Celebrate Commemorate Memorial Day 2025!!

The 26th annual Celebrate Commemorate observance during the weekend of May 23-25 & 30th, will bring thousands of people “home” to Waterloo to participate events to delight every family member. They include musical performances, Art and Craft shows, children’s games, a youth essay contest, and a big parade celebrating our freedom at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24th.  The parade will feature wounded warriors from the VA Hospital in Canandaigua, escorted by scores of Patriot Guard and American Legion motorcycle riders, bands, floats, and military groups including National Guard and active military  troops.

Schedule:

12:00pm - 5:00pm: National Memorial Day Museum - Main St
10:00am - 3:00pm: Display Set Up - Waterloo Rotary Club Extrava”CAN”za 2025 Waterloo Community Center
6:00pm – 8:00pm: The Movers - Lafayette Park
6pm - 9 pm: Arts & Craft Show - Lafayette Park
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Henry C. Welles Award Reception
                            Waterloo Library & Historical Society
                            Honoring: Jane and Chris Shaffer
8:00pm: American Civil War Memorial Illumination & Remembrance - American Civil War Memorial