Seasonal & Holidays

Lower Merion Memorial Day Parade: What to Know

Lower Merion's Memorial Day celebrations are set for the big holiday. Here's what you should know.

LOWER MERION, PA -- Lower Merion's Memorial Day celebration will take place on Monday morning.

The Merion Concert Band will play U.S. military service songs and other patriotic music beginning at 9:45 a.m. at the corner of Lancaster and Argyle Roads, the township announced.

The parade will begin on Greenfield Avenue at 10:30 a.m., but participants should line up by 10 a.m.

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The parade will stop at St. Paul's Cemetery for a Memorial Day Service at 11:15 a.m.

A video from last year's celebration is embedded below, courtesy of the township:

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Memorial Day, distinct from Veterans Day, was established in 1868 to honor American service members who died in the line of duty.

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