Parades and services take place in more than half a dozen Bucks County communities throughout the long holiday weekend.
Jeff Werner, Patch Staff
|Updated Sun, May 25, 2025 at 5:15 am ET
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Memorial Day parades and services are planned throughout several communities this holiday weekend in Bucks County.
From New Hope to Perkasie and Newtown to Doylestown, communities will pay tribute to the nation's fallen soldiers with most events planned on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26).
Here is the list of observances this year:
The 2025 Doylestown Memorial Day Parade, one of the oldest in the nation, steps off at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26 from Central Bucks West High School and will march east through the heart of Doylestown Borough ending at the Doylestown Cemetery. The morning begins with a flag-raising ceremony at War Memorial Field followed by the parade departing from Central Bucks West. The parade concludes with a 30-minute memorial service at the Doylestown Cemetery where the United Veterans of Doylestown lay wreaths in remembrance of the area's fallen heroes.
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The New Hope Historical Association will host a Memorial Day Walking Tour of Historic New Hope on Saturday, May 24 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Parry Mansion on South Main Street. The tour includes visits to the World War I memorial featuring Private Edgar Denson, and the bridge named in honor of Vietnam War hero, Staff Sergeant Karol Bauer. Also included are discussions of the Revolutionary War and Civil War. The cost is $10 for non-members and free for members. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a beverage. Click here for tickets.
The Newtown Memorial Day Parade steps off at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26 from the Newtown Business Commons and will march west into town. The parade will pause four times to honor the war dead at the Newtown Cemetery, the World War I Monument at the Newtown Library Company, the Newtown Borough Hall where Vietnam War Hero, Retired Captain David Christian will deliver a Memorial Day speech, and at the American Legion Hall on Linden Avenue for a flag ceremony. For more information, click here.
A special Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26 at the Robert H. Dembowski Jr. Veterans Memorial Park at Route 232 and 332 in Richboro. This year, the ceremony will highlight excerpts from personal letters sent home by service members during times of war. These heartfelt messages provide a powerful and intimate glimpse into the lives of those who served, reflecting both personal experiences and significant moments in history. The day begins with a flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m. conducted by the Marine Corps League Patriot Detachment at the flagpoles in front of the Northampton Township building at 55 Township Road. The ceremony is organized by the Northampton Township Board of Supervisors and the Northampton Township Veterans Advisory Commission.
Hartzell Crouthamel Post No. 280 of the American Legion, in partnership with Perkasie Borough, will host the 2025 Perkasie Memorial Day Parade and Service on Monday, May 26. The parade begins at 9 a.m. and will feature veterans, local officials, Scout and youth groups, the Pennridge marching bands, and local businesses. Following the parade, a memorial service will be held at Menlo Park, honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation.
The Veterans Affairs Committee of Warrington Township invites the community to remember and honor its heroes during a special Memorial Day Ceremony on Saturday, May 24 at 11 a.m. at the Igoe-Porter-Wellings Memorial Field. The public is invited to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Washington Crossing Historic Park will remember the fallen during a ceremony on Sunday, May 25, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Revolutionary War Soldiers’ Graves behind the Thompson Neely House in Solebury Township. The keynote speaker will be Col. Jeffrey R. McGeary, Chief of Military Programs at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Together with a colonial color guard, fife and drum musicians, Revolutionary War reenactors, and veterans, we’ll honor those who gave all during the winter encampment of 1776. Flags will be placed to mark their sacrifice for the nation
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