Over 60 booths will be open to provide food, drinks, arts and crafts, games, and more at this year\u2019s Liberation Day festivities on Saipan from June 30 to July 4, 2022. <\/p>\n
Festivities will kick off with an opening ceremony at Garapan Fishing Base today, June 30, at 6:30pm at the festival grounds. Festivities will include live entertainment nightly from 6:30 to 10pm <\/p>\n
\u201cOur theme this year is \u2018Honoring our Legacy as We Ride the Waves of Change.\u2019 We never forget the past, especially what happened during World War II and in the civilian camps,\u201d said Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang. \u201cWe have been through a lot as a community, including recent typhoons and the epidemic. We\u2019ve ridden the waves of all that, and today we are getting back to normal and moving forward. This year I\u2019m so happy that we are bringing back the celebration. I think our people are excited, and I would love to see the community come out and enjoy our Liberation Day festivities, including 30 minutes of fireworks on July 4.\u201d
\nVendors will include 3’S Maria Kitchen, A&E Ice Cream Rolls, Ana M. Tudela, Aofia Tuiolosega, Apu Restaurant and Catering, Beans & Bags\/Coffee & Tea, CNMI COVID-19 Task Force, Chagi Norf, Chelu Retail Accessories, Chamorro Island Food Products, Chelu Shave Ice, Chow Time, Christiano\u2019s Kitchen, Connie’s BBQ, Dee Clayton, Delores “Loling” Cruz, Nana\u2019s Creation, Drift Bottle Cafe & Meal, Furusato Restaurant, Guam Army National Guard, Gupot Marianas LLC, Heavenly Bites, The Hut, Ina\u2019s Kitchen, Isla Shave Ice, Island Flowers and Novelties, Fruitties Smoothies, Island Grindz, Island Snow, Java Joe’s, Jojo’s Avon Outlet, Jovan Fred, Kamakazee\u2019s, Korean Restaurant Bab, Majesty Restaurant, Macpag Inc., Marck Catering, Marpac Inc.\/Unified Sports Org., Matty’s BBQ, Meals for U, Emiat Retail General Merchandise, Mind 2 Muscle, Northern Mariana Islands Museum of History & Culture Dunking Booth, Pepoy’s Restaurant, Plumeria Steak House, Pot Luck, RJ’s Pizza, Sherdome\u2019s Island Grub, Sunshine Island, T Bar, Tahine’s Creations, Thai Fashion Shop , Tokie Mojica\/Leyah’s Crafts, Crystals by Paul, Avry Marianas, Kaulia Ent., Talofa Lava, Priscilla Artworks, 670 Shop, Tyler’s Gelatte Stone, Vi-Lynn’s BBQ, and Yaya’s Baked Goods. <\/p>\n
Liberation Day is celebrated to mark the permanent closure on July 4, 1945, of civilian internment camps on Saipan, when indigenous Chamorros and Carolinians were allowed to fully return to their land and lives following World War II. The annual commemoration is spearheaded by the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office and was last celebrated in 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n
The Liberation Day Parade will be held on July 4 at 10am on Beach Road from National Office Supply to Garapan Fishing Base. Festival grounds will open at 9am. Fireworks will be held at 9pm on July 4 at Garapan Fishing Base. <\/p>\n
For more information, contact the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office at saipanmayor@mos.gov.mp, 1 (670) .234.6208, or on Facebook@SaipanMayorsOffice. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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