Monday, May 31
Sheep Shearing Day at Turtle Back Zoo
Who: All ages.
What: See the sheep welcome in the summer by losing their wool coats. A professional shearer will be doing continual demonstrations at the Essex Farm Petting Zoo area.
Who: All ages.
What: See the sheep welcome in the summer by losing their wool coats. A professional shearer will be doing continual demonstrations at the Essex Farm Petting Zoo area.
Where: Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 from 11 am – 2 pm.
When: Monday, May 31 from 11 am – 2 pm.
Cost: Adults: $7 / Children: $7 / Zoo Members: $7.
Montclair Memorial Day Service
Who: All ages.
What: Annual Memorial Day service. Mayor Jerry Fried will preside as Master of Ceremonies.
Who: All ages.
What: Annual Memorial Day service. Mayor Jerry Fried will preside as Master of Ceremonies.
Where: Edgemont Park, Valley Road, montclair, NJ, 07043. In the event of rain, service will be held at Municipal Council Chambers at 205 Claremont Avenue.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Cost: Free.
Glen Ridge Memorial Day Parade
Who: All ages.
What: Memorial day parade, service and town picnic with entertainment, amusements and food.
Where: Parade starts at Sherman Avenue and Baldwin Street. The march will proceed to the memorial in front of Ridgewood Avenue School, where the traditional service of remembrance will take place. The town picnic will be at Hurrell Field after the service.
When: Monday, May 31. Parade starts at 11 am and everything follows.
Cost: Free.
Nutley Memorial Day Parade
Who: All ages.
What: 91 st annual Memorial Day service. Opening Ceremonies in the Nutley Park Oval with parade to immediatley follow.
Guest speaker Lt. Col. Jhn Langston of the New Jersey Division of Military and Veterans Affairs
Where: Franklin Avenue (Between Vreeland Ave and High Street), Nutley, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Who: All ages.
What: 91 st annual Memorial Day service. Opening Ceremonies in the Nutley Park Oval with parade to immediatley follow.
Guest speaker Lt. Col. Jhn Langston of the New Jersey Division of Military and Veterans Affairs
Where: Franklin Avenue (Between Vreeland Ave and High Street), Nutley, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Cost: Free.
Bloomfield Memorial Day Service and Parade
Who: All ages.
What: Services take place on the lawn of the firehouse, conducted by the Bloomfield Exempt Firemen’s Association and FMBA Local No. 19. The parade kicks off from Brookside Park and proceed down Broad Street. Following the parade, there will be a picnic at the Newark-Bloomfield Elks Lodge.
Where: Service – Lawn of the firehouse / Parade start – Brookside Park and proceed down Broad Street / Picnic – Newark-Bloomfield Elks Lodge at 26 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield.
When: Monday, May 31 at 8:30 am. Parade at 9:30 am.
Who: All ages.
What: Services take place on the lawn of the firehouse, conducted by the Bloomfield Exempt Firemen’s Association and FMBA Local No. 19. The parade kicks off from Brookside Park and proceed down Broad Street. Following the parade, there will be a picnic at the Newark-Bloomfield Elks Lodge.
Where: Service – Lawn of the firehouse / Parade start – Brookside Park and proceed down Broad Street / Picnic – Newark-Bloomfield Elks Lodge at 26 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield.
When: Monday, May 31 at 8:30 am. Parade at 9:30 am.
Cost: Free.
Verona Memorial Day Parade
Who: All ages.
What: Memorial Day parade and service.
Where: Everett Field, across the street from the Verona Firehouse on Bloomfield Avenue. The march will end at the Civic Center near Town Hall, also on Bloomfield Avenue.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Who: All ages.
What: Memorial Day parade and service.
Where: Everett Field, across the street from the Verona Firehouse on Bloomfield Avenue. The march will end at the Civic Center near Town Hall, also on Bloomfield Avenue.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Cost: Free.
West Orange Memorial Day Ceremony
Who: All ages.
What: Mayor John F. McKeon will present nine local combat veterans with the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal during the township’s annual Memorial Day ceremony
Where: Town Hall, 66 Main Street, West Orange, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Who: All ages.
What: Mayor John F. McKeon will present nine local combat veterans with the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal during the township’s annual Memorial Day ceremony
Where: Town Hall, 66 Main Street, West Orange, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Cost: Free.
Fleet Week
Who: All ages.
What: Annual NYC tribute to U.S.Navy and Marine Corps. Week long celebration of shows, demonstartaion and Memorial Day ceremony.
Where: Intrepid Museum, West 46th Street and West Side Hwy, New York, NY.
When: Starts Wednesday, May 26 and ends on Tuesday, June 1. Check schedule here.
Cost: Some events are free, others you need a general admission ticket: adults $24 / children (3-17) $19/ seniors $20 / students $20 / veterans $17.
Who: All ages.
What: Annual NYC tribute to U.S.Navy and Marine Corps. Week long celebration of shows, demonstartaion and Memorial Day ceremony.
Where: Intrepid Museum, West 46th Street and West Side Hwy, New York, NY.
When: Starts Wednesday, May 26 and ends on Tuesday, June 1. Check schedule here.
Cost: Some events are free, others you need a general admission ticket: adults $24 / children (3-17) $19/ seniors $20 / students $20 / veterans $17.
Memorial Day at CMOM
Who: Kids from birth and up.
What: Special Memorial Day events are planned throughout the day. Meet people serving in the military who will tell stories and lead a mini bootcamp demonstration, make thank you cards for our military personnel, sing patriotic songs, make a thank you collage and more. Bring in old cell phones to donate to the Cell Phones For Soldiers program.
Where: Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 West 83rd Street, NY, NY
When: Monday, May 3 from 10 am – 5 pm.
Cost: Free
What: Special Memorial Day events are planned throughout the day. Meet people serving in the military who will tell stories and lead a mini bootcamp demonstration, make thank you cards for our military personnel, sing patriotic songs, make a thank you collage and more. Bring in old cell phones to donate to the Cell Phones For Soldiers program.
Where: Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 West 83rd Street, NY, NY
When: Monday, May 3 from 10 am – 5 pm.
Cost: Free
Holiday Monday Family Programs at The Met
Who: Kids ages 5 – 12 and their families.
What: Take a day to explore The Met and do some sketching and discussing.
Where: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carson Family Hall on ground floor, 1000 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY.
When: Monday, May 31. Programs start at 11 am, 12 pm, 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
Cost: Free with museum admission – recommended $20 adults, Children under 12 are free.
