19-05-2025
Memorial Day events and observances in NNY for 2025
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Memorial Day will soon be upon us and that means a number of events and observances like parades and other ceremonies.
Here's a look at plethora of events from around the area this coming Memorial Day weekend.
There will be a number of ceremonies in and around the Adams area from American Legion Post 586.
10 a.m.: Rodman
10:45 a.m.: Pierrepont Manor
Noon: Adams
Alexandria Bay Chamber of Commerce will have the Memorial Day Parade & Fireworks on Monday, May 26. The parade will start at noon with the lineup beginning at 11 a.m. Fireworks will be set off at dusk from Casino Island.
A Memorial Day service will begin at the Cape Vincent American Legion Post 832 beginning at 6:45 a.m. This will include a Memorial Service and Rifle Volley at 13 different cemeteries throughout the towns of Lyme and Cape Vincent.
The Colton Volunteer Fire Department will be having its annual parade in Colton at 10 a.m. and South Colton at 11:30 a.m.
The Copenhagen American Legion Floyd Lyng Post 723 will be hosting a parade on Monday, May 26. The parade will be at 10 a.m. and there will be a chicken barbecue, quilt raffle, poppies, ice cream social and bake sale.
The village will host a Memorial Day parade starting at 10:30 a.m. that starts at the post office and ends at the village cemetery. A short ceremony will follow at the conclusion of the parade.
Am Vets Posts 1997 will hold a Memorial Day Observance at Hillcrest Cemetery, Rensselaer Street, Heuvelton at 1 p.m. on May 26.
The Pine Hill Observance will be at Pine Hill Cemetery, Eel Weir Road, Town of Oswegatchie at 2 p.m.; luncheon will be held after the Memorial Day observances at AMVETS Post 1997 at 3 p.m.
The annual Memorial Day parade will be Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m. There will be a wreath laid at Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Veterans Park.
After the parade, the public is invited to go to the American Legion, VFW, and the Marine Corps League for light refreshments.
The Madrid Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting its memorial walk at 9 a.m. followed by a service.
The Norwood American Legion will be hosting its annual Memorial Day parade starting at 11 a.m. at 10 Maple Street.
The Ogdensburg Veterans Association will host its annual Memorial Day events. A parade will start at 10 a.m. by the City Library (intersection of Washington and State Street.
The parade will conclude at the Veteran's Plot and will be followed by a ceremony at the Veteran's Plot approximately at 11 a.m.
Amvets Post 282 is sponsoring the parade in Potsdam on Monday, May 26.
The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Potsdam High School at 29 Leroy Street and end at Ives Park, 3 Riverview Drive. A ceremony will follow the parade at 11 a.m.
The village and Sackets Harbor American Legion Post 1757 will host a remembrance ceremony on Monday, May 26 around the village.
The first ceremony is at 7:45 a.m. at the legion post. Here's a schedule of events.
8 a.m. – Sackets Harbor Battlefield
8:15 a.m. – Sackets Harbor Military Cemetery
8:30 a.m. – Lakeview Cemetery
8:45 a.m. – Madison Barracks
9:10 a.m. – Muskellunge Cemetery
9:30 a.m. – Sulphur Springs Cemetery
At around 10:30 am, the group will parade from Sackets Harbor Central School, along West Main Street, to the Visitor Center lawn for a ceremony by the harbor. The remembrance stops, the parade, and the ceremony are all free, and the public is welcome to attend.
A chicken BBQ will at the American Legion on Ambrose Street starting at noon will wrap up the events for the day.
Theresa's 47th annual Memorial Day celebration will be held on Sunday, May 25, at 11 a.m. There will be a Chicken BBQ at 11 a.m., a memorial service at 1 p.m., a parade at 3 p.m., and a craft fair and car show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the Watertown American Legion Post 61 at 138 Sterling Street. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and the group will visit the Glenwood Cemetery immediately following.
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