Morris Plains Memorial Day Service and 39th Annual Parade on Saturday, May 24th.

On Saturday, May 24th, at 9:00 AM, the Borough of Morris Plains, NJ, will hold its annual Memorial Day service at Roberts Garden at the corner of Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way. The traditional memorial service, conducted by members of the Morris Plains VFW Watnong Post #3401 and Denville American Legion Post 390, will be followed by comments from our special guest speaker, Mr. Jim Auriemma, Past Commander of VFW Watnong Post #3401 in Morris Plains.

Then at 9:30 AM, the 39th Annual Memorial Day Parade will start near the intersection of Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way. The parade travels south on Mountain Way, east on Rosedale Ave, then north along Speedwell Avenue, past the reviewing stand at the corner of Franklin Place, opposite the railroad station, and continues north up Littleton Road to Route 53 north where it ends at the VFW Watnong Post #3401.

In 2025, our Grand Marshal is the Morris Plains Presbyterian Church, celebrating over 150 years of serving their Morris Plains parishioners. The Church is led by Reverend Donald Brown. Reverand Brown is joined in the Central Park Carriage by Elder Susan Vigilante-Williams, Joyful Noise Director Christine Wyckoff, and the longest standing Church member, Roger Morgan.

The Parade, the largest in Morris County, consists of over 100 units representing local and county organizations with 15 bands including the Orange High School Marching Tornadoes Band, the Salaam Shrine Temple Oriental Band, the Rory O’Moore Pipe Band, the Morris County Police Pipes and Drums, the Denville String Band, and featured at the end of the Parade, the Morristown High School Marching Colonials.

Highlights of the Parade will be an appearance by the Future Marines of RSS Northwest, the famous “Big Idaho Potato” truck, and the Mega Robot.

Also, once again, The Golden Gup and Lulu will appear and play patriotic tunes while Korean War Veteran, Dudley Werner and Mickey and Minnie Mouse accompany them.

For additional information on Parade day activities, contact the Parade Chairman, Steve Welsh at 201-274-4965.