Memorial Day Events In Clearwater Celebrate America’s 250th

CLEARWATER, FL — With America celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, Memorial Day events in the Clearwater area could have a more patriotic bent than in previous years.

Memorial Day Weekend runs May 23-25, with the holiday itself falling on Monday, the 25th.

Memorial Day is traditionally a somber recognition of soldiers who died in the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War, fought to establish and maintain freedom and liberty for all, and in every war with U.S. involvement since.

A National Moment of Remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. local time, and Floridians are encouraged to pause wherever they are for one minute of silence and join other Americans in honoring the men and women who died in U.S. military service.

• Memorial Day Ceremony, Monday, 9 to 10 a.m., Largo Central Park
• Memorial Day Service, Monday, 9:30 a.m., Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Palm Habor
• Memorial Day Mass, Monday, 9:50 a.m., St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church, Largo
• Bay Pine VA Memorial Day Ceremony, May 25, 11 a.m. to noon, Bay Pines VA, St. Petersburg
• Clearwater Honor Fest, Monday, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Crest Lake Park, Clearwater

Memorial Day Weekend is also often regarded as the unofficial start to summer. Activities on the lighter side of the holiday include the following:

• Memorial Day Weekend at KOA, Thursday through Monday, Clearwater/Lake Tarpon KOA Holiday, Palm Harbor
• Red, White & Boots Memorial Day with Chas Collins, Monday, 8 p.m., Shepherd’s Beach Resort, Clearwater (There’s also a full weekend of live music.)

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