Cape May County Memorial Day Events
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Cape May County communities are commemorating Memorial Day 2018 with parades, memorial services, wreath-laying ceremonies and other events. Read on to learn more about Memorial Day events in Cape May County NJ …
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Memorial Day Events in Cape May County NJ
2018 Avalon Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
May 28 2018
9:00am
The annual Memorial Day Parade will begin at 32nd Street and Dune Drive and proceed north to Veterans Plaza at 21st Street and Dune Drive for a ceremony.
2018 Cape May Memorial Day Ceremony
May 28 2018
11:00am – Memorial Day Ceremony
11:45am – Memorial Flower Boat Launch
The City of Cape May will honor veterans with a special ceremony at 11 am at Cape May Convention Hall (714 Beach Avenue). The traditional launching of the Memorial Flower Boat will occur at approximately 11:45am on the beach adjacent from Convention Hall.
2018 Cape May County Memorial Day Service
May 28 2018
2:00pm
The Cape May County Veterans’ Bureau will hold the County’s Annual Memorial Day Service at the Cape May County Veterans’ Cemetery in Cape May Court House (129 Crest Haven Road – exit 11 off the GSP).
2018 Middle Township Memorial Day Parade
May 28 2018
10:00am
The Middle Township Memorial Day parade will begin at Memorial Field and end at the American Legion Post 198 Hall on Dias Creek Road for a ceremony.
2018 North Wildwood Memorial Day Ceremony
May 28 2018
10:00am
The North Wildwood Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the North Wildwood Veterans Monument (Spruce and New York Avenues) at 10am.
2018 Ocean City NJ Memorial Day Service
May 28 2018
11:00am
Ocean City’s annual Memorial Day Service will be held at Veterans Memorial Park (Fifth and Wesley Avenues) at 11am.
2018 Sea Isle City Memorial Day Ceremony
May 28 2018
10:00am
Sea Isle City’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at Veterans Park (JFK Boulevard and Landis Avenue) followed by the throwing of a wreath into the ocean by the Beach Patrol to honor naval veterans.
2018 Stone Harbor Memorial Day Parade
May 28 2018
12:00pm – Parade
The annual Stone Harbor (7 Mile Island) Memorial Day Parade begins at 12pm at St. Paul’s Catholic Church (99th Street & Third Avenue). The parade will proceed north on Third Avenue to 96th St and then continue on to 96th to Women’s Civic Club of Stone Harbor.
2018 Wildwood Memorial Day Parade & Candlelight Vigil
May 26 2018
7:30pm
The Wildwood Memorial Day Parade steps off at Oak and Atlantic Avenues at 7:30pm and proceeds south to Andrews Avenue. A candlelight vigil and ceremony will take place at the Wildwood Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, an exact half-size black granite replica of the official Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The wall has the 58,913 names of our country’s fallen heroes from the Vietnam War etched on its panels and stretches for 240 feet along the existing sidewalks of Columbus Park.
2018 Wildwood Memorial Day Ceremony
May 28 2018
11:00am
On Memorial Day, a ceremony will take place at the Wildwood American Legion Post #184 (4200 Atlantic Avenue) at 11am where a firing squad and performance of “Taps” will honor deceased veterans. The laying of wreaths will occur at the legion post, Memorial Walk, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
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