Here’s a list of Memorial Day holiday events today and Monday in southwestern Illinois

Events commemorating Memorial Day continue through Sunday and Monday in southwestern Illinois.

Here’s a list of some of the events:

▪ Troy Memorial Day Parade — 1 p.m. Sunday, May 29. Troy. Starting on Route 162 Uptown at City Hall then marching to Memorial Park with a small service to honor our fallen comrades with special guest, The Troy Community Band, playing Patriotic music.

▪ Collinsville Fireworks Festival — 2-10 p.m. Sunday, May 29. Eastport Plaza, Collinsville. Celebrate the beginning of summer with live music, children’s activities, vendors and food. Everyone is invited to Eastport Plaza to enjoy. Food trucks will be on site to allow the purchasing of food and drinks. No outside coolers will be allowed. Live music will begin at 4 p.m. The fireworks show will follow the National Anthem at 9:15 p.m. collinsvilleil.org

▪ Co. A, 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Memorial Day — 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 30. Alton National Cemetery, 600 Pearl St., Alton. Members of the Re-Created Alton Jaeger Guard will portray members of the Alton Jaeger Guards, Company A. 9th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment as they would have appeared during the Shiloh Campaign in 1862. facebook.com/altonjaegerguard

▪ O’Fallon Memorial Day Event — 9-9:30 a.m. Monday, May 30. City of O’Fallon Cemetery, North Oak Street, O’Fallon. The program includes pre-ceremony music by the OTHS band, posting of the colors, national anthem, wreath laying, comments by O’Fallon Mayor Herb Roach, rifle gun salute, and taps. The speaker is Chief Master Sergeant (retired) Ken McQuiston. The public is invited to attend.

▪ Belleville Memorial Day Parade — 10-11 a.m. Monday, May 30. Downtown Belleville. Parade starts at North 3rd Street at A Street to Walnut Hill Cemetery. belleville.net

▪ Memorial Weekend Festival — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 30. Eckert’s Belleville Farm, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville. Enjoy delicious festival food and loads of fun at this old-fashioned, all-American festival located at our Belleville Farm. Kids activities include children’s playground, petting farm, carnival rides, wagon ride, and delicious treats. Fee charged for some activities. eckerts.com

▪ Annual Troop 338 Memorial Day BBQ — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, May 30. American Legion Hall, 509 Henry St., Prairie du Rocher. Includes pork steaks, brats, hot dog plates and sandwiches. Proceeds support Boy Scout Troop 338. facebook.com/PrairieDuRocherAmericanLegion

▪ Belleville Memorial Day Ceremony — 11 a.m. Monday, May 30. Walnut Hill Cemetery, 1101 Mascoutah Ave., Belleville. All veterans, families and those who want to remember our fallen servicemen and women. All veteran organizations from the area are requested to join. Following the Belleville Memorial Day Parade.

▪ Collinsville Memorial Day Service — 11 a.m. Monday, May 30. Collinsville VFW Post 5691, 1234 Vandalia St., Collinsville. The public is invited to honor our fallen soldiers. Light lunch to follow the service.

▪ Memorial Day Service — 11 a.m. Monday, May 30. American Legion Prairie Du Pont Post 485, 200 S. 5th St., Dupo. Hosted by American Legion Prairie Du Pont Post 485 and Chief Pontiac VFW Post 1699. 618-286-3535.

▪ Waterloo Memorial Day Ceremony — 11 a.m. Monday, May 30. Monroe County Courthouse Square, 100 S. Main St., Waterloo.

▪ O’Fallon Memorial Day Observance — 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 30. Veterans Monument, 737 E. Wesley Drive, O’Fallon. The guest speaker will be Major General Laura L. Lenderman, USAF, Air Mobility Command’s Director of Operations, Strategic Deference & Nuclear Integration. There will be participation from Colonel Phil Goodwin, USAF (Retired); the O’Fallon Township High School AFJ ROTC; VFW Post 805; Miss Athena King, OTHS Choir student, in addition to others. The names of the newly inscribed veterans will be introduced at this time. Pre-service music will begin at 11:15 a.m. Veterans are encouraged to wear their medals and decorations that day. Please bring your own lawn chairs and water. In case of inclement weather, the event will take place at the First Baptist Church, located at 1111 E. Highway 50 in O’Fallon.

This story was originally published May 26, 2022 at 6:00 AM.