Lynnfield's Memorial Day Schedule Of Events

LYNNFIELD, MA - Lynnfield will celebrate, honor, and remember those who died serving our country in ceremonies scheduled to start at 8:15 a.m. Monday.

The annual parade will muster in the parking lot of Our Lady of Assumption Church at 8:15. Once assembled, the parade will march to the South Burying Ground on Salem Street and then to the Willow Cemetery on Summer Street. Ceremonies will be conducted at each location.

The parade will then return to the South Lynnfield Fire Station for a brief recess. The parade will reassemble at the Middle School at 10 a.m. and will march to the West Burying Ground, Old Burying Ground, and Forest Hill Cemetery. Ceremonies will be conducted at each location. The parade will then march to the Meeting House and common for final ceremonies to begin at approximately 11 a.m.

This year’s featured speaker will be newly elected Planning Board member and 20-year retired Air Force Major Thomas Wallace. The celebration will include music and a cook-out at the conclusion of the ceremony on the common. All activities are expected to end by 1 p.m. All veterans and residents are encouraged to participate in some or all of the ceremonies. Please consider joining fellow residents and veterans in the parade, along the parade route, or on the common in honor of this special day.

In case of heavy rain, the ceremony will be held in the Middle School Auditorium at 11 a.m. but the long-range forecast looks rain free.

If you are interested in making a donation to the local veterans, Lynnfield’s own American Legion Post 131 will be on site and donations may be made to them after the ceremony.