Salute to Valor Festival

Memorial Day Weekend -- Friday, May 23 - Monday, May 26, 2025

Event Details

Schedule of Events
Updated Mar 26, 2025 -- be sure to check back often as details are still being worked out and information may change.

Friday, May 23, 2025

4:30pm to 7:00pm  --   Wine Walk and Play  –  See event listing for more details
8:00pm                   --   LIVE MUSIC with 309ers Band – 309 General

Saturday, May 24, 2025

9:00am                   --   Place Flags at US Veterans Cemetery – American Legion Auxiliary
                                        and volunteers (Please come out & help!)
                               --   Place Flags at Evergreen Cemetery – Sons of American Legion
                                        and volunteers (Please come out & help!)
9:00am to 5:00pm  --   Military Days at Fall River Pioneer Museum
                                        (FREE – Donations accepted)
1:00pm                   --   Salute to Valor Parade (Start at Evans Plunge)
2:00pm to 5:00pm  --   Car Show and Shine supported by Southern Hills Drag Racing
                                        – Centennial Park near Masonic Lodge
2:00pm                   --   FREE Military Movie ("Top Gun") at the Hot Springs Theatre
6:00pm                   --   Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed – American Legion
7:30pm.                  --   LIVE MUSIC with Williams and Wright Experience Band
                                        – American Legion
        
Sun, May 25, 2025        

11:00am to 1:00pm    Patriotic Picnic – Centennial Park
5:00pm to 7:00pm --  Military Trivia – 309 General
7:00pm to 9:00pm --  LIVE MUSIC with Bobby Joe Holman – 309 General

Mon, May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day

8:00am to 11:00am    Stars, Stripes and Steps Race (5K and 10K) – Centennial Park
10:00am to 11:30am  Memorial Day Veteran’s Program – State Veterans Home,
                                         in case of inclement weather it will be at the Mueller Center

Fri to Mon, May 24 – 26, 2025

Wall of Honor (Anyone can place laminated photos of Active-Duty Military and Veterans
       – on River Street, just north of 2nd Chances)
Hot Springs Businesses and homeowners are encouraged to color Hot Springs
       Red, White and Blue!

Sat to Mon, May 24 – 26, 2025

Games/Activities/Vendors in Centennial Park

Event Location

Hot Springs, SD 57747

Event Timeframe

Memorial Day Weekend -- Friday, May 23 - Monday, May 26, 2025