Jubilee Days returns Aug. 1–2 with meals, enjoyable and acquainted traditions

Hagerstown’s cherished end-of-summer celebration, Jubilee Days, returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1–2, with a full lineup of occasions, leisure and meals. It continues a small-town custom that just about ended only a 12 months in the past.

The pageant, organized now by group volunteers and sponsored by American Legion Post No. 333, builds on the revamped format launched in 2024. Most occasions are once more clustered in town’s north facet, with North Perry Street internet hosting artwork and craft distributors, meals vans, and actions.

Volunteer Michelle Huntington, certainly one of 4 individuals primarily liable for making the pageant occur, stated the planning has gone nicely and he or she’s excited to have roughly 40 distributors for the craft present and 10 meals distributors. She stated that this 12 months could have extra video games for teenagers in addition to the Touch-a-Truck space on Saturday.

Jubilee Days kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. with distributors and meals — together with That’s My Dogg Hot Doggs & More, Just Smokin’, Amish Donuts, Big Poppa’s Pork Pit and Walking Tacos from the Phi Chi Epsilon Sorority. Families can benefit from the expertise present at 7 p.m. in Miller Park, adopted by a screening of 1985 journey film _The Goonies _at nightfall.

Saturday begins vivid and early with a 7 a.m. biscuit and gravy breakfast at Nettle Creek Senior Center. The annual parade, stepping off at 11 a.m. on Baker Road, will as soon as once more march by way of city to Washington Street and Main Street with floats, flags, sirens and extra. A Kids Zone, Touch-a-Truck and canine present spherical out the family-friendly daytime enjoyable.

Music lovers can get pleasure from performances within the beer backyard starting at 2:30 p.m., culminating in a “Glow Foam Party” Saturday night time in Miller Park.

Happening for over 70 years and regardless of a scramble to save lots of the beloved custom after a 2024 change in organizing management, Jubilee Days continues to mirror Hagerstown’s resilience and group spirit.

For extra info, view the occasion Facebook web page at wwn.to/jubileedays25.

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