Communities across Southern California will commemorate Memorial Day with ceremonies, parades, concerts and family events honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Here’s a look at the festivities happening across Los Angeles County.
Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn locations throughout Los Angeles County will host Memorial Day events featuring keynote addresses, patriotic music and ceremonial wreath presentations.
Events begin at 10 a.m. in Covina Hills, Long Beach, Cypress and Hollywood, with an additional 1 p.m. ceremony at Forest Lawn Glendale.
Hermosa Beach
Fiesta Hermosa, Hermosa Beach’s annual Memorial Day weekend festival, will hold a remembrance ceremony from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Monday at the Acoustic Stage on Pier Plaza and the Strand.
San Pedro
In San Pedro, LA Fleet Week wraps up with a Memorial Day Observance at 5:15 p.m. in front of the USS Battleship Iowa, 250 S. Harbor Blvd. The event will include a presentation of colors and a keynote speaker.
Rancho Palos Verdes
Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes will host a 10 a.m. observance with skydivers, a mounted color procession, flyovers and music by the Caber Feidh Pipe Band.
Lakewood
Lakewood will hold its annual tribute at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Del Valle Park. This year’s keynote speaker is Jim Zenner, an Iraq War veteran and director of the L.A. County Department of Military & Veterans Affairs.
Inglewood
Inglewood will host its Memorial Day Service from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Mall, 1 W. Manchester Ave.
Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach will hold a 1 p.m. ceremony at Veterans Park, 309 Esplanade, with retired Rear Adm. Sandy Adams as the keynote speaker.
Canoga Park
The 33rd Annual Canoga Park Memorial Day Parade begins with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. parade along Sherman Way from Owensmouth Avenue to Cozycroft Street. This year’s theme honors fallen Canoga Park High School graduates.
Burbank
In Burbank, a 10 a.m. ceremony at McCambridge Park War Memorial will include a Condor Squadron flyover and a performance by the Burbank Community Band.
