Memorial Day in Morris County: where to find parades, ceremonies, tributes this weekend

Kyle Morel and Alex Nussbaum, NorthJersey.com
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Memorial Day will be celebrated on Monday, March 29.

Here's a look at some of the parades, tributes and ceremonies planned around Morris County:

MORRIS PLAINS — The borough's Memorial Day festivities, billed as the largest in the county, will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday with a brief service at Roberts Garden on Glenbrook Road. The 37th annual parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and travel to the VFW Watnong Post 3401 on Tabor Road.

On Monday, Morris Plains invites residents to lay wreaths beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the municipal building. The borough will then hold a memorial service in front of the building at 10 a.m. before the annual parade to the Morristown Green.

Brian Bergen, a Republican 25h District assemblyman and Iraq War veteran, urges the public to remember the sacrifices of fallen service members during the annual Morris County Memorial Day observance at the county courthouse Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
Brian Bergen, a Republican 25h District assemblyman and Iraq War veteran, urges the public to remember the sacrifices of fallen service members during the annual Morris County Memorial Day observance at the county courthouse Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

DOVER — The annual parade will begin on Mondy at 10 a.m. and will march down Blackwell Street from Rutan Drive to Hurd Park. A ceremony to honor departed veterans will follow.

EAST HANOVER — The town will hold a wreath-laying ceremony Monday to memorialize "the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice." The event will be held at 10 a.m. in Town Square Park on Ridgedale Avenue.

HANOVER — Township Memorial Day events will kick off at 8:15 a.m. Monday with a wreath laying ceremony at the town hall. At 9:30 a.m., the parade will start at Whippany Park High School and proceed to American Legion Post 155 for another ceremony followed by refreshments.

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MADISON — The annual celebration will kick off on Monday at 9 a.m. After a brief tribute at James Park, the parade route will follow Main Street to Prospect Street and Kings Road. A Memorial Day ceremony will then take place at the Hartley Dodge Memorial building. The festivities will include military veterans; police, fire, military and EMA vehicles; Boy and Girl scouts, bands, antique cars and a Revolutionary War re-enactment.

MONTVILLE — The township will honor fallen veterans at a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Tank Monument in Community Park. General George Washington, who'll be joined by his white horse, "Blueskin," will speak about his soldiers and all veterans who have sacrificed their lives.

MORRISTOWN — The town's service on the Green will begin at approximately 11 a.m., following the processional that leaves from Morris Plains at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will include remarks from guest speaker Jaechul Ahn, chairman of the World Peace Freedom United.

PARSIPPANY — The annual Memorial Day parade gets underway at noon Monday at the intersection of North Beverwyck Road and Katherine Drive. It will proceed down North Beverwyck Road before ending at the reviewing stand near Volunteers Park.

RANDOLPH — VFW Post 7333, located on Carrell Road in Randolph, invites the public to its annual Memorial Day tribute at 11 a.m. Monday to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Marines stand at attention in front of a unit that includes high school seniors from Morris and Sussex counties, who are part of the delayed entry program to become Marines. They were there to take part as Morris Plains celebrates their 35th annual Memorial Day Remembrance and Parade on May 29, 2021.
Marines stand at attention in front of a unit that includes high school seniors from Morris and Sussex counties, who are part of the delayed entry program to become Marines. They were there to take part as Morris Plains celebrates their 35th annual Memorial Day Remembrance and Parade on May 29, 2021.

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — A parade will start at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Edith Drive and proceed down Fleetwood wo Mt. Hope Road, ending at Mt. Hope and McKinley Place.

ROXBURY — The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Monday at the corner of Meeker Street and Hillside Avenue in Succasunna, near Roosevelt School. It will travel south and crosss over Route 10 before heading to the Horseshoe Lake recreationcomplex at 72 Eyland Ave and ending at the War Memorial on “the island." An 11 a.m. ceremony at the War Memorial will be led by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2833.

Kyle Morel is a local reporter covering Morris and Sussex counties.

Email: kmorel@njherald.com; Twitter: @KMorelNJH

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Morris County Memorial Day weekend 2023 parade schedule