26-05-2025
Memorial Day ceremonies take place throughout western Massachusetts
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) -Many will be remembering the meaning of Memorial Day on Monday and the honor we reserve for those who have given their lives for the country.
What's open and closed on Memorial Day in Massachusetts?
Ceremonies and parades will be held across the region on Monday. Here's a list of events happening this year:
A Memorial Day Observance Ceremony will take place at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam on Monday at 1:00 p.m. Governor Maura Healey will be there to give the Memorial Day address alongside Veterans Services Secretary Jon Santiago. Mayor Domenic Sarno of Springfield will also be speaking at the event.
The annual Memorial Day Procession and Ceremony will be held on Monday at 9:30 a.m., beginning at the intersection of Spring Street and Boltwood Avenue. It will finish at the War Memorial Pool in front of Amherst Regional High School with a ceremony.
On Monday, between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m. at the South Cemetery, a salute to the veterans interred at Belchertown's South Cemetery. A parade will step off at 10:00 am from the town hall and conclude at the town common, followed by a ceremony.
On Monday, the annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial Plaza located at 650 Front Street at 11:00 a.m.
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on Monday at the East Longmeadow High School. The outside ceremony will feature the East Longmeadow American Legion Post #293 members forming up at 10:30 AM and beginning a short march at 10:50 AM to the flag pole of East Longmeadow High School.
The Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans' Services District will recognize Memorial Day on Monday at 10 a.m. with a parade and ceremony. The route starts at Greenfield Middle School and concludes at Veterans' Mall. Parade line-up begins at 9:30 a.m.. The route is as follows:
Travels Down Federal Street. The route stops at the Federal Street Cemetery for the presentation of a remembrance wreath.
Left onto Maple Street
Right onto Franklin Street
Right onto Main Street. The route stops at the Leavitt-Hovey House Mexican-American War statue and then left to the Greenfield Common for remembrance wreath presentations.
Concludes at Veterans Mall for a short ceremony.
Annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade will step off at 10:00 a.m. from St. Mary's Catholic Church at 27 Somers Road, Hampden, and proceed down Main Street to the Veterans Memorial at the Hampden Town Center, where the town's Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. In the event of rain or inclement weather, the parade will be canceled, and the Memorial Day Ceremony will move indoors to Hampden Town Hall.
A Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Monday at the War Memorial Building located at 310 Appleton Street. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Post 325 will host a lunch beginning at noon until 2 p.m. Post 351 will be hosting a breakfast from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. and lunch from noon to 2 p.m.
The City of Pittsfield's annual Memorial Day procession (rain or shine) will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday. A ceremony will follow at the cemetery.
A Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday at 9 a.m. from Norris School to Center Cemetery for flag and flower placement and prayer. The parade will then continue to Town Hall for a Memorial wreath laying and a speech.
On Monday, Mayor Domenic Sarno will join with Bishop William Byrne and our Veterans and families for the annual special Memorial Day Mass at St. Michael's Cemetery on Monday at 10:00 a.m.
The Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday with a new route. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. from City Hall and proceed down Court Street toward the center, turning right onto Broad Street, and right onto West Silver Street to Parker Memorial Park. It will be followed by a ceremony.
On Monday, a gathering will take place at 6:45 a.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Bridge, which connects West Springfield and Agawam off Front Street. The ceremony will start promptly at 7:00 a.m. and will include brief remarks in honor of those who served and sacrificed.
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will then begin their dawn patrol, visiting all local cemeteries where fallen service members are interred, as well as the Town's war memorials. The patrol is scheduled to begin around 8:00 a.m. at Ashleyville Cemetery on Riverdale Street. From there, it will go to Paucatuck Cemetery on Sibley Avenue, then to St. Thomas Cemetery on Pine Street, followed by White Church Cemetery on Elm Street. Additional stops will include the North End Bridge at the end of Park Avenue, the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at the intersection of Park Street and Elm Street, and will conclude at the War Veterans' Memorial at the southeast end of the Town Common, near the North End rotary.
West Springfield's official Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. outside Town Hall, located at 26 Central Street in West Springfield.
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