Here's A List Of Morris County Memorial Day Weekend Events

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Another Memorial Day Weekend means another weekend of parades, observances, and ceremonies.

There is plenty happening in Morris County during this weekend of remembrance, and here’s the where, when and what of it all:

Morris Plains: The annual Morris Plains Memorial Day Service will be held on Saturday, May 24 at 9 a.m. at Roberts Garden, located at the corner of Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way. At 9:30 a.m. is the borough’s 39th annual Memorial Day Parade, which is expected to feature around 100 organizations. The parade will begin at the intersection of Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way.

Morristown/Morris Township: Services will begin on March 26 at 7:45 a.m. with wreath-laying and Honor Guard salutes at various memorials in each town. A 10 a.m. service will be held at the Morris Township Municipal Building on 50 Woodland Avenue. The Memorial Day Parade will begin around 10:30 a.m. and will end on the Morristown Green, where the main ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. The main ceremony will feature a keynote address from ‘Welcome Home Vets of New Jersey’ President Val DiGiacinto. In the event of rain, the main ceremony will be held inside the Morris Township Municipal Building.

Chatham: The Borough of Chatham will be hosting its annual Ceremony of Honor on Monday, May 26 at 8 a.m. at the War Memorial Monuments in Memorial Park outside the library. The ceremony will be relocated to the bays of the Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department on Firehouse Plaza in the event of rain. The event will be hosted by Borough Councilman and Retired U.S. Army veteran Capt. Justin Stickland, and all members of the community are invited to attend. American flag pins will be given to all veterans attending the ceremony.

Parsippany-Troy Hills: The Parsippany-Troy Hills Memorial Day Parade will begin at noon on May 26. The parade starts at Sylvan Way and Route 202 and ends at the reviewing stand at Route 202 and Rita Drive.

Long Valley: Long Valley’s Memorial Day Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 24 at noon. Speaking at the event will be Lt. Tim Fallon, a retired U.S. Marine who was blinded by an IED in Afghanistan 15 years ago.

Mount Arlington: The Mount Arlington Memorial Day ceremony kicks off on Saturday, May 24 at 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Park, located at Mountainside Avenue and North Glenn Avenue. Hot dogs and soda will be made available after the service at the Lake Hopatcong Elks Lodge 782. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held at the Lake Hopatcong Elks Lodge and begin at 11 a.m. Due to traffic from Interstate 80 being diverted onto Howard Boulevard, the Mount Arlington Memorial Day Parade will be canceled this year.

Dover: Dover’s Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on March 26 from Rutan Drive, and make its way to Hurd Park on Route 46 for a ceremony. The ceremony will begin around 10:45 a.m. Afterward, hotdogs will be made available courtesy of the Dover Rotary Club.

Montville: The Montville VFW Post 5481 will once again hold its annual Memorial Day commemoration at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 26 at the Tank Monument in Community Park located at 132 Changebridge Road.

Below is a list of other county-wide Memorial Day Observations provided by Morris County officials:

Saturday, May 24

• Hopatcong, parade and ceremony, 10 a.m.
• Washington Township, ceremony, noon

Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day)

• Boonton, ceremony, 11 a.m.
• Butler, 9 a.m. parade to Bloomingdale followed by a ceremony
• Chester, procession and commemoration, 10:45 a.m.
• Jefferson, parade to bridge for a wreath throwing ceremony, 11 a.m.
• Long Hill Township, parade and observance, 9:30 a.m.
• Madison, service and parade, 9 a.m.
• Mount Olive, remembrance, 10:30 a.m.
• Mountain Lakes, parade and ceremony, 10 a.m.
• Netcong to Stanhope, parade and ceremony, 1 p.m.
• Pequannock to Pompton Plains parade and ceremony from Newark-Pompton Turnpike and Marlin Avenue, 10 a.m.
• Randolph, VFW Post 7333, 11 a.m.
• Roxbury, parade and ceremony, 10 a.m.
• Wharton parade and service, 10 a.m.