OLEAN — Memorial Day activities in the city begin at 11 a.m. Monday in Lincoln Park. With ceremonies hosted by Olean American Legion Post 530, the master of ceremonies will be U.S. Army veteran Johnny Gordnier.

Officers of the day will be Army veteran Terry Vaughn and Army veteran Shaun App.

The Olean High School band will play the national anthem, and Olean Legion Scouts packs 621 and 619 will lead The Pledge of Allegiance. The Rev. Kim Rossi of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Bethany Lutheran Church will give the invocation. Speakers of the day include Olean Mayor Bill Aiello and Catharine Young.

Rossi will give a benediction, and the Olean High School choir will sing “God Bless America.” A moment of silence will follow as well as taps and closing statements. Food will be available at the American Legion after the ceremony.

Other events as reported by area veterans groups (with activities slated for Monday undless otherwise noted:

• Allegany — Parade lineup at 9 a.m., parade at 9:30 a.m. with ceremony at memorial at the Allegany Town Hall.

• Belmont — The Belmont American Legion Post 808 will host its fourth annual Summer Kick Off on Saturday. Music includes DJ Yendor Snave from 2 to 10 p.m. Activities include an Auxiliary vendors and artisans market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a bake sale and raffles. A fireworks show by Young Fireworks will be viewable throughout the village at dusk.

On Sunday, there will be cornhole and music by the Dirt Turtles Band from noon to 4 p.m.

On Monday, the community parade starts at 11:30 a.m., with services at Park Circle at noon. The Sons of the American Legion will host a chicken barbecue afterward.

• Bolivar — 10 a.m. parade followed by ceremony at Maple Lawn Cemetery.

• Cuba — 11 a.m. parade down Main Street to Veterans Park. Memorial service to follow at Genesee Park, followed by a barbecue for veterans and their families at the VFW Post 2721 at noon.

• Friendship — Friendship American Legion Post 1168 members will begin services at area cemeteries at about 7:30 a.m. The parade in Friendship is set for 10 a.m., beginning at the United Church of Friendship and ending at the Friendship Library, where there will be a memorial service.

• Hinsdale — A service will be held at 11 a.m. at the American Legion.

• Machias — Parade at 11 a.m. followed by a memorial service. There will be a chicken barbecue at 11:30 a.m. at the fireman’s hall.

• Portville — Chicken barbecue from noon until sold out in the pavilion behind the Post clubhouse. Cost will be $13. Lineup at 1:30 p.m., parade at 2 p.m., followed by services at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

• Richburg — 9 a.m. parade along Main Street with a ceremony to follow at Richburg Cemetery.

• Seneca Nation of Indians — Iroquois Post 1587 American Legion and the Seneca Nation of Indians will host several events. A Sunrise Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning at the Seneca Nation of Indians Cemetery in Irving, across from the William Seneca Building. A Memorial Day Service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Seneca Allegany Administration Building in Salamanca (SAAB).

• Wellsville — The Morrison Hayes Unit 702 American Legion Auxiliary will hold a memorial for deceased Unit 702 Auxiliary members at 11 a.m. Sunday in front of the post. On Monday, Veterans Memorial Park services will begin at 9:30 a.m. The American Legion is holding a parade on Main Street from Pearl Street to the Main Street fire hall at 10 a.m. Services will follow at Woodlawn and Sacred Heart cemeteries and at the post on Jefferson Street.

PENNSYLVANIA

• Bradford’s 2025 Memorial Day parade lineup will begin between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on Davis Street. The parade will commence at 10 a.m. on Main Street. A ceremony will begin immediately following the parade, usually around 11 a.m.

• Crosby American Legion Post 976 will conduct its Memorial Day ceremony on Saturday. Coffee and doughnuts will be available at 9 a.m. at the Post. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial at the Crosby Ballfield. Proceedings will then continue at Colegrove Cemetery before returning to the Post. The Auxiliary of Post 976 will provide a soup and sandwich luncheon following the conclusion of the ceremonies.

• The Eldred Memorial Day parade will start at 11 a.m. by the Eldred World War II Museum. The parade will go down Main Street until it reaches Campbell Alley — it will proceed up the alley to the school this year instead of up Mechanic Street. American Legion Post 887 will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and the post will hold its weekly drawing at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

• The Eldred World War II Museum, 201 Main St., will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Memorial Day.