"An American Celebration" at Koka Booth Amphitheater
May 23, 2009 7:30 p.m.This Memorial Day, The Concert Singers of Cary and The Triangle Wind Ensemble Present "An American Celebration" Enjoy an evening outdoors listening to patriotic music and having a picnic with friends and family at this event.
Tickets are $12-25. Kids 12 and under get in free.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary
For more information, call 919-462-2052
Memorial Day Ceremony at Maplewood Cemetery
May 25, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Maplewood Cemetery, 1621 Duke University Rd.
(919) 688-6581
Honor our nation's fallen heroes at this Durham-area Memorial Day Ceremony. The ceremony will include a Durham firefighters' honor guard, a wreath-laying ceremony, patriotic songs sung by local singer Neil Donnelly and a speech by American Legion Post 7 commander Joel Lipsey.
Confederate Memorial Day
May 20, 2009 10:00 a.m.-4:00p.m.Explore the meaning of Memorial Day with Bennett Place 's Civil War reenactors, who will discuss the days that followed the Confederate Army's surrender.
Admission is free.
Bennett Place State Historic Site, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. , Durham
For more information, call (919) 383-4345
Summerfield North's 16th Annual Memorial Day Parade
May 25, 2009 10:30 a.m.Watch (or join) this old-fashioned neighborhood parade. Don't forget to wear red, white and blue.
Intersection of Apple Orchard Way & Mourning Dove Rd. , Raleigh
For more information, email social@summerfieldnorth.com
North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial Salute
May 25, 12:00 noon The North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Incorporated will be holding their 21st annual Memorial Day Service at the State Capitol grounds in Raleigh.Wreath laying at Raleigh Durham Cemeteries
May 26 at various timesMemorial ceremonies will be held to honor the war dead at the following Raleigh-Durham Cemeteries:
Raleigh Memorial Park
Hillcrest Cemetery
Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
Maplewood Cemetery