Memorial Day Parades in the Rochester, NY area

Avon

The parade will start at 12:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church at 87 North Main St. and will proceed past the newly renovated Avon Fire Station, down Route 28, by the Avon Town Offices (which will have seating for seniors wishing to watch the parade) and will conclude at the Avon VFW.

At the conclusion of the parade, there will be a cookout with hamburgers, hot dogs, and chips. Ice cream and juice boxes will be available for children. All parade participants and spectators are welcome to attend the cookout at the VFW.

Village of Brockport's Memorial Day of Remembrance Ceremony (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

11am- The public is invited to honor and remember those men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice serving and protecting our Nation both here and abroad. Brockport Area Veterans Club, 222 West Avenue. Chicken barbecue to follow.

East Rochester Memorial Day Parade

10:30 am- A day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Beginning at Debbie Supply, 453 W. Commercial St., many Veterans, marching bands and youth sports teams participate. At the conclusion of the parade, a memorial ceremony is held at the Gazebo in Edmund Lyon Park, 750 Main St.

• Auburn, 11:00am, Downtown Auburn.

• 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.

• Caledonia,10am Parade typically starts from School to Legion. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• 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. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• Chili, 9:30am, Chili Ameican Legion is hosting ceremony at the Community Center, no parade for 2024

• Churchville Memorial Day Parade Churchville Elementary School 10:30am 
• 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.

• Fairport, 10am parade.

• 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.

• Greece,  11am Parade, location Greece Town Hall, 11:45am Remembrance Ceremony at Greece Town Hall.

• Hamlin, Memorial Day Celebration - Starting @ 1PM Hamlin VFW Post 6703 1739 Lake Road, Hamlin, NY

• Hilton, The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the area of St. Paul's Lutheran Church on East Ave. The parade will head west to the Veteran's Memorial at the Gazebo, 59 Henry St. (Community Center). A ceremony will take place to honor the fallen. Refreshments to follow.

• Honeoye Falls, 11:30 am - Parade line up is at the corner of East St and Church St.  Ceremony at N. Main St. Cemetery. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• Lima,  - Lima School on College Street to line-up. Parade starts at 930.

• 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)

• 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.

• Macedon, 12 pm Ceremony at Historical Society. Parade starts at 12:30 at the town hall to the village cemetery at Macadon Center.

• Marion, 11am - The Marion American Legion will be hosting the annual Marion Memorial Day Parade. Parade starts at 11am.

• Medina, 10:15 am - Begins in front of the County Courthouse with the laying of the wreath. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• Mendon, 9:30am- Parade line up is near the Lehigh Valley Trail on Rt. 251.  Ceremony at the Mendon Cemetery. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• North Bloomfield: 8:30, starting at the corner of Route 65 and Quaker Meeting House Road, to the cemetery for a ceremony. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• Palmyra, 9am - Main Street in the Village of Palmyra, ending at the Palmyra Village Cemetery and ceremony at the Veterans' Memorial.

• Penfield Memorial Day Ceremony Day of Remembrance, 10:30am - Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield (behind Town Hall). Bring a chair. 

• Pittsford,  10am Parade and Ceremony at Veteran's Monument.

• Rochester, 10:30am Parade forms at Alexander and East Avenue, proceeds along East Avenue to Main Street, then west on Main Street to South Plymouth Avenue. 

• Rush, 12p Town-wide ceremony to honor our national and local Veterans. The event will be held at Veterans Memorial Mill Park located next to the falls in the hamlet. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• 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. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• Spencerport/Ogden, Parade starts at 9 am across from the Village Officers and continues down Union street to Memorial Park.

• Victor, 10:30am-Parade starting at the School and thru Downtown Victor.

• 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. (UNVERIFIED FOR 2024)

• Waterloo Memorial Day Festival