Memorial Day Weekend Parades, Services For Metro Detroit

With America celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, Memorial Day events in the Detroit area could have a more patriotic bent than in previous years.

Memorial Day Weekend runs May 23-25, with the holiday itself falling on Monday, the 25th.

Memorial Day is traditionally a somber recognition of soldiers who died in the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War, fought to establish and maintain freedom and liberty for all, and in every war with U.S. involvement since.

A National Moment of Remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. local time, and Michiganders are encouraged to pause wherever they are for one minute of silence and join other Americans in honoring the men and women who died in U.S. military service.

Below are more ways to spend the weekend:

Livingston County

• Brighton Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• Hartland Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at Noon

Macomb County

• Eastpointe Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m.
• Roseville Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade, Sunday, May 24 at 1 p.m.
• Sterling Heights Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m.

Oakland County

• Beverly Hills Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m.
• Farmington Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• Ferndale Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• Milford Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m.
• Northville Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• Novi Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m.
• South Lyon Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m.
• Sylvan Lake Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m.
• Walled Lake Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m.
• Waterford Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.

Wayne County

• Belleville Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
• Dearborn Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 9:30 a.m.
• Plymouth Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m.
• Wayne-Westland Memorial Day Parade, Sunday, May 24 at 1 p.m.