Commemorate Memorial Day with these events happening In Southern Maine.
Many cities and towns will host parades and remembrance ceremonies.

BERWICK

11 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at Berwick Town Hall/Sullivan Square and proceeds up Sullivan Street and onto Wilson Street to the Berwick Veteran’s Memorial Park. After a brief service, the parade continues down Saw Mill Hill to the Somersworth-Berwick Bridge for a brief ceremony in memory of those lost at sea. The parade concludes in Sullivan Square with a memorial service honoring area veterans who lost their lives in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam.

BIDDEFORD-SACO

10 a.m. Monday. Ceremony at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Emcee will be Kayla Lewis, a U.S. Navy veteran and local leader known for her work in community development and veteran advocacy. Music will be provided by the Thornton Academy Marching Band, the Saco Middle School Band and the combined bands from Biddeford High and Middle schools. Guest speaker is Don Chretien, a retired U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot and Biddeford author.

CAPE ELIZABETH

9 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at the middle school parking lot, turns right on Scott Dyer Road, right onto Route 77 and ends at the village green adjacent to the town hall. The parade will include members of the Cape Elizabeth police, fire and rescue departments, the Water Extrication Team, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Middle School Marching Band, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. A brief ceremony and laying of the wreath will be held after the parade.

CUMBERLAND

8 a.m. Monday, Kids fun run on the Greely High School track. 8:30 a.m., 5K run and remember race. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Mabel I. Wilson School and ends at the veterans’ monument in Moss Side Cemetery in Cumberland Center, where a ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m.

FALMOUTH

10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from 65 Depot Road (Falmouth American Legion) to Pine Grove Preserve for a ceremony with musical performances by the Falmouth Elementary, Middle and High School bands and choruses.

FREEPORT

10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Holbrook Street, heads north on Main and makes a right onto School Street, then right onto Park Street, ending in Memorial Park. A ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m.

GORHAM

11 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at intersection of Lincoln and South streets. Youth groups, school bands, color guards from Post 10879 and members of the Gorham Police Department are participating. Parade stops on South Street to place wreaths on a veterans memorial in Phinney Park.

GRAY

11:30 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves the Russell School (8 Gray Park), proceeds to Shaker Road and continues to the Soldiers Monument at the intersection of Routes 26 and 3 for a wreath-laying ceremony. Parade continues north to the American Legion Post (15 Lewiston Road) for a closing ceremony.

LYMAN

1 p.m. Monday. Parade starts at Waterhouse Road/Mill Pond in Goodwins Mills and ends at the Lyman Town Hall on South Waterboro Road.

NEW GLOUCESTER

9 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves from Memorial Elementary School (86 Intervale Road) and heads down Intervale Road to Route 100/202 to Veterans Park for a memorial service. The parade will reconvene and go down Peacock Hill Road, then left on Gilmore Road. The parade ends by the AmVets Hall at 1095 Lewiston Road.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH

1 p.m. Monday. Parade starts on E. Emerson Cummings Boulevard by the police station. The route goes down Saco Avenue, turns right onto Old Orchard Street and right onto First Street into Memorial Park.

PORTLAND

2 p.m. Monday. The procession starts at Stevens Avenue in front of Longfellow School. Procession walks up Stevens Avenue to Evergreen Cemetery. A commemoration will be held on the green in front of Wilde Memorial Chapel.

SANFORD

9:30 a.m. Monday. Wreath-floating ceremony at Number One Pond. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Gowen Park Drive and ends at Central Park with a ceremony.

SCARBOROUGH

10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Scarborough High School, turns onto Route 114 and then Route 1, past town offices to the Maine Veterans Home where it will conclude with a ceremony.

SOUTH PORTLAND

10:30 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Southern Maine Community College parking lot and proceeds down Broadway to the Veterans Monument for a service.

WELLS

9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Wells High School (200 Sanford Road) and proceeds to Ocean View Cemetery for a ceremony.

WESTBROOK

10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds down Main Street and will be followed by a ceremony in Riverbank Park.

WINDHAM

9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Windham Town Hall and proceeds onto Route 202 toward Windham High School. At 10 a.m., there will be a ceremony in front of Windham’s Veterans Memorial Flagpole at Windham High School.

YARMOUTH

10 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves from Yarmouth High School (286 West Elm St.) and proceeds to the Memorial Green at Town Hall for a ceremony.

YORK

10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at St. Christopher’s Church (4 Barrell Lane) and proceeds to the First Parish Cemetery for a ceremony.