Memorial Day Committee posts events

The Town of Blackstone’s Memorial Day Celebration will be held on Sunday, May 28th, 2023. As always, our event will kick off with our Memorial Day Parade sponsored by UniBank. The parade will step off from the Town Common at 1:00 p.m. The Parade will proceed down Main St. on to St. Paul St. and conclude with a Ceremony in front of Blackstone’s Municipal Center.

This year’s entertainment will be composed of three talented local groups. We will start at 2:30 p.m. with the wonderful talents of the BMR Jazz Band. They will be followed by The Live Music Band at 4:00 p.m. We will conclude our day of entertainment with Hot Acoustics at 7:00 p.m. followed by our beautiful fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. brought to you by Ocean State Pyrotechnics.

This year’s event will feature a Fire Truck Golf Ball Drop. The Committee will be selling golf balls as a fundraiser to help offset the cost of our event. You will be able to purchase golf balls; one ball for $5 or three balls for $10; at various community events as well as the day of the event. The Golf Ball Drop will take place at 6:30 p.m. at our event. There will be three prizes of