Bedford's Memorial Day 2024: Honoring Our Veterans with Parades and Ceremonies

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Bedford will commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th, 2024, with events honoring fallen veterans. The schedule begins at 8:30 AM with participants gathering at the American Legion Post. A procession to Shawsheen Cemetery will follow at 8:45 AM, with subsequent visits to Shawsheen River at 9:15 AM and Old Burying Ground at 10:00 AM.

At 10:45 AM, a tribute will be held at Bedford High School's Fallen Veterans Memorial. The main event, a parade, starts at 11:00 AM from Mudge Way. It will pause at the World War I Memorial on The Great Road for a rifle salute and TAPS, then continue to Veterans Memorial Park.

The parade is set to reach Veterans Memorial Park at 11:15 AM for the Memorial Day Ceremonies. If it rains heavily, the ceremonies will move to the Bedford High School Auditorium. The town will notify residents of any changes via an automated phone system.

Traffic note: The Great Road will be closed between Hillside Ave and Mudge Way before the event, with detours in place around the Town Center. The roads should reopen by 1:00 PM. All town offices will be closed for the holiday, reopening on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024.