Parades, events in New Hampshire on Memorial Day 2024
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Things to do in New Hampshire for Memorial Day weekend 2024

Town-by-town list includes dates, times

Things to do in New Hampshire for Memorial Day weekend 2024

Town-by-town list includes dates, times

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Things to do in New Hampshire for Memorial Day weekend 2024

Town-by-town list includes dates, times

Wondering when your town is holding its Memorial Day parade or if your town has a specific event to mark the holiday weekend?Here is a working list of towns with set dates and/or times. The information mentioned below comes directly from town or event officials. If your town is not listed, please contact your local police department’s business line or your town hall for more information. AAtkinson - Monday, May 29, 9:45 a.m.-- Parade line up starts 10:30 a.m. -- Parade route starts from Atkinson Town Hall, right on Academy Ave, left on Leroy, right on Main Street to the Dow Common for the ceremony. After March there will be a cookout, student reading, and other activities afterward. There will be a cookout and other activities afterward. Before march the town is holding a bike decoration contest. It will be judged at the Town Hall front lawn at 9:30 a.m. Find more information here.BBedford – Sunday, May 19, 2024, 1 p.m. – The parade begins at Bedford High School's driveway and marches down to County Road and up to Liberty Hill Road and ends at McKelvie Intermediate School, where visitors may take in the sights and sounds of the afternoon with various vendors set-up on the school grounds ready to serve refreshments including the Bedford Men's Club and more. More information can be found here.Boscawen -- Thursday, May 23, at 1 p.m.– Memorial Day Flags Placement at the State Veterans Cemetery. More information can be found here.Boscawen -- Thursday, May 30, at 11 a.m.– Memorial Day Ceremony at the State Veterans Cemetery. More information can be found here.Bristol – Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony | Will be held at the Newfound Memorial Middle School - good weather lawn area and bad weather gym. More information can be found here.Brookline -- Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Memorial Day ceremony held at the town hall's front lawn. More information can be found here. CCanaan -- Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony on the Town Common. Find more information here.Center Harbor – Monday, May 27, noon – Parade (lineup at 11:45 at Chase Circle) | The Memorial Day Parade route begins at the Nichols Library, proceeds to the Town Docks and finishes at the Lakeview cemetery across from the Congregational Church. Band and reflections to follow parade. Find more information here. Concord -- Monday, May 28 -- 3rd annual Penacook Memorial Day Parade. Sun, May 26, 2024 at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at Merrimack Valley High School, head north by Village Street to Penacook square (Boudreau Square) followed by a wreath reflection. The parade will lead to Washington Street School. Find more information here. DDanville -- Saturday, May 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – American Legion Memorial Day Parade Luncheon at Community Center, 169 Main Street. More information can be found here.Dover -- Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony at Woodman Museum. Event is free. Organizers will honor Capt. Jack Casey and Capt. Ann Darby Reynolds of Dover. More information can be found here. Dublin – Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. -- Parade will start at Yankee Publishing, 1121 Main St. Will head to Dublin Town Cemetery for a short memorial remembrance, then walk back to the village center and begin closing ceremonies. More information can be found here. Durham -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. -- Ceremony at Memorial Park on Main Street. More information can be found here. EExeter -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. – The day will start with a ceremony at Swasey Parkway at 10 a.m. and the parade will wind along Front Street to Gale Park, with guest speakers and a flag ceremony. The ceremonies will conclude in the Exeter Cemetery. More information can be found here. FFremont -- Sunday, May 26, 9 a.m. – The Parade kicks off at 9 a.m. with a tribute at the Sandown Road Bridge, will continue to Main St, Spaulding Road and conclude at Village Cemetery.. A ceremony takes place at Village Cemetery. Find more information here. GGreenville -- Monday, May 27, events from 10:45 a.m, last event is parade at 2pm. -- Ceremonies will be held at Sacred Heart Cemetery (10:45 a.m.), 11 a.m Pleasant St Cemetary, Memorial Service at the Legion Field (11:30 a.m.). The parade starts at 2 p.m. at the old Depot (Dunster Ave), then goes to the bridge, then to the monuments. No band this year. Food and refreshments offered after parade. Find more information here. HHampton -- The fireworks planned for Sunday, May 26 have been cancelled. See more information here. Hanover -- Monday, May 27, at 3 p.m. -- Memorial Day Commemoration at historic Hanover Center Parade Ground and cemetery (388 Hanover Center Road, Etna). See more information here.Hollis -- Monday, May 29, 4:30 p.m to 7p.m. -- Hollis Memorial Day Celebration. Activities will take place on the Common. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be at the Lawrence Barn on Depot Road starting at 4:30 p.m. Find more information here.Hopkinton -- Monday, May 29, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (if there is rain, the parade will move back one hour) -- Memorial Day Observance Parade. The parade will follow a route along Riverside Drive, pausing at the intersection of Pine, Kearsarge and Park Ave, Contoocook bridge and Contoocook cemetery. Remarks and wreath laying throughout. See more information here.KKingston – Monday, May 27, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. (walking begins at 12 p.m.) – Annual Memorial Day Rolling Parade. A parade will start from Kingston Town Hall. See more information here. Get more information here. LLebanon -- Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – American Legion Post 22 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. Site says Parade starting on Eldridge Street and ending in Colburn Park with a ceremony. See more information here.Londonderry -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. – Town says the Memorial Day parade starts from Robert Lincoln Way. After the parade there will be an open house and cookout at the Post. There will also be a special musical guest playing. Get more information here.MMeredith -- Monday May 25 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.), May 26 (10a.m. - 5 p.m.), May 27 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) – 32nd Annual Memorial Weekend Craft Festival– Mill Falls Marketplace, Route 3, Meredith, NH. Visit this link for more details.N New Ipswich - Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 9 a.m. – Two Parades – The morning parade meets at 9 a.m. at 19 Goen Road and ends at South Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. The afternoon parade starts at 12:30 p.m. at New Ipswich Congregational Church and ends at Soldiers Monument at 1 p.m. For more information, visit this link. Newfields - Saturday, May 25, 2024, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Parade: As part of the town's 17th anniversary, a parade will be held to kick off a day of events. For more information, visit this link. PPortsmouth -- Monday, May 27, 2024, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. -- Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade will move from High Street from Peninsula Avenue (at I.C. Norcom High School) to Crawford Street. Town says the parade will start on Parrott Avenue, stop at South Cemetery for a quick ceremony. The group will then travel from Parrott Avenue to Pleasant Street to Market Square, and then down Congress Street to Middle Street to Richards Avenue, where the route crosses South Street to the cemetery. After the ceremony, the parade continues along South Street to Junkins Avenue and concludes on Parrott Avenue. See this link for more information. RRaymond -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Parade and ceremony. See more information here. Rindge – Monday, May 27, 12-4 p.m. -- Rindge Memorial Day Parade and ceremony. Food offered at town commons followed by the start of Parade at 1 p.m. The Cathedral of the Pines memorial ceremony will be held May 30. See information here.Rochester -- Monday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. -- Memorial Day Parade, Procession will begin at Holy Rosary Church on North Main St. It will stop at the Arched Bridge for a service. It will continue to South Main St and end at the Rochester Common for the Field of Honor Ceremony. Get more information here.Rye -- Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. – A ceremony and parade will be held at Central Cemetery. For more information, visit this link. SSalem -- Monday, May 27, 10:15 a.m. -- Services begin at Pine Grove Cemetery on Main Street proceeding to the Town Common and Veterans Park for a second ceremony at 11 a.m. More information can be found here. Sandown -- Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. -- Service in the Old Meeting House at 31 Fremont Road. Each year, Ret. Lt. Col. Kevin Major honors a local service member killed in one of our nation’s wars with a tribute story. No parade this year. Get more information here.Stratham – Monday, May 27, 1:30 p.m. – A memorial day parade and ceremony will be held. The parade is at 1:30 from Jack Rabbit Ln. to Stratham Hill Park, then at 1:45 the Veterans Memorial Garden Ceremony will take place at the Park. Get more information here.WWindham – Monday, May 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m. – Memorial day parade, ceremony, and ice cream event. Parade leaves from Center School and marches down Lowell Rd to Cobbetts Pond Rd to Ministerial Rd. Roads will be closed from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. See more information here.Wolfeboro – Monday, May 27, 9-10 a.m. – Short parade down South Main Street and turn onto Dockside. Gather by the Dockside Flag Pole for a ceremony. See full information here. This list will be updated.

Wondering when your town is holding its Memorial Day parade or if your town has a specific event to mark the holiday weekend?

Here is a working list of towns with set dates and/or times. The information mentioned below comes directly from town or event officials.

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If your town is not listed, please contact your local police department’s business line or your town hall for more information.

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  • Atkinson - Monday, May 29, 9:45 a.m.-- Parade line up starts 10:30 a.m. -- Parade route starts from Atkinson Town Hall, right on Academy Ave, left on Leroy, right on Main Street to the Dow Common for the ceremony. After March there will be a cookout, student reading, and other activities afterward. There will be a cookout and other activities afterward. Before march the town is holding a bike decoration contest. It will be judged at the Town Hall front lawn at 9:30 a.m. Find more information here.

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    • Bedford – Sunday, May 19, 2024, 1 p.m. – The parade begins at Bedford High School's driveway and marches down to County Road and up to Liberty Hill Road and ends at McKelvie Intermediate School, where visitors may take in the sights and sounds of the afternoon with various vendors set-up on the school grounds ready to serve refreshments including the Bedford Men's Club and more. More information can be found here.
    • Boscawen -- Thursday, May 23, at 1 p.m.– Memorial Day Flags Placement at the State Veterans Cemetery. More information can be found here.
    • Boscawen -- Thursday, May 30, at 11 a.m.– Memorial Day Ceremony at the State Veterans Cemetery. More information can be found here.
    • Bristol – Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony | Will be held at the Newfound Memorial Middle School - good weather lawn area and bad weather gym. More information can be found here.
    • Brookline -- Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Memorial Day ceremony held at the town hall's front lawn. More information can be found here.

    C

    • Canaan -- Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony on the Town Common. Find more information here.
    • Center Harbor – Monday, May 27, noon – Parade (lineup at 11:45 at Chase Circle) | The Memorial Day Parade route begins at the Nichols Library, proceeds to the Town Docks and finishes at the Lakeview cemetery across from the Congregational Church. Band and reflections to follow parade. Find more information here.
    • Concord -- Monday, May 28 -- 3rd annual Penacook Memorial Day Parade. Sun, May 26, 2024 at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at Merrimack Valley High School, head north by Village Street to Penacook square (Boudreau Square) followed by a wreath reflection. The parade will lead to Washington Street School. Find more information here.

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    • Danville -- Saturday, May 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – American Legion Memorial Day Parade Luncheon at Community Center, 169 Main Street. More information can be found here.
    • Dover -- Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony at Woodman Museum. Event is free. Organizers will honor Capt. Jack Casey and Capt. Ann Darby Reynolds of Dover. More information can be found here.
    • Dublin – Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. -- Parade will start at Yankee Publishing, 1121 Main St. Will head to Dublin Town Cemetery for a short memorial remembrance, then walk back to the village center and begin closing ceremonies. More information can be found here.
    • Durham -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. -- Ceremony at Memorial Park on Main Street. More information can be found here.

    E

    • Exeter -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. – The day will start with a ceremony at Swasey Parkway at 10 a.m. and the parade will wind along Front Street to Gale Park, with guest speakers and a flag ceremony. The ceremonies will conclude in the Exeter Cemetery. More information can be found here.

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    • Fremont -- Sunday, May 26, 9 a.m. – The Parade kicks off at 9 a.m. with a tribute at the Sandown Road Bridge, will continue to Main St, Spaulding Road and conclude at Village Cemetery.. A ceremony takes place at Village Cemetery. Find more information here.

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    • Greenville -- Monday, May 27, events from 10:45 a.m, last event is parade at 2pm. -- Ceremonies will be held at Sacred Heart Cemetery (10:45 a.m.), 11 a.m Pleasant St Cemetary, Memorial Service at the Legion Field (11:30 a.m.). The parade starts at 2 p.m. at the old Depot (Dunster Ave), then goes to the bridge, then to the monuments. No band this year. Food and refreshments offered after parade. Find more information here.

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    • Hampton -- The fireworks planned for Sunday, May 26 have been cancelled. See more information here.
    • Hanover -- Monday, May 27, at 3 p.m. -- Memorial Day Commemoration at historic Hanover Center Parade Ground and cemetery (388 Hanover Center Road, Etna). See more information here.
    • Hollis -- Monday, May 29, 4:30 p.m to 7p.m. -- Hollis Memorial Day Celebration. Activities will take place on the Common. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be at the Lawrence Barn on Depot Road starting at 4:30 p.m. Find more information here.
    • Hopkinton -- Monday, May 29, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (if there is rain, the parade will move back one hour) -- Memorial Day Observance Parade. The parade will follow a route along Riverside Drive, pausing at the intersection of Pine, Kearsarge and Park Ave, Contoocook bridge and Contoocook cemetery. Remarks and wreath laying throughout. See more information here.

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    • Kingston – Monday, May 27, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. (walking begins at 12 p.m.) – Annual Memorial Day Rolling Parade. A parade will start from Kingston Town Hall. See more information here. Get more information here.

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    • Lebanon -- Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – American Legion Post 22 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. Site says Parade starting on Eldridge Street and ending in Colburn Park with a ceremony. See more information here.
    • Londonderry -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. – Town says the Memorial Day parade starts from Robert Lincoln Way. After the parade there will be an open house and cookout at the Post. There will also be a special musical guest playing. Get more information here.

    M

    • Meredith -- Monday May 25 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.), May 26 (10a.m. - 5 p.m.), May 27 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) – 32nd Annual Memorial Weekend Craft Festival– Mill Falls Marketplace, Route 3, Meredith, NH. Visit this link for more details.

    N

    • New Ipswich - Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 9 a.m. – Two Parades – The morning parade meets at 9 a.m. at 19 Goen Road and ends at South Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. The afternoon parade starts at 12:30 p.m. at New Ipswich Congregational Church and ends at Soldiers Monument at 1 p.m. For more information, visit this link.
    • Newfields - Saturday, May 25, 2024, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Parade: As part of the town's 17th anniversary, a parade will be held to kick off a day of events. For more information, visit this link.

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    • Portsmouth -- Monday, May 27, 2024, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. -- Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade will move from High Street from Peninsula Avenue (at I.C. Norcom High School) to Crawford Street. Town says the parade will start on Parrott Avenue, stop at South Cemetery for a quick ceremony. The group will then travel from Parrott Avenue to Pleasant Street to Market Square, and then down Congress Street to Middle Street to Richards Avenue, where the route crosses South Street to the cemetery. After the ceremony, the parade continues along South Street to Junkins Avenue and concludes on Parrott Avenue. See this link for more information.

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    • Raymond -- Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. -- Parade and ceremony. See more information here.
    • Rindge – Monday, May 27, 12-4 p.m. -- Rindge Memorial Day Parade and ceremony.
      Food offered at town commons followed by the start of Parade at 1 p.m. The Cathedral of the Pines memorial ceremony will be held May 30. See information here.
    • Rochester -- Monday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. -- Memorial Day Parade, Procession will begin at Holy Rosary Church on North Main St. It will stop at the Arched Bridge for a service. It will continue to South Main St and end at the Rochester Common for the Field of Honor Ceremony. Get more information here.
    • Rye -- Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. – A ceremony and parade will be held at Central Cemetery. For more information, visit this link.

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    • Salem -- Monday, May 27, 10:15 a.m. -- Services begin at Pine Grove Cemetery on Main Street proceeding to the Town Common and Veterans Park for a second ceremony at 11 a.m. More information can be found here.
    • Sandown -- Monday, May 27, 11 a.m. -- Service in the Old Meeting House at 31 Fremont Road. Each year, Ret. Lt. Col. Kevin Major honors a local service member killed in one of our nation’s wars with a tribute story. No parade this year. Get more information here.
    • Stratham – Monday, May 27, 1:30 p.m. – A memorial day parade and ceremony will be held. The parade is at 1:30 from Jack Rabbit Ln. to Stratham Hill Park, then at 1:45 the Veterans Memorial Garden Ceremony will take place at the Park. Get more information here.

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    • Windham – Monday, May 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m. – Memorial day parade, ceremony, and ice cream event. Parade leaves from Center School and marches down Lowell Rd to Cobbetts Pond Rd to Ministerial Rd. Roads will be closed from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. See more information here.
    • Wolfeboro – Monday, May 27, 9-10 a.m. – Short parade down South Main Street and turn onto Dockside. Gather by the Dockside Flag Pole for a ceremony. See full information here.

    This list will be updated.