Memorial Day is on Monday, May 25, and many communities across Metro Detroit are observing the holiday with ceremonies, parades and other events.
Memorial Day is a holiday observed on the last Monday of May each year, honoring and remembering those who lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
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Here’s a look at ceremonies, parades and other events happening across Metro Detroit in observance of Memorial Day:
Oakland County
Great Lakes National Cemetery - Holly
Friday, May 22 -- Flag placement
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Note: Flag pick-up will be on May 26, beginning at 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 24 -- Memorial Day Ceremony
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Note: Parking will be at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, 1 Genesys Parkway, in Grand Blanc. People can park beginning at 10 a.m. and can be shuttled to and from the area.
White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery - Troy
Sunday, May 24 -- Free Memorial Day Concert
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Notes: Music performed by the Birmingham Concert Band
Monday, May 25 -- 95th annual WWI Polar Bear Memorial Service
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Notes: Reenactors will participate in a salute to “Michigan’s Own Polar Bears.”
Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Location: The route will begin at Lincoln Avenue and move north, ending at Centennial Commons. Traffic will be closed for the duration of the parade.
- Notes: Parking is free
South Lyon Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Location: Begins at Bartlett Elementary and makes its way east on 10 Mile (also known as Lake Street) through downtown to Reynold Sweet Parkway. The parade ends in the South Lyon Cemetery with a ceremony.
Beverly Hills Memorial Day Parade and Carnival
Monday, May 25
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins at Groves High School with a ceremony to follow at Beverly Park.
Novi Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: 10 Mile Road – Meadowbrook Road to Novi Civic Center
Ferndale Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins near the corner of Livernois Street and Oakridge Street. Participants will march along Oakridge, then to Pinecrest, then to Nine Mile, then onto Livernois to the Memorial Mall. A memorial ceremony will take place at the Memorial Mall immediately after the parade
Macomb County
City of Sterling Heights
Monday, May 25 -- Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Location: Begins in City Center Courtyard between City Hall (40555 Utica Road) and the Police Department
St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade
Sunday, May 24
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Location Parade begins on Harper Avenue from Ridgeway to 11 Mile roads.
Eastpointe Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins at Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society, 16600 Stephens Road, and travels east down Stephens to Spindler Park, 19400 Stephens Road, where a ceremony will take place on the city’s “showmobile,” followed by a community picnic.
Roseville Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins at Roseville High School, 17855 Common Road, travels east along Common, and concludes at Roseville City Hall with a ceremony honoring Roseville’s fallen soldiers.
Wayne County
Dearborn Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: Parade route runs along Michigan Ave, beginning at Schaefer Rd and ending at the Veterans Memorial Park in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library (16301 Michigan Ave).
Wayne-Westland Memorial Day Parade
Sunday, May 24
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Location: Parade begins at John Glenn High School in Westland, goes west on Marquette Rd. to Carlson, heads North on Carlson to the Westland William P Faust Public Library, and stops at the Veteran’s Memorial Garden in Westland.
Flat Rock Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins in the old American Legion Hall at 9:30 a.m. Step-off is at 10 a.m. The parade will proceed along Gibraltar Road to the Veterans Memorial at Flat Rock City Hall, at Evergreen Street, where a memorial ceremony will take place.
Rockwood Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: Parade ends at Mecure PArk at 32005 Fort Road.
Washtenaw County
Ypsilanti Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins at the city hall in downtown Ypsilanti, heads north on North Huron to Cross Street, pausing on the bridge and dropping flowers in the river to honor those who were lost at sea, then heads east to River St, then turns north to Highland Cemetery for a short ceremony.
Dexter Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: Parade starts on Ann Arbor St, turns on Main St, and finishes on Alpine Street. A ceremony will be held at Monument Park after the parade.
Saline Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins along Michigan Avenue and ends at Oakwood Cemetery with a ceremony and a service.
Monroe County
Monroe Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Location: Parade begins at Monroe’s Department of Public Services building, 400 Jones Avenue, and will proceed west to Monroe Street and north to the River Raisin, where a wreath-laying ceremony will take place.
Dundee Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
- Time: 9:45 a.m.
- Location: Parade begins at the Dundee High School parking lot and marches to Wolverine Park via Barnum Street.
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