Memorial Day Weekend 2025: Parades, Services In Metro Detroit

METRO DETROIT — There are multiple Memorial Day services and parades happening around metro Detroit that will pay tribute to military personnel who lost their lives in service to their country.

As the observance has changed over the years, many families also use Memorial Day as an occasion to visit metro Detroit cemeteries and leave flowers at the graves of family members, regardless of whether they served in the military.

Below are more ways to spend the weekend:

Macomb County

• Eastpointe Memorial Day Parade 2025, Michigan Military Museum, 16600 Stephens Dr., Eastpointe, May 26, 11 a.m.
• St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade, along Harper Avenue from Ridgeway to 11 Mile Road, May 25, 1 p.m.
• New Baltimore Memorial Day Parade, Walter and Mary Burke Park, 36300 Front St., New Baltimore, May 26, 10 a.m.
• Sterling Heights Memorial Day Parade, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, May 26, 9 a.m.

Oakland County

• Birmingham Memorial Day patriotic program, including the Birmingham Concert Band, at Shain Park, 8 a.m. Monday
• Farmington Memorial Day Parade, downtown Farmington, 10 a.m. Monday
• Ferndale, Memorial Day Parade, Livernois Street and West Maplehurst Street at 10 a.m. Monday
• Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony, Downtown Royal Oak areas, May 26, 9 a.m.
• Rochester, Memorial Day Ceremony at Mt. Avon Cemetery, May 26, 8 a.m.
• Rochester, The Memorial Day Parade of Heroes, 277 E. Second Street, May 26 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Troy, Memorial Day Ceremony, Lansingburgh High School (107th street and 5th Avenue), 10 a.m. Monday

Wayne County

• Dearborn Memorial Day Parade, Downtown Dearborn area, May 26, 9:30 a.m.
• Grosse Pointe Memorial Day Service, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Dr., Grosse Pointe Farms, May 26, 10 a.m.
• Northville Memorial Parade, Downtown Northville areas, May 26, 10 a.m.
• Plymouth Memorial Day Parade, starts at Wing St, along Main St, ends at Veterans Memorial Park with ceremony, May 26 at 9 a.m.