29 Activities To Do This MDW ’23
With family-friendly parades, memorials, food festivals and more, Bergen County is the place to be over the long holiday weekend.
Heading to MetLife Stadium this weekend to see Taylor Swift on her “Eras Tour?” Neither are we. (ICYMI, ticket prices are absolutely insane.) But no need to stay at home if you didn’t get tickets to the summer’s hottest show in town.
It’s Memorial Day Weekend, folks, the unofficial kick-off to summer, and Bergen County is packed with activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Read on for our roundup of MDW activities in Bergen County, including parades and memorials, of course, as well as other festivities if that sorta fanfare isn’t your thing. Just click the links that interest you for exact locations and more details.
Bergen County Memorial Day Parades 2023:
- Midland Park Memorial Day Parade and Service, Sat, May 27, 10 a.m.
- River Vale Memorial Day Ceremony, Sat, May 27, 10:30 a.m.
- Oakland Memorial Day Parade Sun, May 28, 1 p.m.
- Fair Lawn Memorial Day Parade, Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Allendale Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Mon, May 29, 9:30 a.m.
- Closter Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Dumont Memorial Day Parade and Services Mon, May 29, 9:30 a.m.
- Englewood Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Fort Lee Memorial Day Parade Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Mahwah Memorial Day Parade Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Old Tappan Memorial Day Parade Mon, May 29, 9 a.m.
- Ramsey Memorial Day Parade Mon, May 29, 11 a.m.
- Saddle River Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Mon, May 29, 10:30 a.m.
- Tenafly Memorial Day Parade Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Township of Washington Memorial Day Parade and Service Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Waldwick Memorial Day Parade and Service Mon, May 29, 10 a.m.
- Wyckoff Memorial Day Parade Mon, May 29, 11:30 a.m.
Bergen County Memorial Day Ceremonies 2023:
- Bergen County Historical Society Memorial Day Wreath Laying and Ceremony Mon, May 29
- Cliffside Park Memorial Day Service, Mon, May 29, 11 a.m.
- Emerson Memorial Day Ceremony Mon, May 29, 9 a.m.
- Franklin Lakes Memorial Day Ceremony Mon, May 29, 9:30 a.m.
- Lodi Memorial Day Ceremony Mon, May 29, 9:30 a.m.
- Glen Rock Memorial Day Commemoration Mon, May 29, 9:30 a.m.
- Teaneck Memorial Day Ceremony Mon, May 29, 11 a.m.
Rather do something else entirely with your long weekend?
- Visit the L.E.A.D Fest Carnival at Westfield Garden State Plaza starting Thursday, May 25 until Monday, May 29.
- Run a 5K, 10K or a fun run as part of the annual Ridgewood Run, Monday, May 29.
- Enjoy a low-impact Tai Chi & Qi Gong exercise class at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Montvale, Monday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m.
- Celebrate with the whole family at the Cedar Lane Family Festival in Teaneck, Monday, May 29 from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.
- Eat ’til your heart’s content at a food truck festival, such as the Saddle Brook Food Truck Extravaganza (Saturday, May 27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) or the Armenian and Mediterranean Picnic at Saint Thomas Armenian Church in Tenafly (Monday, May 29 from noon to 6 p.m.)
- Bring the kids to Make Your Own Emoji with iPads and other Apple technology at Apple Garden State Plaza (Monday, May 29, 5 p.m.)
How will you be spending MDW 2023? Any big events in Bergen we missed? Tell us on Instagram @bergenmagnj!
