For this 12 months’s sixtieth annual Ragamuffin Parade, on Saturday, Sept. 26, the parade committee has determined to forego having conventional parade grand marshals in favor of recruiting junior parade marshals to guide the annual colourful kiddie march. They’re inviting college students who dwell or attend faculty inside Group College District 20 to use for this particular honor. Each public and private schoolchildren in grades 7 to 12 are eligible primarily based on the nomination pointers.
For extra particulars, try the complete announcement on the Committee’s Fb Web page: sixtieth Bay Ridge Ragamuffin Parade.
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The Bay Ridge Historic Society, which was based in 1976 throughout America’s Bicentennial, continues its ongoing efforts to assist commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US. On Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., the BRHS held a Zoom session with visitor speaker Dr. Edward R. Marlatt.
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His presentation, titled “Loyalists vs Patriots,” targeted on the American Revolution in Brooklyn and on Lengthy Island.
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The United Army Veterans of Kings County and the Salty Canine Bar and Restaurant will maintain the 14th profit to help Brooklyn’s borough-wide 159th Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, April 26, at 7509 Third Ave. Eight bands will carry out from midday to 7 p.m. They embrace Hannan, Cassone & D’Emic; Frankie Marra, Mad Jack, Canny Brothers, Out of the Blue, Head & South, Rock Farm and Cat Nip. This 12 months’s Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, Could 25 at 11 a.m.
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The 84th annual Greek Independence Day Parade might be held on Sunday, April 26, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The parade route is alongside Fifth Avenue from sixty fourth to 79th Road. John Catsimatidis and Nicholas Tsakos are the grand marshals.
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This parade is the most important commemoration of Greek independence outdoors of Greece and is sponsored by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Larger New York. There’s at all times a big contingent of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights Greek-Individuals marching.
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On Wednesday, March 4, the Society of Previous Brooklynites held its month-to-month assembly on the New York Harbor Protection Museum, the place they got a tour by museum curator Justin Batt. He later gave a presentation concerning the early historical past of Fort Hamilton and plans for the large 250th anniversary celebration on July 4.
This historic and monumental occasion will embrace the beginning of Fleet Week and the parade of ships, arrival of Sail 4th 250 with tall crusing vessels from world wide, and the Worldwide Naval Evaluate.
Becoming a member of us for the assembly have been two well-known space chaplains, Robert Guddahl and Viviana Hernandez. Society President Fred Monderson, a Vietnam Military fight veteran, additionally addressed the group.
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The 2026 Israel Day Parade might be held on Sunday, Could 31, kicking off at 11:30 a.m., continuing alongside Fifth Avenue from 57th Road to 74th Road. The parade is sponsored by the Jewish Group Relations Council of New York. The grand marshal is Harley Lippman. Former Hamas hostages might be within the line of march.
