Fireworks
Head over to McCoy Stadium to watch The PawSox play the Gwinnett Braves and to sample "Dollar Menu Monday," featuring all your favorite ballgame treats for just a buck. Stick around for a Memorial Day fireworks treat post-game.
Parades
LINCOLN: Witness a patriotic march filled with music and merriment along Smithfield Avene in Lincoln. Ceremonies begin at 10am.
NORTH PROVIDENCE: Start your marching at the North Providence High School at 1pm and head towards Mineral Spring ave. End your journy at Governor John A. Notte Jr. Park for food, entertainment, and tons more Memorial Day fun.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN: Step outside in (hopefully) sunny South Kingstown, starting at Holly Street. Move those feet down Main Street until you hit High Street at Saugatucket Park. Parade begins at 10am.
BARRINGTON: Get to the Victory Field Memorial Gates on Lincoln Avenue at 8am for an opening ceremony starting at 8:30. The parade starts at 9:30 and goes along Upland Way, Barrington Ave, Maple Ave and ends at the entrance of the Town Hall.
EAST GREENWICH: The parade kicks off at Academy Field at 10am. Walk over to First Avenue for a wreath laying at the World War II Memorial and then continue on to Main Street.
EAST PROVIDENCE: Get your feat marching from Crescent Park Carousel, Bullocks Point or Crescent View Ave at 10am and finish your adventure at American Legion Post 10 on Willett Ave.
FALL RIVER: Bring your family or a few friends to Kennedy Park on South Main Street at 2pm and march along until you get to the Municipal Veterans Memorial building.
FOSTER: Get to North and Foster Center roads at 8:45am for a wreath laying before proceeding to memorial at Ben Eddy building on South Killingly Road.
JAMESTOWN: Begin your Memorial Day travels at the Lawn Avenue School at 9am, then go along Narragansett Avenue to East Ferry.
WESTERLY: Get to Pawcatuck Shopping Center at 8:30am and prep for a 9:30am parade start. The route winds through town into Wilcox Park.
CHARLESTOWN: Head over to the Carolina Fire Station in Richmond at 9am and march on over to St. Mary Parish.
WARWICK: Walk all over Warwick during the parade, which starts at the back parking lot of Bishop Hendricken High School at 9:15am. The route takes marchers down Oakland Beach Avenue and ends at Wawick Veterans Memorial Park.
SWANSEA: The parade kicks off at the St. Francis of Assisi Church at 1pm.
WARREN: Wake up bright and early and head over to Town Commons for an 8:30am start. The parade takes you through Main Street to Sowamsett Ave and finshes at South Burial Ground. Refreshments provided at Warren Central Fire Station.
NORTH KINGSTOWN: Ready your feet for the walk ahead at Wilson Park on West Main Street at 10am. The parade winds through Wickford Village, onto Tower Hill Road and ends at the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial on grounds of Elm Grove Cemetery. Don't forget to feast on some weiners at the Hot Dog roast hosted by the First Baptist Church... it's been a long march, you deserve it!
5k
Don't march - run for a good cause this Memorial Day at the Matty's Memorial Day 5k and Kid's Dash in Wakefield. This fun alternative to a parade also benefits the Matty Fund for children and families dealing with epilepsy. Party at the Mews Tavern after running your butt off.
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