Memorial Day parade in Norwich in 2023,
Ceremonies and parades will be happening across the state to commemorate Memorial Day.
While many events are happening on Monday, May 27, some were held earlier. Because of rain and storms, check your town or city to see if plans have changed.
Andover
Monday, May 27
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The ceremony will be held on Cider Mill Road.
Ansonia
Local
Sunday, May 26
The parade starts at 2 p.m. Nolan Field P Main parking lot on Wakelee Avenue and continues onto Wakelee Avenue to Jackson Street to Franklin Street to Maple Street and continues down Main Street and concludes where the old Big Y parking lot is located.
Avon - canceled
Monday, May 27 - the parade has been canceled.
A brief ceremony will be held at the Avon Senior Center at 11 a.m.
Berlin
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will start at 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s Church on Peck Street in Kensington. There will be a flyover by the Connecticut Air National Guard during the parade. The parade route will go down Farmington Avenue turning left onto Massirio Drive, passing the Berlin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10732, then a left onto Veterans Way and end at the Berlin Veterans Memorial Park, where a Memorial Day Ceremony will take place between 9:45 and 10:05 a.m.
In the event of rain, the Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 10732, 152 Massirio Drive in Berlin at 9 a.m.
Bloomfield
Monday, May 27
- 11:30 a.m. - Parade steps off
- Noon - Memorial Day Ceremony at Town Green
- 10 a.m. - Memorial Ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery
Bozrah
Saturday, May 25
Memorial services will be conducted at the Town Hall memorial site at 11 a.m. followed by a parade.
The lineup is at on Schwartz Road at noon with parade step-off at 1 p.m. The parade will follow the route from there to the Bozrah Moose Lodge where trophies and refreshments will be served.
Branford
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day ceremony on the Branford Town Green will begin at 10 a.m. with the Memorial Day parade immediately following, around 10:30 a.m.
Bridgewater
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day parade, 8:20 a.m., Bridgewater Town Center.
Bristol
Sunday, May 26
The Forestville Memorial Day Parade is at 2 p.m.
The rain date is Monday, May 27 at 2 p.m.
Brookfield
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade is at 2 p.m. Rge Williams Park Ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m.
Canaan
Monday, May 27
Falls Village Memorial Day parade route begins at Lee H. Kellogg School and ends at the Town Green on Main Street. The parade procession begins at 9:45 a.m. with a commemoration ceremony to follow beginning around 10 a.m.
Canton - Canceled
Monday, May 27
The Canton Memorial Day Parade has been canceled.
A ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at Canton High School.
Cheshire
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade will be at 1:30 p.m. There is no rain date. In case of inclement weather, the parade may be canceled.
Clinton
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at the three cemeteries, starting at 8:55 a.m.
The Memorial Day parade kick-off is at 11 a.m. from Post Office Square.
Colchester
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 12:30 p.m.
Cornwall
Monday, May 27
You can bring flowers to decorate graves at the North Cornwall Cemetery service at 9 a.m.
The Seaman’s Memorial service at the Covered Bridge will be at 10 a.m.
Coventry
Monday, May 27
After the completion of customary services, the parade will reform and march along Lake and Main Street to Bradbury Lane, where it will disband.
Cromwell
Thursday, May 30
The Memorial Day Ceremony is at 6 p.m. and the parade will follow.
Deep River
Sunday, May 26
The Winthrop Memorial Day Parade is on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Monday, May 27
The Deep River Memorial Parade will be on Monday at 9 am. The military flyover will be at 10 am.
Derby and Shelton
Monday, May 27
The Derby Shelton Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m., rain or shine, at the intersection of Wharf Street and Howe Avenue in Shelton and finish in Derby.
There will be a military flyover at approximately 9:30 a.m. during the parade. The wreath ceremony will be on the Derby Shelton Bridge when the Honor Division and Veterans Division reach the bridge.
The parade starts in Shelton at Wharf Street and Howe Avenue (end of Exit 14 South from Route 8) and marches south, takes a right onto Kneen Street, a right onto Coram Avenue, a right onto White Street, a right onto Howe Avenue, a left at Derby-Shelton Bridge and proceeds to Derby.
Right onto Main Street, left onto Elizabeth Street and the parade ends at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Cottage Street.
The annual memorial service will be on Friday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Shelton Intermediate School.
Durham
Monday, May 27
The Durham Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9:15 a.m. at the corner of Haddam Quarter Road and Main Street, and then continue down Main Street to the Durham Town Green.
Immediately following the parade there will be a ceremony at the Town Green honoring our nation’s servicemen and servicewomen. The parade will take place rain or shine.
Eastford
Monday, May 27
Memorial services and military salutes, 8:30 a.m. at General Lyon Cemetery and 9 a.m. at Grove Cemetery.
Memorial Day Parade begins at 9:30 a.m. at Eastford Elementary School.
Memorial Day Ceremony is held at the Ivy Glen and Veteran’s Memorial immediately following the parade. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to the Eastford Elementary School and begin at 9:30 a.m.
East Hartford
Monday, May 27
East Hartford’s Memorial Day parade will take place at 10 a.m.
The Memorial Day events will include the parade, a program at the Fallen Star Memorial and celebration of East Hartford. The parade will start at 9 Riverside Drive and go to the Fallen Star Memorial located at Goodwin University.
East Lyme
Monday, May 27
The East Lyme Memorial Day Parade is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. It goes down Main Street. Streets close at 1:30 p.m.
Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic from 1:30 p.m. until around 3 p.m. The parade route will begin at Columbus Avenue and conclude at the East Lyme Town Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue. Once the parade begins, Pennsylvania Avenue from the town hall to the intersection of Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic.
Easton
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m.
After the parade there will be a ceremony at Easton Town Hall, then there will be remembrances at the Easton cemeteries.
East Windsor
Monday, May 27
The parade starts at 10 a.m.
The route is from the corner of Main Street and Spring Street, north to Bridge Street, east on Bridge to Gardner, north on Gardner to Pleasant Street, west on Pleasant to North Main, south on North Main to the Joseph Tracy Veterans Memorial Green at the corner of Bridge and Main.
A ceremony will be held about 10:45 a.m.
Ellington
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will begin around 9 a.m. from the Crystal Lake area, where Green Street intersects Route 140, and end at the Crystal Lake Cemetery, where a brief service will be held.
Memorial Day Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Ellington High School. After the program, a parade will begin around 11:30 a.m. from the high school and proceed to the Ellington Green and then to the Ellington Cemetery for brief memorial tributes at each location.
Enfield
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade is at 1 p.m.
It begins at Enfield Street School and continues north on Enfield Street to the Enfield Town Green. At the Town Green there will be a wreath ceremony with a gun salute.
Fairfield
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Post Road and Old Post Road.
It will run east from South Pine Creek Road along the Post Road to the library, then south along Old Post Road to Flint's Corner, and then east along Old Post Road passing the Town Hall Green and continuing beyond South Benson Road.
Farmington - canceled
Monday, May 27 - the parade is canceled because of inclement weather.
The route will begin on New Britain Avenue, turn right onto South Main Street, head north and veer left onto Main Street, turn left onto Maple Avenue and continue down Maple Avenue and continue down Maple Avenue Extension. The route will then head left onto Perry Street and conclude at the Alice Clover Pinney Memorial Park.
Glastonbury
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9 a.m. at Main Street and Welles Street. It will March south down Main Street, pass the reviewing stand on Hubbard Street to end at the monuments on the Green.
After the parade, the Veterans Service Commission will hold a ceremony to honor the Veterans from Glastonbury who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country.
In the event of inclement weather, an assembly will be held at the Glastonbury High School gym.
Goshen
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade is at 2 p.m.
The parade starts at Goshen Center School and makes its way to Center Cemetery for a ceremony by the American Legion. The parade then resumes and makes its way back to Goshen Center School.
Granby
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will be on Monday.
Greenwich
Monday, May 27
Jim Fixx Memorial Day Race. This will be the 60th running.
The 5K Race starts at 8:15 a.m. on Greenwich Avenue at the intersection of East Elm Street and goes through streets in Central Greenwich, including Bruce Park and finishes on the track by Havemeyer Field behind Greenwich Town Hall.
The Kid’s Run starts at 9:15 a.m. and finishes on the track following the 5K race.
Groton
Monday, May 27
The Noank Memorial Day Parade and the Mystic Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday.
Noank road closures will begin around 10 a.m. and will remain in effect for a short period of time after the parade is complete.
Noank Memorial Day Parade road closures:
- Elm Street, from Brook Street to Prospect Hill Road
- The Noank Village area, including Mosher Avenue, Ward Avenue, Main Street, Pearl Street. High Street, and Sylvan Street.
Mystic Memorial Day Parade road closures:
The Mystic road closures will begin around 2 p.m. and will remain in effect until approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the parade.
The closures are:
- West Main Street, from the Drawbridge to High Street.
- Water Street, from West Main Street to New London Road.
- Pearl Street, from West Main Street to Clift Street.
- Gravel Street, from West Main Street to Clift Street.
Hamden - canceled
Monday, May 27
Hamden’s 86th Annual Memorial Day Parade has been canceled.
There will be a Remembrance Ceremony inside the Hamden Middle School Veterans Memorial Auditorium at 2623 Dixwell Ave.
Hampton
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Celebration will be held at 8 a.m. Check here for more details.
Hartland
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day parade and ceremony is at 10 a.m.
The parade starts at school and marches to Center Cemetery.
Harwinton
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day parade is at 2 p.m. and will step off from the Harwinton fairgrounds on Locust Road and proceed along Bull Road and South Road to the town green at the intersection of South Road and Route 4, where the ceremony will be held.
Kent - canceled
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade has been canceled.
A ceremony will take place at the Kent Community House at 9:30 a.m.
The Kent Land Trust Community Picnic is still on from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kent Land Trust field (south entrance to town).
Killingworth
Monday, May 27
The parade starts at 9 a.m. and goes down Route 81 South from Killingworth Elementary School to the Congregational Church.
Lebanon
Saturday, May 25
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Routes 87 and 207.
Madison
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Samson Rock Drive and the Boston Post Road.
It will proceed west on the Boston Post Road through the downtown area and conclude with a flyover and remembrance ceremony at the Town Green.
Find more information and traffic detours here.
Manchester
Monday, May 27
The Manchester Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday at 9:30 a.m.
The parade route will begin at the Army and Navy Club at 1090 Main St., turn east on East Center Street, west at Nate Agostinelli Veterans Memorial Park and will conclude at the Center Memorial Park for a Memorial Day Program to honor fallen veterans.
In the event the parade is cancelled due to inclement weather, the Center Memorial Park Program will be held indoors at The Salvation Army at 661 Main St. at 11 a.m.
Mansfield - canceled
Monday, May 27
The parade has been canceled. A ceremony will be held at Mansfield Middle School at 9 a.m.
The ceremony and wreath-laying at Old Cemetery follow the parade.
Meriden
Monday, May 27
The parade will step off from Curtis Street at 10 a.m.
Middlebury
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade is at 5 p.m. and steps off at the corner of Whitemore Road and Bronson Drive. A ceremony at town hall follows.
Middletown
Monday, May 27
The parade will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Main Street.
Milford
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade steps off from Parsons at 2 p.m.
Monroe
Sunday, May 26
Monroe’s annual Memorial Day Parade will be at 1 p.m.
It will begin at Lower Elm Street and Route 111 and proceed to the War Memorial located on the Town Hall Green where the memorial ceremony will be conducted.
There is no rain date for the parade. In case of rain, the memorial ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. in the Monroe Town Hall Council Chambers.
Montville
Sunday, May 19
Naugatuck
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade steps off from North Main Street at 9:15 a.m. and ends at the Town Green. There will be a solemn ceremony at the gazebo on the Town Green immediately after the conclusion of the parade.
The parade route is from North Main Street, Union City (vicinity of the Union Street intersection) to the intersection of Calvin Street, left on Calvin Street to the intersection of High Street, right on High Street to the intersection of Oak Street, right on Oak Street to the intersection of Maple Street, right on Maple Street to Old Firehouse Road, left on Old Firehouse Road to the intersection of Rubber Avenue, right on Rubber Avenue to the intersection of Church Street, right onto Church Street to the intersection of Division Street and left onto Division Street to the World War I monument.
New Britain
Thursday, May 30
The parade will start at 6 p.m. at the top of Broad and Burritt streets, head east on Broad Street, south on Main Street, past the reviewing grandstand by T.D. Bank just past Central Park and disperse at Franklin Square in front of the New Britain courthouse.
New Canaan - canceled
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held in town hall at 10 a.m. with limited seating.
New Fairfield
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day ceremony will be at Veterans Memorial Park at 11 a.m.
New Haven
Sunday, May 26
- At 1 p.m., there will be a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf Drive.
- At 3 p.m., there will be a ceremony at the World War Memorial Flagpole on the New Haven Green.
New Milford
Monday, May 27
- The Memorial Day Parade in Gaylordsville is at 8 a.m.
- The Memorial Day Parade downtown is at 10 a.m.
Norfolk
Monday, May 27
The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at Norfolk Town Hall. The parade route goes from Town Hall to the Village Green, around the green and then continues down Route 44 to Memorial Green. At Memorial Green there will be a names ceremony.
Following the parade and ceremony, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department will host an open house with free donuts and coffee.
North Branford
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will be held at 10 a.m. in the Northford section of town.
The steps off from Route 17 and proceeds north to the monument at the Northford Village Green.
Refreshments will be offered at the Company 2 Fire House after the parade.
North Haven
Saturday, May 25
The route starts at North Haven High School, goes east on Bailey Road, then heads north on Maple Avenue, continues on Church Street and ends at the corner of Church Street and St. John Street. The grandstand will be located at the Town Green across from Town Hall.
Following the parade, there will be a ceremony on the green.
North Stonington
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. and winds through North Stonington Village. The parade will end with a Memorial Ceremony at the former Middle School circle.
Norwalk
Sunday May 26
The Rowayton Memorial Day Parade will be on Sunday May 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The following streets will be closed:
- Highland Avenue from Wilson Avenue to McKinley Street
- McKinley Street from Highland Avenue to Rowayton Avenue
- Rowayton Avenue from McKinley Street to Witch Lane
- Route 136 will be detoured from Rowayton Avenue onto Witch Lane to Crest Road to Wilson Avenue. This will be the same route, in reverse, for motorists traveling from Wilson Avenue.
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m.
The parade starts at Veterans Park in East Norwalk and proceeds east on Van Zant Street, then north on East Avenue prior to concluding at the Norwalk Green.
Van Zant Street, East Avenue (south of Route 1), and the northbound and southbound ramps of I-95 Exit 16 will be closed to all traffic from 9:30 a.m. to around 12:30 p.m.
All other I-95 exits in Norwalk will remain open during the parade.
Norwich
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at noon in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral and continues down Broadway to the Monument Area of Chelsea Parade.
The Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony will start immediately after the parade, around 1 p.m. at Chelsea Parade, across from NFA. New wreaths will be placed at the war monuments.
The events will be held rain or shine.
Old Lyme
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m. and proceeds down Lyme Street to the Duck River Cemetery flagpole for remarks and remembrances and then back down Lyme Street.
Old Saybrook
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m.
It will step off from Elm Street, go straight across Route 1 to Main Street and then proceed to the Veterans Memorial Monuments on the Town Green, where a memorial program will be conducted.
In case of the parade is canceled due to rain, the memorial program ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the Old Saybrook Fire Department headquarters at 310 Main Street.
There will be a dockside Naval Ceremony at Saybrook Point for the Wreath Laying Ceremony on the Connecticut River at 9 a.m.
Orange
Sunday, May 26
The ceremony and Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Plainfield
Sunday, May 26
The American Legion Godreau McMahon Post 91 is holding several ceremonies. Learn more here.
Pomfret
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m.
The parade route begins at the Pomfret First Congregational Church and proceeds to the Town Green where a short ceremony will take place.
Portland
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 2 p.m.
Prospect
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 1 p.m.
The lineup is by the community center. A veteran ceremony will be held at the cemetery at the end of the parade, followed by a ceremony on the town green.
In the event of rain, there will be a ceremony at St. Anthony’s Church.
Putnam
Monday, May 27
Redding
Saturday, May 25
The Memorial Day Parade starts at noon. It goes from Redding Elementary School to Old Town Hall.
Ridgefield - canceled
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade has been canceled.
Rocky Hill
Monday, May 27
Roxbury
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m.
It begins on Church Street and proceeds to the Seth Warner Monument on the Town Green, then down North Street to the Veterans Memorial in Center Cemetery.
Salem
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony starts at 10 a.m.
All residents are welcome to join the parade. Young marchers should meet at Pratt Road/Morgan Road at 9:30 a.m. Adults, floats, tractors and other vehicles should meet on Hagen Road at 9:30 a.m.
Seymour
Sunday, May 26
Memorial Day Parade is at 10 a.m.
Shelton and Derby
Monday, May 27
The Derby Shelton Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m., rain or shine, at the intersection of Wharf Street and Howe Avenue in Shelton and finish in Derby.
There will be a military flyover at approximately 9:30 a.m. during the parade. The wreath ceremony will be on the Derby Shelton Bridge when the Honor Division and Veterans Division reach the bridge.
The parade starts in Shelton at Wharf Street and Howe Avenue (end of Exit 14 South from Route 8) and marches south, takes a right onto Kneen Street, a right onto Coram Avenue, a right onto White Street, a right onto Howe Avenue, a left at Derby-Shelton Bridge and proceeds to Derby.
Right onto Main Street a left onto Elizabeth Street and the parade ends at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Cottage Street.
The annual memorial service will be on Friday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Shelton Intermediate School.
Simsbury
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day Parades and Ceremonies start at 9 a.m. from the intersection of Winthrop Street and Main Street in Tariffville and at 1:30 p.m. from the intersection of Hopmeadow Street and Owens Brook Boulevard in Simsbury.
South Windsor
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m.
The parade will be along Nutmeg Road South to Pleasant Valley Road and ends at Veterans Memorial Park. A Memorial Day Ceremony will follow at 11 a.m.
Southbury
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will kick off at 11 a.m. It will begin at the Pomperaug Office Park parking lot on Depot Hill Road, continue down Main Street South and end at the Veterans Memorial Green, located between the town hall and the senior center/park and recreation offices.
If the parade has to be canceled, the ceremony will continue at the senior center/park and recreation building.
A Family Day Picnic will be held at Ballantine Park from 12:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Southington
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade steps off at 10:30 a.m.
The route is Eden Avenue, then right onto Liberty Street, through the intersection at Columbus Avenue, onto the intersection at Center Street, right onto Center Street, proceeds to the town green, right onto Apple Way, passing American Legion, Kiltonic Post 72, continuing to Columbus Avenue, making the final right hand turn onto Columbus Avenue.
A Ceremony honoring veterans will be held immediately following the parade in front of the American Legion Home, at 64 Main St.
Sprague
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will be held at 10 a.m.
The parade will start on Route 97 in Baltic north of the Shetucket River, at 14 North Main St., then go through the village of Baltic, heading south onto Main Street, left onto River Street, back onto Main Street, heading north, ending at the War Memorial Park at the intersection of Main Street and West Main Street.
Stafford
Monday, May 27
Get details on the ceremonies here.
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 11 a.m. from Furnace Avenue, proceed west on Main Street, pauses at the Wall of Honor and concludes at the American Legion Post 26 with a memorial service immediately following at 10 Monson Road, around 11:45 a.m.
Stamford
Sunday, May 19
The Memorial Day Parade steps off at noon.
Line-up begins at the Stamford Police Department and will end at Veterans Memorial Park traveling straight down Bedford Street, across Broad Street and continuing on Atlantic Street.
There will be a ceremony immediately following the parade in Veterans Memorial Park at 130 Atlantic St.
Suffield
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade forms on Ffyler Place steps off at 9 a.m.
It goes up Mountain Road to Main Street to the Veteran's Memorial. A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the memorial immediately after the parade. Get more information here.
Thompson
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will begin 9 a.m. at the Thompson Town Hall, 815 Riverside Drive in North Grosvenordale.
The parade will proceed to the Main Street Bridge, where a salute will be given for those buried at sea. The march will resume to St. Joseph’s Cemetery and the North Grosvenordale Cemetery. It will then proceed onto Riverside Drive, stopping at Oscar Swanson Park at the Thompson War Memorial and the Swedish Cemetery at Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, then end at Town Hall.
Tolland
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade and service will be at 1 p.m.
The parade begins next to the Preschool of the Arts on Tolland Stage Road, traverses the Town Green, turns right on Old Post Road and ends at the Tolland Intermediate School at 96 Old Post Road.
A Memorial Day ceremony will follow the parade on the lawn of the Tolland Recreation Department.
Before, during and after the parade, the rear of Town Hall will be open for members of the public to view the Town’s Veterans Wall of Honor.
Torrington
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m.
Trumbull
Monday, May 27
A brief ceremony and wreath-laying will be held at 8 a.m. at the Vietnam Memorial on White Plains Road in recognition of the lives lost in Vietnam.
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 10 a.m., beginning at Long Hill Market and ending at town hall.
Union
Monday, May 27
Ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. at East Cemetery on Bigelow Hollow Road and 10 a.m. on the town green at 6 Town Hall Road.
Join the parade to North Cemetery and Center Cemetery. Refreshments will be served on the Green following the ceremonies.
Vernon
Thursday, May 23
The Memorial Day observance at Grove Hill Cemetery is on Thursday, May 23.
Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and of the New England Civil War Museum will place flags at the graves of Civil War veterans buried in Vernon’s historic Grove Hill Cemetery.
There will be a rededication ceremony at Thomas F. Burpee’s grave at 7 p.m., followed by a firing of three rounds from Civil War-era muskets and a reading of the names of all of the soldiers buried at Grove Hill. Access the cemetery off Hale Street. All are welcome.
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade in Talcottville is on Sunday.
The parade forms at 9 a.m. at Talcottville Congregational Church, then proceeds to Talcottville Cemetery for a short ceremony and the reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Monday, May 27
The town-wide Memorial Day Parade is on Monday and steps off at 10 a.m. from Northeast School and then pauses briefly at Grove Hill Cemetery for an observance at Lugg Field.
The parade continues from Hale Street to Grove Street to East Main Street and into downtown Rockville. The ceremony follows the parade in Central Park in front of Town Hall. A Connecticut Air National Guard C-130 flyover is expected to be around 11 a.m.
Wallingford
Monday, May 27
A Memorial Day service will be held at 9 a.m. at Dutton Park, immediately followed by the Memorial Day Parade.
The parade steps off from Dutton Park, goes south on North Main Street and ends at town hall.
Washington
Monday, May 27
The parade begins at noon at the Washington Green Cemetery.
Watertown
Monday, May 27
Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Watertown Plaza, at 1167 Main St. and proceed on Route 63 North to the Watertown Green. A ceremony will follow.
West Hartford
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will be held at 10 a.m.
The parade begins on Farmington Avenue, at the intersection of Woodrow Street, turns south onto South Main Street, marching on the east side of the Unity Green, turns left onto Burr Street, past the Town Hall entrance.
Immediately following the parade, around 11:15 a.m., a brief Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial, at the corner of North Main Street and Farmington Avenue.
West Haven
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day Parade at 10:30 a.m. on Campbell Avenue. There is no rain date.
Westbrook
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day Parade will be at 10 a.m. at the Westbrook Town Green. It will be held rain or shine.
Weston
Monday, May 27
Weston’s Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:45 a.m.
The parade goes from the high school to town hall, down School Road, left on Route 53 and left on Norfield Road. It’s around a mile.
The continental breakfast is from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Weston Library Community Room. Library At 9:15 and 9:30 a.m.. transport has been arranged to take veterans and families to the parade or they can walk to the adjacent Town Green for the Parade Finish and Ceremony.
Westport
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day parade begins at 9 a.m. on Riverside Avenue.
Immediately following the Parade, memorial services will be held on Veterans Green.
The following roads will be closed from around 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Riverside Avenue, between Treadwell and Post Road
- Post Road, between Sylvan Road and Compo Road North
- Wilton Road, between Kings Highway North and Post Road
- Myrtle Ave, between Post Road East and Myrtle Avenue
If the parade is canceled, services will be held at 10 a.m. am at the Town Hall auditorium.
Wethersfield
Saturday, May 25
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9 a.m., head west on State Street to Nott Street then to Garden Street. It will then proceed down Garden Street, left onto Church Street and then right onto Main Street. The parade will continue on Main Street, then take a left back onto Garden Street to Broad Street. The Reviewing Stand will be on the Broad Street Green.
The parade will proceed north on Broad Street and cross Marsh Street to the Village Cemetery, behind First Church, for the cemetery services.
Anticipate road closures starting at 8:30 a.m. in the areas of State Street, Hartford Avenue, Nott Street, Garden Street, Church Street, Main Street and Marsh Street.
The parade will be followed by a Memorial Day Ceremony at Village Cemetery.
Winchester
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will be at 11:30 a.m., followed by a ceremony at East End Park.
Windsor
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Observance begins with a ceremony at Elm Grove Cemetery on Poquonock Avenue at 8 a.m., followed by a ceremony at Veterans Cemetery on Pleasant Street at 9 a.m.
After the ceremony, the Memorial Day parade will march to town hall for the parade marshal’s remarks. This is expected to be between 9:45 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Windsor Locks
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade starts at 11 a.m.
It begins at the Windsor Locks Safety Complex, goes down Elm Street and ends at Memorial Hall on Main Street.
Woodbridge
Monday, May 27
The Woodbridge Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in front of the Center Building at the Veterans of Foreign Wars monument. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors at The Center café in the Center Building.
Woodbury
Sunday, May 26
The Memorial Day Parade will be held at 2 p.m.
It will go from Woodbury Middle School down Main Street to Cannon Green.
Woodstock
Monday, May 27
The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 11:30 a.m. It starts in the vicinity of Woodstock Inn and Woodstock Orchards and proceeds to Veterans’ Memorials at the Common.
After the parade, a wreath-laying will happen at the Town Hall monument where all Connecticut soldiers lost in current wars will be honored.
In the event of inclement weather, ceremonies will be held at the Woodstock Academy Field House.
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