City —MONDAY, MAY 30 At 10:45 a.m. a service is planned at the Salem Veterans Memorial Park on West Broadway. VFW Post 253 Commander Michael Shimp will lead the ceremony. Following prayers and the recognition of those who placed wreaths at the monument, Patrick Hassler will present the guest speech. There will be the playing of “Taps” and the National Anthem. A gun salute will also he staged to honor the war dead.
Pilesgrove — MONDAY, MAY 30 The main service of the day will be held beginning at noon at the Salem County Veterans Cemetery, Route 45, Pilesgrove Township. VFW Post 253 Commander Michael Shimp will lead this ceremony at the cemetery where more than 2,000 Salem County veterans and their spouses are buried. The colors will presented by members of Salem County VFW and American Legion posts. There will also be a rifle salute to fallen veterans and the playing of “Taps.”
SOMERSET COUNTY
Far Hills-Bedminster
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Lamington Road (Old Bedminster School to the Far Hills Municipal Building)
Website: http://www.fhbfd.org/events.htm
Hillsborough
Event: Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Date: Saturday, May 28
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: New Amwell and Auten Road to Municipal Building
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1734749073407666/
SUSSEX COUNTY
HOPATCONG –May 28th – Hopatcong Memorial Day parade, 10 a.m. Saturday. The parade begins at Borough Hall, 111 River Styx Road, and continues on to Veterans Field on Flora Avenue.
HAMPTON — May 29th American Legion of Newton will hold a service at the Baleville Cemetery. Attendees can gather at the Baleville Church between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. The ceremony is held on the knoll by the flagpole in the cemetery.
BYRAM –May 30th – A Memorial Day ceremony led by the Byram Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at the Byram Veterans Memorial in front of the Roseville School House on Mansfield Drive at 10 a.m. After a brief ceremony, the crowd will join the Byram Township Fire Department parade that begins at the Byram Township Firehouse and travels north on Route 206, ending at the Cranberry Lake Beach and Clubhouse.
BRANCHVILLE -May 30th – The Private Peter S. Hotalen Post No. 157 of the American Legion, Branchville, will hold its Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m.Local fire departments and rescue squads, Scouts and other organizations wishing to participate should call the post at 973-948-4550.For details, call Daniel at 570-296-2144.
FRANKLIN –May 30th – Franklin’s American Legion Post 132 will host Memorial Day parades and conduct services as follows:
Ogdensburg parade will step off from the firehouse at 8 a.m., proceeding to St. Thomas Cemetery, 53 Kennedy Ave., for a memorial service.
Franklin parade will step off from the Legion post behind ShopRite Plaza (Route 23, Franklin) at 10:30 a.m., proceeding on Rutherford Avenue to Main Street and the memorial across from the Borough Hall, where a service will be held. All veterans are invited to join in the parades.
Cemetery memorial services will be held at St. Thomas Cemetery, 53 Kennedy Ave., Ogdensburg 8:15 a.m.; Immaculate Conception Cemetery, North Church Road, Franklin 8:45 a.m.; North Church Cemetery, Route 94, Hardyston, 9:15 a.m.
HACKETTSTOWN — May 30th The Memorial Day parade will begin lineup at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street and step off at 10 a.m. It will march down to Union Cemetery on Mountain Avenue for a Memorial Day service.
MONTAGUE — May 30th Montague will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. at the Montague Township Municipal Building, 277 Clove Road, Montague (rain or shine).The service will be led by the Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 98 and Girl Scout Troop 70840. For additional information, contact Gene Crawford at 973-293-3503.
NEWTON — May 30th The Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. on lower Spring Street. It will march up Spring Street, turn onto Moran Street and end at Memory Park with a memorial ceremony. Grand marshals are Verney Sipley, a veteran of World War II who served with the Navy’s Seabees in the Pacific Theater; and Andrew P. McLean, who served during the Vietnam War.
OAK RIDGE— May 30th – The members of the American Legion Post 423 will conduct Memorial Day services.The Color Guard and the Firing Squad will begin the day by visiting the graves at four area cemeteries.A service will be held in front of the post, 28 Legion Road, at noon. Capt. Travis McCracken of Picatinny Arsenal will be the keynote speaker.
OGDENSBURG — May 30th Lt. Robert A. Madden Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10152 will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial at Heater’s Pond at 9:25 a.m.
SPARTA — May 30th -The Memorial Day parade hosted by Sparta Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7248 steps off at 10 a.m. on East Shore Trail and continues up Mohawk Avenue to the Mohawk Avenue School. Gerald Carter, U.S. Army veteran, is the grand marshal. Brig. Gen. Patrick Burden, senior commander, Picatinny Arsenal, is the guest speaker.The parade will be followed by an hour-long show by the Lake Mohawk Ski Hawks, a competition waterski team. The show can be viewed from the beach at the Lake Mohawk Boardwalk.At about 12:30 p.m., the Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation will dedicate the Boardwalk Demonstration Rain Garden to Russell A. Beierle, who was an early member of the Lake Mohawk Country Club and a champion of its beauty and recreational value. This event will take place at the rain garden — which is located toward the end of the boardwalk near the spillway — after the Ski Hawks water ski show.
STILLWATER –– May 30th – The Memorial Day Observance in Stillwater will be held at 10 a.m. at the Stillwater Presbyterian Church, Main Street.An ecumenical service will be held, followed by a wreath-placing ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, Pond Brook Road.For more information, call 973-579-6402.
VERNON — May 30th The Wallkill Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 8441 will hold its annual Vernon Township Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m.The parade will start at the Dairy Queen on Route 94 and end at Veterans Memorial Park.A flag ceremony and gun salute will be held at the post, 313 Route 94, after the parade, followed by free hot dogs and refreshments.To march in the parade, call the post at 973-764-9380 to obtain participation forms.
WANTAGE — May 30th American Legion Post 213, Sussex, and the Sussex Fire Department will visit local cemeteries for Memorial Day services:Woodborne Park, Sherman Ridge Road, Wantage, 8:30 a.m.; Beemerville Cemetery, Route 519, Wantage, 9 a.m.; Sussex Middle School, Loomis Avenue, Sussex Borough, 9:30 a.m.; Sussex Firehouse, Loomis Avenue, Sussex Borough, 10 a.m.; Fairview Cemetery, Route 284, Wantage, 10:30 a.m.; Clove Cemetery, Route 23, Wantage, 11:30 a.m.; American Legion Post, Route 23 North, Wantage, noon.
UNION COUNTY
Cranford
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Community Center to Memorial Park
Website: cranford.com
Mountainside
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Constitution Plaza to Memorial Park
Website: mountainside-nj.com
New Providence
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Springfield Avenue (Central to Academy Street)
Website: http://www.newprov.org/event/memorial-day-parade/
Rahway
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Sunday, May 29
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall Plaza to Pierpont and Elm Streets
Website: cityofrahway.org
Roselle
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: East Second and Harrison Streets to Roselle Public Library
Website: boroughofroselle.com
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10:45 a.m.
Location: Scotch Plains Municipal Building to Martine Avenue in Fanwood
Website: fanwoodnj.org
Summit
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Beechwood Road to Village Green
Website: cityofsummit.org
Union
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Website: uniontownship.com
WARREN COUNTY
Hackettstown
Event: Memorial Day Parade
Date: Monday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Grand Avenue and Main Street (Washington Street to Union Cemetery)
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