Guide: 2023 Memorial Day Parades in New Jersey

Some Memorial Day parades and events are planned across the Garden State. Here is a list of some parades and events in a neighborhood near you.

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Bradley Beach Memorial Day Parade and Festival 
Time: 10 a.m. (parade on May 29)
Location/Route: Ocean Avenue
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Edison Memorial Day Parade
Time: 12 p.m.
Location/Route: Division Street, Edison
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Lawrence Township Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Lawrence Veterans Park
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Princeton Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Princeton Avenue and Nassau Street; ends at Princeton Monument Hall

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Memorial Day Ruck to Remember
Time: 7 a.m.
Location: 237 Park Ave., Scotch Plains

Little Falls Memorial Day Parade/Ceremony
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Main Street Little Falls to Wilmore Road Park
Ceremony to honor the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice to follow at 11:30 a.m.
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Hopewell Memorial Day Parade
Time: 1 p.m.
Location/Route: Taylor Terrace
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Memorial Madness Car Show
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Mars Wrigley Headquarters, 800 High Street, Hackettstown
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Bayonne Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: East 5th Street between Broadway and Isabella Avenue. The parade will proceed north along Broadway and will then pass a reviewing stand setup in front of American Legion Post 19 and will end at 32nd Street and Broadway.
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Bound Brook Memorial Day Parade
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Bound Brook Library

Brick Township Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Marches on Chambers Bridge Road to the Municipal Building
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Califon Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11 a.m.
Location/Route: Begins at School Street
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Colts Neck Memorial Day Parade
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Starts at Township Hall on Cedar Drive; ends at the Firehouse
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Dunellen Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Time: 9 a.m.
Location/Route: Starts at Dunellen Library; ends at Washington Memorial Park
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Freehold Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Starts at Brinkerhoff Avenue and Main Street; ends at Monmouth County Courthouse
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Glen Ridge Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11 a.m.
Location/Route: Sherman Avenue and Baldwin Street
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Groveville-Yardville Memorial Day Parade
Time: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Sunnybrae Blvd making a left onto South Broad St., continues left at the fork by Ydv-Ham Sq Road (this segment of the road is Route 524/Ydv-Allentown Road), makes a right on Route 156, makes a left on South Broad St., makes a right on Main Street and finishes at Church Street.
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Hackettstown Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Grand Avenue and Main Street
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Hawthorne Memorial Day Parade
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location/Route: Lafayette Avenue and Utter Avenue
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Ho-Ho-Kus Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Sheridan Avenue and Ardmore Avenue
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Keansburg Memorial Day Parade
Time: 12 p.m.
Location/Route: Starts at New Point Comfort Fire Department; up Carr Avenue; Right on Center; Right on Main; Left on Church
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Livingston Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Memorial Oval and Livingston Avenue
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Mahwah Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Island Road
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Metuchen Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: American Legion to Plaza; Ceremony at Memorial Park

New Providence Memorial Day Parade
Time: 9 a.m.
Location/Route: Springfield Avenue
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Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company's Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Nottingham Way at Weston Ave., traveling east on Nottingham Way, turning left on Coleman Road, and ending at the rear of Fire Company parking lot located at 200 Mercer Street. 

Nutley Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11 a.m.
Location/Route: Chestnut Street to Passaic Avenue to Centre Street to Franklin Avenue; Nutley Park Oval
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Parsippany Memorial Day Parade
Time: 12 p.m.
Location/Route: North Beverwyck Road and Katherine Drive; ends at Volunteers Park
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Pennington Memorial Day Parade
Time: Parade starts at 11 a.m.
Location/Route: Toll Gate Grammar School
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Piscataway Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Walnut Street & West 7th Street

Rockaway Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Beach Street to Main Street
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Sayreville Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Washington Road and Main Street; ceremony at Borough Hall
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Summit Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: 25 DeForest Ave. to the Village Green
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Union Memorial Day Parade
Time: 10 a.m.
Location/Route: Pearl Harbor Square on Stuyvesant Avenue
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West Caldwell Parade 
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Bloomfield Avenue; ends at Crane Park
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Woodland Park Memorial Day Parade and Street Fair
Time: 11 a.m.
Location/Route: McBride Avenue - Glover Avenue to Memorial Drive
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Wyckoff Memorial Day Parade
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location/Route: Christian Cornerstone Church heading north along Wyckoff Avenue, turning right onto Main Street, then turning right onto Franklin Avenue and ending at Town Hall.
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