Full schedule: Memorial Day parades and remembrance services across metro Detroit

Metro Detroit communities are set to mark Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies and remembrance services across Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. The events are being organized by cities, veterans groups and local committees, with several municipalities publishing parade routes, ceremony sites and parking instructions ahead of the holiday. Dearborn, Royal Oak, Novi, Ferndale and Sterling Heights are among the cities with Monday programs confirmed on official city calendars and event pages. ClickOnDetroit and other local outlets have also published regional roundups as residents prepare for attendance and road closures. ### Where is the biggest scheduled observance in metro Detroit? Dearborn will hold its 100th Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, making it one of the most prominent events on the regional calendar. The City of Dearborn said the centennial observance will begin with a military funeral procession at 9:30 a.m., followed by the parade at about 10 a.m. Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud said in a city announcement that “Memorial Day is sacred in Dearborn,” and the city said the event is being held in consultation with the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council. (dearborn.gov) The remembrance ceremony after the parade is scheduled for Veterans Park and the War Memorial in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library at 16301 Michigan Ave., with remarks planned from Hammoud and Grand Marshal Capt. Houssain “Sam” T. Sareini. ### Which cities start early on Monday morning? Royal Oak’s Memorial Day Parade is scheduled to begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 25, according to the city’s Veterans Events Committee. The route starts at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue and moves north to Centennial Commons, where a ceremony will follow at the War Memorial, 204 S. Troy St. Sterling Heights also begins at 9 a.m. Monday, with a ceremony in the City Center Courtyard between City Hall, 40555 Utica Road, and the Police Department. (dearborn.gov) The city said the parade will step off at 10 a.m. from the City Center parking lot and proceed south on Dodge Park Road. ### Which parades begin later in the morning? Novi’s Memorial Day Parade is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, with a route running from Meadowbrook Road to Ten Mile Road and ending at the Novi Civic Center. (romi.gov) The city said the parade is part of a broader Memorial Day program that also includes a 5K at 7:30 a.m. and a mile fun run at 8:30 a.m. Ferndale’s annual Memorial Day Parade is set for 10 a.m. Monday near Livernois Street and West Maplehurst Street. (sterlingheights.gov) The Ferndale Memorial Association’s event will continue to Memorial Mall, where a ceremony is planned and the names of local veterans who died in the past year will be read, according to the city calendar. ClickOnDetroit’s regional list also identified South Lyon’s parade at 9 a.m. and Beverly Hills’ Memorial Day parade and carnival at 11 a.m. on Monday, adding to the spread of observances across the region. (cityofnovi.org) The same roundup listed Royal Oak, Novi, Ferndale and Sterling Heights among the Monday events. ### What should attendees know about routes and closures? (ferndalemi.gov) Royal Oak said traffic will be closed for the duration of its parade, and the city directed participants and attendees to free parking throughout downtown, including the 11 Mile Parking Structure. The city also said parade units should arrive by 8:30 a.m. in the Main Street staging area between Lincoln and Harrison. Dearborn said its procession and parade will begin at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Schaefer Road in East Dearborn. (clickondetroit.com) Novi published a 2.05-mile route ending at the Civic Center, while Ferndale said its parade will move along Livernois, Oakridge, Pinecrest and Nine Mile before returning to Livernois and Memorial Mall. ### Are there remembrance services outside the parade routes? Holly’s Great Lakes National Cemetery hosted flag placement on Friday, May 22, and a Memorial Day ceremony is scheduled there for Sunday, May 24, at 1 p.m., according to ClickOnDetroit’s roundup. (romi.gov) Troy’s White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery is also scheduled to host a free Memorial Day concert on Sunday at 3 p.m. and the 95th annual WWI Polar Bear Memorial Service on Monday at 11 a.m. (dearborn.gov) Macomb County’s event calendar lists additional weekend observances, including the 73rd St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 24, Shelby Township’s Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, and Sterling Heights’ 47th annual ceremony and parade on Monday morning. Those listings give residents a county-level schedule beyond the largest city parades. Monday’s next milestones are fixed on city calendars: Royal Oak’s ceremony follows the 9 a.m. parade at Centennial Commons, Dearborn’s remembrance ceremony follows the 10 a.m. parade at Veterans Park, and Novi’s parade runs until noon at the Civic Center. (clickondetroit.com) Residents looking for route maps, parking details or registration information can find them on the official city event pages before Memorial Day. 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