City Of Cumming Cancels Annual Memorial Day Ceremony

CUMMING, GA — The City of Cumming’s Annual Memorial Day Ceremony, which would have been held on May 22, has been canceled. However, dedications of the new 2020 Avenue of Flags families will be incorporated into the Veterans Day event on Nov. 11.

Given the current public health threat associated with Covid-19, the city said it felt this was the responsible thing to do. This decision was further enforced by Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement April 30 that Georgia’s Public Health State of Emergency has been extended through June 12.

"While we are saddened to have to cancel this City of Cumming tradition for 2020, we are happy that we will still be able to honor our community’s fallen veterans later this year," Public Information Assistant Crystal Ledford said. "We have been in contact with representatives of American Legion Post 307, the presenter of this year’s Veterans Day event on Nov. 11, and they have graciously agreed to work with us to incorporate the dedication ceremony for new Avenue of Flags families into the Veterans Day event."

This announcement also allows some additional time for anyone interested in dedicating one of this year’s new flags to contact the city and make arrangements to do so.

Forsyth County Relay for Life, which was scheduled for May 1 at the Cumming Fairgrounds, has been rescheduled to Oct. 23 at the fairgrounds. All other fairgrounds' events that had been scheduled for May have been canceled.

The Sawnee Association of the Arts has temporarily closed the Cumming Arts Center (located in the historic Brannon-Heard House). The Spring Art Show has been postponed to the fall, with the specific dates to be announced later.

For the most up-to-date information on cancellations and postponements of City of Cumming events, go to cityofcumming.net, the city's main Facebook page or the Fairgrounds' Facebook page.