NYC Memorial Day Parades in All 5 Boroughs of NYC 2025

Memorial Day Parades in All 5 Boroughs of NYC - Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx & Staten Island

May 23, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Parades & Holidays / Gotham Buzz NYC.

This report details a number of upcoming Memorial Day Weekend parades in all five boroughs of NYC, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

NYC Weather Forecast as of 5.23.25. No rain Saturday, Sunday or Monday. The temperature highs will rise from 60 on Friday to about 70 for the rest of the weekend. The temperature lows will rise from the low to mid 50's Friday thru Sunday, rising to about 60 on Monday. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph all weekend. And the humidity will remain steady all weekend at a very comfortable 50%. So, while cloudy, an almost perfect three day holiday weekend.

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NYC Memorial Day Parades in All 5 Boroughs of NYC

Memorial Day Parades in All 5 Boroughs of NYC - Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx & Staten Island

May 23, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Parades & Holidays / Gotham Buzz NYC. Continued.

Other Memorial Day Weekend Activities. CLICK these links to peruse through events and things to do in each NYC borough over the Memorial Day weekend - Things to do Manhattan Memorial Day Weekend & Parades NYC and Queens Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend & Parades NYC and Things to do Bronx Memorial Day Weekend & Parades NYC and Brooklyn Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend & Parades NYC, Staten Island Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend & Parades NYC and New York City Memorial Day Parades all 5 Boros NYC.

Other Parades & Events. Also see NYC street fairs whichg contains links to street fairs in each borough every weekend and TBD - NYC parades which will contain the same links, but in the meantime here they are - CLICK here to look for parades in any of the five boroughs - Queens Parades & Cultural Festivals Qns NYC, Brooklyn Parades & Cultural Festivals Bk NYC, Bronx Parades & Cultural Festivals Bx NYC, Staten Island Parades & Cultural Festivals SI NYC, and Manhattan Parades & Cultural Festivals Mhtn NYC.

Memorial Day Parades Manhattan NYC

Midtown _ Friday & Monday, May 23 & 26, 2025 from 12 noon to 2.30 pm - Summer Concerts - on the upper terrace in Bryant Park at 42nd between 5th and 6th Avenues behind the NY Public Library in Midtown. On Friday it's Yuka Aikawa and on Monday its Hooray for the Red White and Blue. Free. For details see - https://bryantpark.org

Friday thru Monday, May 23 - 26, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm - Makers Market Outdoors - in Bryant Park at 42nd between 5th and 6th Avenues behind the NY Public Library in Midtown. For details see - https://bryantpark.org

Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 9.30 am / 10 am or 11 am [the time is UNCONFIRMED] - Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial Day Remembrance - in Riverside Park at Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Riverside Drive at 89th Street on the UWS in Manhattan. A ceremony / tradition of many years. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - 1) https://riversideparknyc.org/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-association/# | 2) https://www.nps.gov/gegr/planyourvisit/hours.htm | 3) https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Association usually hosts an event that begins sometime between 10 am and 11 am. There's no site directly connected to this event, per se, but it is a tradition of many years, so we expect it to return this year too [2025]. But like other years, the information about it is still hard to find but we'll keep looking. Traditional events oftentimes keep things the same, so if we don't get back to update this, let that be your guide.
- Separately, this year [2025] Mount Sinai announced they're hosting a wreath laying ceremony at 9.30 am. That does not appear to coincide with the event in prior years, but it is confirmed. I believe there's another group that will be doing something at 10 or 11 am, but I've not tracked them down so far this year [2025] which is not unusual.

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Manhattan _ Wednesday, May 21 - Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Fleet Week.
- TBD _ OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ THE REST OF THIS NEEDS UPDATING _ There was an Aviation event at Mount Loretto on Staten Island Tuesday between 10 am - 2 pm [5/21/24]. In addition to the U.S. Navy ships, there will also be a ships from Germany docked at Piers 88 & 90 on the west side of Manhattan, as well as at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. They provide free tours generally from 9 am to 4 pm in Manhattan and from 8 am to 5 pm on Staten Island, but many ships depart on Sunday, so Saturday is the last full day of on boat tours. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

TBD _ OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ * Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at various times - Memorial Day Events - at the Intrepid Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and at Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton on Staten Island. Say hello and greet / salute the visiting members of the U.S. Navy when you see them on the street to show your appreciation for their service. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

Memorial Day Parades Brooklyn NYC

Carnarsie _ Monday, May 26, 2025 from 10 am - 12 noon - Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club Memorial Day Parade - Assembly begins in the parking lot of the Holy Family Church at 9719 Flatlands Avenue. The parades heads southeast along East 98th Street to Avenue M. It then turns right heading southwest along Avenue M before turning right heading northwest along Remson Avenue, where the parade marches a couple of blocks before stopping at the Carnarsie Cemetery to honor the fallen. After the cemetery commemoration ceremony, the parade continues north on Remson turning right onto Conklin Avenue, ending at the American Legion at 1130 East 92nd Street. Memorial Day Parades in Brooklyn NYC. For details copy & paste FB - http://www.brooklyncanarsielions.com or NYC Gov https://www.nyc.gov/assets/brooklyncb18/downloads/pdf/2024/Canarsie-Memorial-Day-Parade-5-27-24.pdf

Bay Ridge _ Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 11 am - The 158th Brooklyn / Kings County / Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade - steps off on 3rd Avenue and 78th Street in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. The parade proceeds down to Marine Avenue, up to 4th Avenue, then over to John Paul Jones Park for their memorial service which includes bag pipes, flag raising and wreath laying by Veteran Service Organizations. This is followed by a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps by the Veteran Corps of Artillery. Organized by the United Military Veterans of Kings County. For details copy & paste - https://www.brooklynmemorialdayparade.com/

Bedford Stuyvesant _ Monday, May 26, 2025 from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm / 4 pm - 14th Bedford Stuyvesant Veterans' Memorial Day Parade - Assembles at 11.30 am, steps off 12 noon from Restoration Plaza at 1368 Fulton Street in Bedford Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. The parade marches north to BVSJ HQ at 665 Willoughby Plaza in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, where at 1 pm there will be closing ceremonies. Organized by the Black Veterans for Social Justice. For details, copy & paste - https://bvsj.org/event/bedford-stuyvesants-13th-veterans-memorial-day-parade-and-stand-down-memorial-day-2024 | FB https://www.facebook.com/bvsjinc/

The Fort Hamilton Military Garrison does not appear to be planning any Memorial Day events

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Memorial Day Parades Bronx NYC

Van Nest _ Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 12.15 pm - Van Nest Memorial Day Procession, Ceremony & Flower Drop - at Van Nest Memorial Plaza at 1669 Unionport Road just south of Van Nest Park at Van Nest Avenue and White Plains Road in the Van Nest neighborhood of the Bronx. For details, copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/VanNestNeighborhoodAlliance

AWAITING DETAILS CONFIRMATION by the American Legion as of 5.19.25 _ City Island _ Monday, May 26, 2025 from 2/2.30 - 4 pm - City Island Memorial Day Parade & Festival - The parade begins along City Island Avenue, starting at Caroll Street. The parade marches north stopping at Hawkins Park where there is a Memorial Stone for WWII Veterans, then marches on to the Pelham Cemetery, which is on the eastern end of the island between Tier and Ditmars Streets. After visiting the cemetery, they march to the southern foot of the bridge where there is a Veterans Memorial Triangle, before turning back around and ending at American Legion - Leonard Hawkins Post 156 at 550 City Island Avenue. Bronx Memorial Day Parades in the City Island neighborhood of the East Bronx. For details see - https://leonardhhawkinspost156.com

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Memorial Day Parades Queens NYC

Kew Gardens _ Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 11 am to 12 noon - Memorial Day Service with the Scouts - at 127-15 Kew Gardens Road inside of Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens. The playing of taps and the reading of those killed in the various wars in which the U.S. has been involved, who are buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery. For details copy & paste - https://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org/events1

College Point _ Sunday, May 25, 2025 assembles at 1.30 pm & kicks off at 2 pm - the 104th College Point Memorial Day Parade - marches from 28th Avenue and College Point Blvd north along College Point Blvd to College Point Place to MacNeil Park along the East River in College Point. For details see - https://poppenhuseninstitute.org/news/memorial-day-parade/ or https://www.facebook.com/CPmemorialdayparade

Maspeth _ Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 1 to 3 pm - the Maspeth Memorial Day Parade - marches from Walter Garlinge Memorial Park at 72nd Street and Grand Avenue in Maspeth. The parade marches down Grand Avenue ending at 69th Street at Maspeth Memorial Park where there will be a ceremony and community gathering. ECCA antique autos are participating in the parade. For details see - https://www.maspethfederal.com/about/events-hub/memorial-day-parade/

AWAITING CONFIRMATION _ Laurelton _ Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 9 am - Laurelton Memorial Day Parade. The parade begins at Merrick and Francis Lewis Blvd and ends at the Veterans Memorial Triangle at 225th Street. https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/laurelton/

Little Neck / Douglaston _ Monday, May 27, 2023 the Douglaston - Little Neck Memorial Day Parade begins at 2 pm at Jayson Avenue marching southwest along Northern Blvd and ending at 245th Street in Douglaston, near the Zion Episcopal Church. This is said to be the biggest Memorial Day Parade in the city. There are related activities leading up to the parade that begin at 10 am and include a church service at 45-14 245th Street, a wreath laying ceremony in Monument Park at Alameda Avenue and Northern Blvd, and a brunch in Father Smith Hall. For details see - https://www.lndmemorialday.org

Ridgewood / Glendale _ Monday, May 26, 2025 from 11 am - 1 pm - Ridgewood / Glendale Myrtle Avenue 87th Memorial Day Parade - Begins at Cypress Avenue, marching along Myrtle Avenue to Cooper Avenue. There will be short ceremonies at both the beginning and end of the parade. Organized by the Allied Veterans Memorial Committee of Ridgewood and Glendale. ECCA antique autos are participating in the parade. For details see - http://www.myrtleavenuememorialparade.org/

Whitestone _ Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Whitestone Memorial Day Parade - begins at Memorial Field at 149th Street & 15th Drive. There's a half hour to 45 minute ceremony before the parade kicks off at 12.15 pm and marches north along 149th Street to 12th Avenue before turning east, marching a block to 150th Street, and then turning south again, along 150th Street until 15th Drive, at which point it turns west, and ending at Memorial Field where the parade began. Organized by the Whitestone Veterans Memorial Association. For details copy & paste - https://whitestonemerchants.com/listings/whitestone-memorial/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/WVMA11357

Rosedale _ Monday, May 26, 2025 begins at 11 am - the Rosedale Memorial Day Parade. It begins at 243rd Street and Mayda Road in Rosedale, then marches north along 243rd Street to Veterans Square on Sunrise Highway. After the ceremony they then move a couple of blocks south to the Diamond Reception Banquet Hall at 247-11 Francis Lewis Blvd [between 247th & 248th Streets] where there will be music and a gathering [rsvp]. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/RCA1946/

Forest Hills _ Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - the American Legion Forest Hills Memorial Day Weekend Parade. The opening ceremony begins at 11 am and the parade kicks off at 12 noon, marching from Ascan Avenue and 107-15 Metropolitan Avenue [home of the Legion Post] to St. Johns Cemetery at Cooper and Metropolitan Avenues in Forest Hills. ECCA antique autos usually participate in the parade. For details see - https://americanlegionpost1424.com
- Friday, May 23, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Memorial Day Parade Party - I believe this is at the American Legion Post at 107-15 Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills. Free.

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Memorial Day Parades Staten Island NYC

Port Richmond _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Port Richmond Banner Celebration - in Veterans' Park at Park Avenue & Bennett Street. For details copy & paste - https://www.portrichmondstrong.com/veteran-s-events

New Brighton / Westerleigh _ Monday, May 26, 2025 begins at 10 am and kicks off at 12 noon - The Staten Island Memorial Day Parade - At 10 am at the Granite Smith Legion Post monument in the park at Brighton Avenue and Lafayette there will be a ceremony honoring WWII Veterans. Then beginning at 12 noon at Hart Blvd and Forest Avenue in West New Brighton / Silver Lake the parade begins and marches down Forest Avenue ending at Jewett in West Brighton / Westerleigh / Elm Park. Organized by the United Staten Island Verterans Organization aka USIVO. Staten Island Fleet Week & Memorial Day parades on SI NYC. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/usivostatenislandny/

TBD _ OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ * Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - Staten Island Fleet Week at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. A number of U.S. Navy ships, Coast Guard ships, as well as a NATO ship from Germany are docked in Manhattan and Staten Island [see details above under Manhattan]. A number of events are planned in both locations, including free boat tours. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

TBD _ OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ * Stapleton _ Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Staten Island Fleet Week Boat Tours - at Home Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton. The boats available for touring this year include the USS Marinette, The U.S Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker and Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun. Free. On Saturday, May 25, beginning at 12.30 pm there will be a concet at The USS Sullivan Homeport Pier at 305 Front Street. Free. Fleet Week began with a parade of ships coming into NYC Harbor Wednesday morning May 22nd. Fleet Week in NYC began in 1984, and has been held mostly continuously since then, with a few years of exceptions. Last year about 2,400 plus sailors participated, but I'm uncertain what the headcount is for 2024. In the Stapleton neighborhood at the northeast tip of Staten Island. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/