Looking to honor Memorial Day with your family this weekend? From solemn ceremonies to festive parades, communities across the county come together to pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed. Here’s a list of local events happening across Westchester County. Bring your flags, wear your red, white, and blue, and share the meaning of the day with your kids.
Thursday, May 22, 2024
Mamaroneck
📍 Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department, 205 Weaver St.
🕕 6:00 PM — Memorial Day ceremony
Friday, May 23, 2024
Katonah
📍 Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veterans Memorial
🕚 11:00 AM — Memorial Day Service
Saturday, May 24, 2024
Mount Pleasant
📍 Pleasant Medal of Honor Committee's Memorial Day Parade
🕐 1:00 PM — Parade
📌 View the flyer here
Monday, May 26, 2024
Ardsley
📍 Park and Ashford Avenues
🕤 9:30 AM assembly, 10:00 AM parade start
🎖️ Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony hosted by American Legion Post 458
Bedford Village
📍 Parade route includes downtown Bedford
🕙11:00 AM
🎈 Kids welcome to march — decorate a bike or scooter and enter to win a prize!
Briarcliff Manor
📍 Pleasantville Road
🕛 12:00 PM — Memorial Day Parade
Mount Vernon
📍 St. Paul's Church National Historic Site, 897 S. Columbus Ave.
🕚 11:00 AM — Memorial Day commemoration and guided veteran cemetery tour
New Castle
📍 Victory Corners Monument & Ridgewood Terrace
🕥 10:30 AM — Wreath laying at Victory Corners Monument
🕚 11:00 AM — Parade steps off from Ridgewood Terrace at Bedford Road
Pound Ridge
📍 Pound Ridge Elementary School, 7 Pound Ridge Road
🕛 12:00 PM — Memorial Day Parade to the cemetery
Rye
📍 Rye Train Station to City Hall via Purchase Street
🕤 9:30 AM — Memorial Day Parade
Valhalla
📍 Westlake Drive behind Valhalla Methodist Church
🕤 9:30 AM — Memorial Day Parade hosted by American Legion Post 1038
White Plains
📍 Church Street to White Plains Rural Cemetery, 167 North Broadway
🕙 10:00–11:30 AM — Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony
Yorktown
📍 Parade route TBA
🕦 11:30 AM — Memorial Day Parade
This page will be updated as more events are announced. Please always double check dates and times before heading out as events can change due to weather, etc.
| Now Open as of Memorial Day Weekend |
Additionally, please note the following openings for Memorial Day Weekend:
Croton-on-Hudson: Croton Point Beach pre-season begins May 26th
New Rochelle: Glen Island Beach pre-season begins May 26th.
Westchester County: Golf courses are open. For more information, go here.
Stormville: Stormville Airport Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, Stormville Airport.
Fishkill: SplashDown Beach’s Opening Weekend, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through Monday, May 24-26, Fishkill.
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