Memorial Day 2022: Ceremonies & Events In Newton

NEWTON, MA — The City of Newton will be hosting a Memorial Day Parade and Cemetery Observance for the first time in two years on Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30.

The parade will begin Sunday at 3 p.m. and follow its traditional route beginning in Newtonville at Newton North High School and finishing at Colleti-Magni Park in Nonantum.

The Memorial Day Observance Ceremony at the Newton Cemetery at 10 a.m. It will take place rain or shine and start at the first veterans burial lot located on Lake Street. The ceremony will feature remarks from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, the City Council designee, the respective Veteran organizations present, Newton’s Chaplain, and the Director of Veterans’ Services Seth A. Bai.

The ceremony will then continue on to the other veterans’ lots on Willow Street, followed by the third and final lot at the back of the cemetery on Birch Street.

Anyone with questions about Newton’s Memorial Day events may call Seth Bai at 617-796-1092.