Memorial Day Parades in the Rochester, NY area
2025 List of Memorial Day Parades in the Greater Rochester Area
Anyone can have a parade. Only Americans can have a parade to celebrate the greatest political achievements in history: establishing and repeatedly defending a country founded on the principle of individual liberty. Memorial Day, which was originally called Decoration Day because it was a day on which the graves of fallen soldiers were decorated, was established in the years after the Civil War to honor those who died in that war. Today, it is a day of remembrance of all who have died in this country's service.
Click here for a brief history of Memorial Day in the U.S., courtesy of the Waterloo, NY web site. Below the following list of dates and times for this year, we have compiled some other good links for those of you ambitious enough to explore further the meaning of Memorial Day.
If you can verify this information or know of other Memorial Day Celebrations in the Rochester area, please email us and we will add them to this list.
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Town of Henrietta
Town of Henrietta Memorial Day Parade, 1 pm, Memorial Day Parade- Begins at RH High school, Finishes at Henrietta Rec Center
Sunday, May 25th, 2025
Irondequoit
3pm. IHS – Titus Ave to Town Hall. Sponsored by American Legion Post #134.
Newark
Parade from West Short Boulevard to Central Park steps off at 1:30 p.m. with observance to start at 2:00 p.m. in Central Park.
Red, White and Blue Balloon Rally at Letchworth Park (cancelled for 2025)
Five massed balloon flights, launching from Archery Field near the Castile Entrance, weather permitting. (Friends of Letchworth fundraiser food/souvenir stand on weekend afternoons)
Monday, May 26th, 2025
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Auburn, 11:00am, Downtown Auburn.
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Batavia, 9:00am The parade will start at Eastowne Plaza and end in the Alva Place parking lot.
- Brighton, 2pm, Brighton Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Caledonia,10am Parade typically starts from School to Legion. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Canandaigua, 10am ceremony at the American Legion Canandaigua Post 256 at 454 N. Main Street, turning right onto Buffalo Street, then left onto North Pearl Street, the right into Woodlawn Cemetery. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Chili, 8:30 am, Chili Ameican Legion is hosting parade and ceremony at the Community Center
- Churchville Memorial Day Parade Churchville Elementary School 10:30am (unconfirmed for 2025)
- Bloomfield The Bloomfield Memorial Day Parade will be at 11 AM. A ceremony will follow the conclusion of the Bloomfield parade at Elton Park in the Village.
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Fairport, Fairport's annual Memorial Day Parade will be shortened this year. Parade steps off at 10 am from behind the Fairport Village Hall and will end at Potter Park.
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Gates, 9am Memorial Day Service at Gates Town Hall.
- Geneva, Head downtown Geneva on Monday May 27th for the Annual Geneva Memorial Day Parade, proudly put on by the Geneva American Legion and sponsored by the City of Geneva. The parade commences at 10:am on Exchange St, runs up Castle and onto Main Street, ending at Pulteney Park. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Greece, 11am Parade, location Greece Town Hall, 11:45am Remembrance Ceremony at Greece Town Hall.
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Hamlin, Memorial Day Celebration - Starting @ 1PM Hamlin VFW Post 6703 1739 Lake Road, Hamlin, NY (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Hilton, stepping off at 10:30 a.m. from the west driveway of St. Paul Lutheran School, proceeding west to Main Street, and continuing to West Avenue. Marchers will turn on Henry Street, where the parade ends at the Hilton Community Center.
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Honeoye Falls, 11:30 am - Parade line up is at the corner of East St and Church St. Ceremony at N. Main St. Cemetery. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Lima, - Lima School on College Street to line-up. Parade starts at 930. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Livonia, 10am starting at Intermediate School, north on Commercial Street, east on Main Street to Livonia Public Library. Ceremony at Library follows immediately after parade. (Harrison-Lee Post 283 American Legion) (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Lakeville 11:30 am, Parade moves from the Lakeville United Church of Christ eastward on Route 20A onto the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Hall Grounds. Reception follows at the Fire Hall. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Macedon, 12 pm Ceremony at Historical Society. Parade starts at 12:30 at the town hall to the village cemetery at Macadon Center. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Marion, The Marion American Legion will be hosting the annual Marion Memorial Day Parade.
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Medina, 10:15 am - Begins in front of the County Courthouse with the laying of the wreath. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Mendon, 9:30am- Parade line up is near the Lehigh Valley Trail on Rt. 251. Ceremony at the Mendon Cemetery. (unconfirmed for 2025)
- North Bloomfield: 8:30, starting at the corner of Route 65 and Quaker Meeting House Road, to the cemetery for a ceremony.
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Palmyra, Parade begins at 9 AM on Main Street , with a Remembrance Ceremony at the Village Cemetery to follow.
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Penfield Memorial Day Ceremony Day of Remembrance, 10:30am - Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield (behind Town Hall). Bring a chair.
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Pittsford, 10am Parade and Ceremony at Veteran's Monument.
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Rochester, 10:30am Parade forms at Alexander and East Avenue, proceeds along East Avenue to Main Street, then west on Main Street and finishes at Main & Fitzhugh.
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Rush, 12p Town-wide ceremony to honor our national and local Veterans. The event will be held at Rush Memorial Cemetery
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Scottsville/Wheatland, The parade will start at 9:30 am on Beckwith Avenue and continues down Rochester Street to Main Street. It ends with a ceremony at the gazebo at the American Legion. (unconfirmed for 2025)
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Spencerport/Ogden, Parade starts at 9 am across from the Village Officers and continues down Union street to Memorial Park.
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Victor, 10:30am-Parade starting at the School and thru Downtown Victor.
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Webster, Lines up at Spry Middle School (Sanford St.) at 9 am, steps off at 9:30 am./ Proceeds to Webster Rural Cemetery for a Remembrance Ceremony which will begin at approximately 10:15 am. (unconfirmed for 2025)