30th Annual Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria 2025
Saturday, May 24, 2025 (Rain Date – Sun. May 25th)
The Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria Committee, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, and the National Park Service, invite volunteers to work together each year on Memorial Day Weekend, to honor the 15,300 soldiers who were laid to rest in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT OF THIS EVENT IS DETERMINED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UP TO THE TIME OF LIGHTING
Sat. May 24th, 8:30 am until completed – BAG LAYOUT – National Cemetery – Meet in the center of the National Cemetery at the Humphreys Monument. Please use the UMW parking lot at the corner of William St & Sunken Rd. From I-95, take Rt. 3 East, pass under Rt. 1, make a left at the 1st light on to William St., pass College Ave., and there will be parking at the UMW lot on the right, at the corner of William St. and Sunken Rd. Walk from the parking lot along Sunken Rd. towards Hanover St. Cross Hanover and pass the Innis House on your left. Proceed down Sunken Rd., then right through the Main Gate and up the hill. (Bring wagons, full water bottles, snacks and dress comfortably.) FOR ALL AGE LEVELS
6:30 pm ASSEMBLE / 7:00 pm - LUMINARIA LIGHTING – Meet in the center of the National Cemetery at the Humphreys Monument - Park in the UMW lot on William St. and proceed through the Main Gate up the hill (see above). There will be transportation available from this parking lot to the Visitors’ Center from 7:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. (Bring your own lighters and water bottles. (DRESS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION’S OFFICIAL UNIFORM.) Due to the use of lighters, this activity is FOR OLDER YOUTH (11YRS OLD & ABOVE) AND ADULTS ONLY, PLEASE!!
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm LUMINARIA EVENT – National Cemetery
FREE TO THE PUBLIC – Parking at UMW lot on William St. (see above). Handicapped parking available at the National Park Visitor’s Center. The National Park DOES NOT ALLOW PETS in the cemetery.
Sun. May 25th, 8:30 am until completed - BAG CLEAN UP – National Cemetery – (Bring water bottles, snacks and dress comfortably.) FOR ALL AGE LEVELS
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