Cross Plains Memorial Day

Memorial Day in the Madison area offers both formal ceremonies and peace-centered reflection. American Legion Post #245 in Cross Plains hosts a parade starting at 11 a.m. on Park Street, ending at the Post for a memorial program at 11:45 a.m., chicken barbecue, music and kids' activities. The Madison Veterans Council and partners observance at the Capitol (West Washington Avenue side) begins with the VFW Post 1318 Band at 9:15 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. ceremony. VFW Post 7591 hosts ceremonies at 8 a.m. at Forest Hill Cemetery and 9:30 a.m. at Monona Grove High School, followed by the Monona Memorial Day parade along Monona Drive; Post 7591 also marks the day at 11:15 a.m., Blooming Grove Cemetery; noon, Roselawn Cemetery, Monona; 1 p.m., Highland Memorial Gardens, Cottage Grove; 2 p.m., Madison Veterans Memorial Park; and 3 p.m., at Post 7591. Fitchburg’s observance begins at 12:15 p.m. at Gorman Wayside Veterans Memorial Park, while American Legion Post 151’s Avenue of Flags ceremony follows at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memory Gardens. And Veterans for Peace-Clarence Kailin Chapter 25 hosts its annual Memorial Day Peace Rally at the Wisconsin Masonic Center with community tabling at noon and the program at 1 p.m. featuring a keynote by Susan Schnall, national VFP Board president, and music by Old Cool.

media release: Spend the day enjoying Cross Plains! We'll have a parade, chicken dinner, bake sale, memorial program, bar stand, DJ with games and activities, face painting, and more!

Check out the schedule:

10:30am- Bar opens, Chicken dinner ticket sales begin

11:00am- Parade runs down Park Street from Plastic Ingenuity to the American Legion Post #245

11:45am- American Legion Post #245 Memorial Program

noon: Face painting

12:15 pm chicken dinner serving begins, bake sale begins, music by Remember with Randy

1 pm games, DJ Jake the Snake