On National Flag Day, the Batavia Riverwalk will glow with 1,777 luminarias, representing the year the Continental Congress first adopted our national flag. Batavia schoolchildren are decorating the luminaria as part of the effort to involve all ages in Batavia’s Flag Day 100th Anniversary Celebration.
The party begins at 7 p.m. and will feature patriotic music performed by the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest and the Batavia Patriotic Pop-Up Chorus. Winners of an essay contest, “What the American Flag Means to Me,” will read their essays. Plans for a Flag Day Memorial to be built in Batavia will also be revealed to the public for the first time. Dr. Bernard Cigrand was a Batavia resident, often called the "Father of Flag Day."
Held at the Batavia Riverwalk/Peg Bond Center. Visit bataviaflagday.com or email info@bataviaflagday.com for more information.
