Memorial Day Events 2025 / NorthAdams.com

Below is a list of Memorial Day parades and ceremonies that will be updated as the information becomes available; only starred entries are confirmed. All events are on Monday, May 26, unless otherwise noted. Holiday closings can be found here. Please note that unconfirmed events are marked with a strike-through and are based on past observances.

Adams
The parade will step off at 10 a.m. from the Memorial Building and conclude with the traditional ceremony at the Maple Street Cemetery. The usual route will be followed: Columbia Street to Hoosac Street, Hoosac to Summer, Center to Park Street. Lineup begins at 8:30.

The American Legion Post 160 Honor Guard will participate. Music will be provided by the Hoosac Valley High School band. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in the Memorial Building.

Becket
The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at North Becket Cemetery, ending at Ballou Park for ceremonies at 11. Lineup begins at 10. Reception to follow at Federated Church. In case of inclement weather, it will be held on the church.

Cheshire
The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. in the Community House. Parade steps off from the School Street at 1 p.m. and concludes at the Community House for ceremonies. Decorate the bikes with red, white and blue and wear a helmet. The Hoosac Valley High School band will march as will a number of other organizations and individuals.

Clarksburg
Peter A. Cook VFW. Post 9144 will hold its annual Memorial Day services at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, on the front lawn of Town Hall on River Road. Coffee and doughnuts will be served immediately following.

Dalton
The parade steps off at 9 a.m. from First Methodist Church to the Main Street Cemetery for a ceremony at the Mound of the Unknown Dead.

Egremont
Parade begins at noon at the South Egremont fire station and marches to the village green, where a short ceremony will be conducted. Following the ceremony, ice cream will be served at the South Egremont Fire Station. If you are a veteran and wish to participate, contact Tom Gage at 413-528-0076.

Florida
The ceremonies will begin at noon at the Adrian J. Poirot War Memorial gazebo.

Great Barrington
The parade steps off at 11 a.m. from Dresser Avenue to Bridge Street with a ceremony to follow in front of Town Hall. Housatonic parade begins at 10 at the fire station and goes from Depot to Main to the Dome, then down to the cemetery.

Hancock
Parade begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26, from 227 Main St. to Hancock Cemetery for a short ceremony. The Hancock Veterans Memorial Committee will dedicate a replica of a Civil War cannon at the cemetery.

Lanesborough
The parade will start at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, and conclude with a ceremony at Center Cemetery. It will include greetings from town officials, a keynote address, the playing of taps and a 21-gun salute by the Dalton Rifle Team. A reception will follow. Consider making a donation to the Veterans Food Pantry, 144 Old State Road, on Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. More information here.

Lee
The parade is at 10 a.m. The town is looking for participants; contact Sabrina.Touhey@lee.ma.us.

Lenox
The parade will begin at noon on Monday at the Church on the Hill and then proceed to the War Monument for a ceremony. Any veterans wishing to march should be at the Church on the Hill by 11:45. Veterans who may need a ride can contact Sean Ward at 413-822-4343.

Lenox Dale
The parade sponsored by the Lenox Dale Fire Company will begin at 8 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on Walker Street and will proceed to St. Vincent de Paul Church for a Mass conducted by the Rev. Msgr. John Bonzagni, pastor, for deceased and living veterans at 8:30. The parade will then continue through the village back to the park, where concluding services will be held.

North Adams
Parade starts promptly at 9:30 at the American Legion and marches to the Veterans Memorial, where the ceremony will take place. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to the American Legion.

The keynote speaker will be the Rev. David Anderson, pastor of First Baptist Church. District One Senior Vice Cmdr. Dennis St. Pierre of the American Legion will be master of ceremonies, Mayor Jennifer Macksey will bring greetings and Michael Blewitt, chaplain of American Legion Post 125, will give the prayers. The Gettysburg Address will be given by Jane Bergeron, a Grade 8 student at Drury and recipient of the George O. Angeli Award. Officer John Beaudreau will make the presentation.

Troop 38 Outdoor Service Guides will lead the pledge and Mitchell Keil, Massachusetts American Legion historian, and Jillian Naugle of the North Adams Legion Riders will lay the wreath. The Drury band will play selections and Noah Wilhelm and Atlas Lescarbeau will play taps and Mike Blewitt and Joe Poplaski will lay the wreath.

Parade participants include city officials, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 996, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 54, American Veterans Post 100, American Legion Post 125, Sons of the American Legion Post 125, U.S. Navy Armed Guard Association, Drury High School band, Boy and Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies, the VFW, American Legion and AMVETS auxiliaries, and North Adams Ambulance Service and any member of the military past or present who wishes.

Participants are asked to be at the American Legion at 9; coffee and doughnuts will be available beginning at 8:30.

Pittsfield
The parade begins at 9, proceeding from City Hall to Fenn to North and Wahconah streets, then to Pittsfield Cemetery for the ceremony and will include veterans organizations, the Pittsfield High marching band and the Taconic High drum line, local and state officials, the Police Department honor guard, Fire Department, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and Pittsfield elementary children.

Mayor Peter Marchetti will give opening remarks, followed by keynote speaker Lenwood "Woody" Vaspra, Berkshire Veterans Coalition commander. The master of ceremonies is James Clark, a veteran and director of the Council on Aging, and the officer of the day is Robert Dassett, commander of Dalton American Legion Post 155. The names of Pittsfield veterans who passed away over the past year will be read.

Pittsfield Community Television (PCTV) will televise the ceremony on CityLink 1303 and PCTV Select available at PCTV.org. The ceremony will also be available on Roku and Apple devices, and the PCTV Facebook page.

Monterey
A ceremony will be held at Veterans Memorial Park at 10:30 a.m.; the parade begins at 1 p.m. at Sandisfield Road and proceeds down Main Road to the firehouse for hot dogs.

Otis
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 26, at noon at the Veterans Memorial at the town library with Scott Stone as speaker. Prior to the ceremony, a small group of veterans will visit each cemetery in Otis and Sandisfield to pay respects.

~~Marchers will assemble at the Richmond Firehouse at 7:30 a.m. and begin the march up Route 41 to the school at about 8 followed by a wreath-laying ceremony.~~

Parade will be step off at 10 a.m. from Old Town Hall on Sunday, May 25, with bike decorating beginning at 9. It will include the Lee High band, fire trucks and floats, with ceremonies at New Boston Cemetery and then a stop at the Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center. The event concludes with a wreath laying at the American Legion and a town barbecue.

Sheffield
March begins from the village green in Ashley Falls at 8 a.m. with observances at the Clayton Road cemetery; refreshments to follow at Trinity United Methodist Church. In case of rain, the ceremony will be inside the church.

Stockbridge
Benediction, taps, firearms salute for veterans at the town and St. Joseph's cemeteries begin at 11; transportation available. The parade steps off at 12:15 from Town Hall with ceremonies at Congregational Church at 12:45 with guest and student speakers and music by the Berkshire Hillsmen.

All veterans and residents with pictures of their loved ones are encouraged to march, and children are encouraged to decorate their bikes and scooters. Refreshments and activities will follow.

West Stockbridge
Ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at the War Memorial; parade steps off at 9:15 a.m. at Town Hall and concludes across from Congregational Church. Bike decorating begins at 8 at Town Hall with Parks & Recreation and decorated cars, trucks and floats welcome. Please arrive before the ceremony.

Williamstown
The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the bottom of Spring Street and marches to Field Park (intersection of Routes 2 and 7), for ceremonies, with Peter Dolan as grand marshal. Local participants in the American Legion's Boys State and Girls State citizenship programs will carry banners along with various community groups.

Longtime iBerkshires.com contributor Wayne Soares will be the principal speaker. The host and producer of the Vietnam veterans documentary "Silent Dignity — The Chapter That Never Ends" will be accompanied by a violinist from the Mount Greylock Regional School. The middle-high school's chorus will perform "I Remember" and two student buglers will play taps and echo.

Parade steps off from the old Benn High at noon and proceeds west to the four corners and right on North Street, pauses at the VFW building for a salute, and ends at the Vermont Veterans Home for a wreath-laying ceremony. Information: American Legion Post 13 at 802-442-8028 or post13@comcast.net.

Parade line-up at 8:30 a.m. at Shatford Park, with step off at 9, going past the high school to the Cemetery of the Evergreens for a memorial service and special presentation at about 10:30.