New Canaan, Celebrate Memorial Day With Local Parades

NEW CANAAN, Conn. – New Canaan residents will be waving their flags and honoring those who gave their lives for their country as towns across the state hold their Memorial Day celebrations.

New Canaan will hold its Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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Casey Donahue

05/25/2015 5:00 a.m.

Here’s a rundown of parades and other Memorial Day activities across Fairfield County:

Greenwich:

The Old Greenwich parade will be held Monday, May 25. It will begin at 10 a.m. on Sound Beach Avenue and end at Binney Park, where a ceremony will be held.

Darien:

The parade will held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 25, beginning at the Goodwives Shopping Center on Old Kings Highway North and continue to Spring Grove Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held.

New Canaan:

The parade will be held Monday, May 25 at 9:30 a.m., starting at St. Mark’s Church on Oenoke Ridge and conclude at Lakeview Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held.

Norwalk:

Norwalk will hold its parade Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. The parade will start at Veterans Park and conclude at the Town Green on East Avenue.

Westport:

The parade will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 25, starting on Riverside Avenue and conclude with a ceremony at Veterans Green.

Fairfield:

The parade will begin Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. It will move from South Pine Creek Road, move along Post Road to the library, and continue on Old Post Road past the Town Green to South Benson Road. A town picnic will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on the Historic Town Hall Green.

Bridgeport:

There will be a ceremony at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 25 at Seaside Park.

Easton:

The parade will begin Monday, May 25 at 9:30 a.m. at the Easton Fire House on Center Road and conclude with a ceremony at 10 a.m. at Easton Town Hall.

Weston:

The parade will begin at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, May 25 on School Road and continue to Weston Town Hall, where a ceremony will be held.

Weston will also hold its Memorial Day Fair Monday from noon to 4 p.m. at Hurlbutt Elementary School.

Danbury:

A parade will be held Monday, May 25 at 9:30 a.m. It will begin at Kennedy Park and conclude at Rogers Park, where parachutists will descend onto the baseball field and a ceremony will be held at the Rose Memorial Garden.

Ridgefield:

The parade will begin Monday, May 25 at 11:30 a.m. at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church and continue down Main Street to Ballard Park.

Wilton:

A parade will be held Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m., starting at 21 River Road and continue to Hillside Cemetery

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