• Moreau Memorial Day BBQ & Parade
Join the Moreau Community Center for a Memorial Day BBQ & Cookout on Friday, May 24 at 4 p.m. The community Center is located at 144 Main St. in South Glens Falls. Enjoy great company and a delicious BBQ and then set up out front to watch the Memorial Day Parade as it passes along Main Street. The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. starting at the corner of Main St. and William St. and continues down Main St. right in front of your great seats at the Moreau Community Center. It then continues to Village Triangle Park.
• Greenwich Memorial Day Parade
On Friday, May 24, participants will assemble along Washington St. The parade starts at 6 p.m. with a brief ceremony on the bridge over the Battenkill River. The parade then moves along Main St. to Abeel Ave. to the VFW Post 7291 building. All are welcome.
• Flag Placement & Memorial Day Ceremony
Staring at 8 a.m. on May 25 join us as we place flags on every Veterans gravesite here at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Stay with us shortly after this event at 11 a.m. as we hold a Memorial Day Ceremony where we pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of these great men and women. After this event you will truly understand the real reason we have a Memorial Day. Stand proudly with others as we show honor, dignity, and respect to our Nation’s finest.
• Ballston Spa Memorial Day Parade
On Saturday, May 25 the Ballston Spa Parade will kick off at 9 a.m. It will proceed south down Rte 50 to Solider Monument on Front Street and Low Street by the Public Library. Services will take place at the monument. BBQ style reception immediately following in Wiswall Park.
• The Memorial Duathlon & 5 K
On Sunday, May 26 the Saratoga Springs Lions Club will sponsor the 2019 Memorial Duathlon and 5K. The race will begin at 8 a.m. at the Saratoga Casino. The event will begin at 9 a.m. Proceeds will benefit their sight, hearing, diabetes, youth and community initiatives. To register, visit www.thememorialduathlon5k.com.
• Remembering Soldiers
Nearly 500 Americans were killed or wounded in the Battles of Saratoga, while most were from New England, some were from New York State, and most are still buried on the battlefield in unmarked graves. This special event focuses on the sacrifices made by Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey officers and soldiers who lost their lives at Saratoga in 1777. On Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., park staff and volunteers from the public will be invited to read the names of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey men who died in the Battles of Saratoga, battles which marked the “most important battle fought in the world during the last 1,000 years.” Saratoga National Historic Park is located at 648 Route 32 in Stillwater.
