Memorial Day events happening today | ABC6

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Ceremonies all around southern New England and the state of Rhode Island are happening today to highlight the sacrifices made by the armed forces.

Exeter

• Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee will lay a wreath at the Vietnam Memorial at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, joining Gold Star Families at a ceremony this morning at 7 a.m.

Woonsocket 

• Mayor Chris Beauchamp will join the United Veterans Council of Woonsocket at World War II Veterans Memorial Park on Social Street for a flag raising ceremony starting at 11 a.m.

Pawtucket 

• Members of the Pawtucket Veterans Council will be joined by Mayor Donald Grebien at the Veterans Amphitheatre starting at 1 p.m.

North Providence 

• The Memorial Day Parade will start at 1 p.m. The parade will see a military presence from disabled veterans, veterans of the foreign war, and the local junior ROTC.

Newport 

• The “Strewing of Flowers” will take place at Storer Park at 10 a.m. The annual ceremony is a traditional Maritime Ceremony that sees flowers being cast into the Newport Harbor to remember and honor those lost at sea.
• The Fort Taber Historical Association will honor two individuals who have made contributions to the Military Museum and Veterans Memorial starting at 2 p.m.

New Bedford

• The Memorial Day Parade will start at Hathaway Boulevard and Parker Street, and end at Clasky Common Park at 11:30 a.m. There will be a reading of the “Gettysburg Address” and a roll call of fallen veterans.

Central Falls

• An honor guard presentation and a wreath laying ceremony will start at 9 a.m. with Mayor Maya Rivera and City Council  President Robert Ferri at Veterans Memorial Park.

East Greenwich 

• The Memorial Day Parade will start at 10 a.m. at Academy Field and make its way through the Hill and Harbor District, stopping for a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial on Cliff Street. It will end at town hall at 11 a.m. for closing ceremonies.

Barrington

• The annual wreath ceremony at Victory Field Memorial Gare will start at 9:30 a.m., there will be a parade from the high school to the town hall, following a formal ceremony.

Warwick 

• Today is the last day of the annual Gaspee Days Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival will run until 4:30 p.m.