The popular St. Joan of Arc Church Carnival returns for the Memorial Day Weekend, beginning Thursday, May 26, and running through Sunday, May 29. With the Carnival, Sunday evening’s scheduled fireworks display and Monday’s annual Parade, the long Memorial Day weekend is shaping up to be sunny and full of fun.
If the weather promises to cooperate and remain sunny, the St. Joan of Arc Church Carnival’s four-day stay should see another successful run.
Entry into the carnival is free while unlimited ride pass cost in the $25 per person per day neighborhood.
The carnival kicks off at the Community Field Thursday and runs through Sunday, with a co-produced fireworks display set to close the festivities Sunday evening.
The St. Joan of Arc Carnival has free entry and plenty of food and drink on sale. Unlimited ride tickets will cost $25 per person per day.
Saturday, May 28, also marks the official opening for the Sloatsburg Community Pool. Regular pool hours run Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the pool staying open until 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
The Village of Sloatsburg will again partner with St. Joan of Arc for a planned Sunday night fireworks extravaganza at the Community Fields to celebrate the close of the carnival. Last year’s fireworks display drew cars from around the area.
The food, fun and games are part of an effort by the Sloatsburg Catholic parish church to reach out to the community as well as raise funds. All proceeds for the event go St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Sloatsburg.
The St. Joan of Arc Church Carnival runs from Thursday, May 26 through Sunday, May 29. The carnival will offer all-day ride wristbands for $25. Otherwise, tickets for rides can be purchased individually onsite.
The Corridor Church Connection
Suffern’s Sacred Heart Church is connected to Tuxedo’s Mt. Carmel which is connected to Sloatsburg’s St. Joan of Arc.
St. Joan is the sister church to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Tuxedo, which was officially founded in 1895 when the cornerstone was set. Mt. Carmel initially served the local Tuxedo Irish community. According to Mt. Carmel history: while St. Joan of Arc began as a mission church of Mt. Carmel at the prompting of the Sloatsburg Slovak community who wrote to then Archbishop John Murphy Farley (now buried in St. Patrick’s Cathedral) in 1906, pleading its case.
Both St. Joan and Mt. Carmel churches were initially founded to serve the communities of workers and families who settled in these parts to help build the homes in Tuxedo Park. Mt. Carmel was founded as a mission church first served by Sacred Heart Parish in Suffern, NY.
Sloatsburg celebrates Memorial Day with its annual parade
The Village of Sloatsburg will celebrate Memorial Day with its annual program and parade to mark the occasion.
The corridor communities of Tuxedo, Sloatsburg, Hillburn, and Suffern, all have unique and well-attended Memorial Day parades on Monday.
Sloatsburg’s parade will once again be led by the Sloatsburg American Legion Post 1643, followed by the Suffern High School Marching Band, the Sloatsburg Ambulance Corp. and Sloatsburg Fire Department.
