It’s time to kick off summer (someone please remind mother nature of that!). This weekend kicks off the summer festivities so start it off right by thanking those that have given so much we can have the freedoms we do. We’ve rounded up all the Memorial Day Parades and Services in Lake County. Services are a great way to teach children that the day is about more than barbecues and no school. Stand alone services (without a parade) tend to run longer and are therefore best suited for school aged children.
We do our best to be accurate but note that many events are dependent on weather. Please check all listings before heading out. Memorial services that follow parades are included with the parade listing and not in the memorial section. All events are on Monday May 25, 2015 unless otherwise stated.
Memorial Day Parades in Lake County
9:00 a.m. Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony, Cook Park Liberrtyville. Participants will gather at the Metra Train Station at 9:00 am for a 9:30 am parade to Cook Park. The program will continue at Cook Park with music from the LHS band, a presentation by Mayor Weppler, representatives of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and High School essay winners.
9:30 a.m. Grayslake Memorial Day Parade, The parade will kick-off from the Grayslake Central high School parking lot on Lake Street at 9:30 a.m. and travel south to Junior and East on Junior Ave to Memorial Park. The service will be held at Memorial Park immediately following the parade.
10:00 a.m. Wauconda Memorial Day Parade, Main Street Wauconda. Celebrating more than 60 years, the Wauconda Memorial Day Parade travels along Main Street where families line the street hours before the parade begins. The parade ends at Memorial Park where there is an American Legion ceremony honoring the veterans.
10:00 a.m. Round Lake Area Memorial Day Parade, Round Lake Beach. The Villages of Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park the Round Lake Area Chamber and the American Legion are sponsoring this community event. This year’s parade will continue to support our community troops; past, present, and future. Please show your support by participating in our community parade.
10:00 a.m. Mundelein Memorial Day Parade, The Memorial Day parade will begin at Veteran’s Point (Brice and Hawley) and will end at Memorial Park. Sponsored by the American Legion Post #867 and the Village of Mundelein.
10:00 a.m. Barrington Memorial Day Parade, The parade kicks off at Cook and Main Streets and will end at Evergreen Cemetery with a short service to commemorate U.S. men and women who died while in military service to their country. Unite with friends and neighbors for this solemn occasion.
10:30 a.m. Waukegan Memorial Day Parade, Grand Avenue & North Genesee Streets. Parade ends at Veterans Plaza {Washington and West Streets}.
11:00 a.m. Memorial Day Parade, Winthrop Harbor. The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m., proceeding south on Sheridan Road to 9th Street, then west on 9th Street to Village Park. At the park there will be a Memorial Service presented by the Winthrop Harbor VFW at 12:00 Noon.
12:00 p.m. Memorial Day Parade and Service, Lake Villa. oin Lake Villa VFW Post 4308 and Boy Scout Troop 323 for the annual Memorial Day parade at noon May 25. Line-up begins at 10:30 a.m. at Palombi Middle School, 131 McKinley Ave. Memorial Services will be held following the parade at Lehmann Park.
Memorial Day Services in Lake County
May 22, 122:00 p.m. CLC Memorial Day Ceremony, Willow Lake Veterans Memorial at College of Lake County Grayslake Campus. Staff from Naval Station Great Lakes will support the event with a chaplain, color guard bugler and the 13 folds of the flag ceremony. Bagpiper Mary Tallman and a Marine Corps rifle team will also participate. The ceremony will also include the national anthem and reciting names of the servicemen with Lake County ties who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
10:00 a.m. Lincolnshire, Spring Lake Park - remember the fallen and honor the veterans.
10:00 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony, Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial.
11:00 a.m. Beach Park, Founder’s Park - This event will feature the Beach Park Middle School Symphonic Band, Viking Singers, recognition of Patriotic Art Contest winners, the Wall of the Fallen and more.
11:00 a.m. Memorial Day Observance, Memorial Park, Highland Park. he event will be held near the bandstand. Representatives from the American Legion Post #145, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4737 and Jewish War Veterans #29 will be in attendance. Special guest speakers include Mayor Nancy Rotering. Members of the Highland Park High School Band will perform.
11:00 a.m. Fox Lake Memorial Day Celebration, Fox Lake Train Station.
12:00 p.m. Gurnee Memorial Day Ceremony, Gurnee Memorial. American Legion Post 771 and the village of Gurnee will present the annual Memorial Day ceremony
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