

Arlington Sunrise Rotary Club Flag Program
FLAG HOLIDAYS & DISPLAY SCHEDULE
Flag Holidays and Display Times
Since its inception in 1998 we have displayed the flags on the following holidays by delivering them that morning and retrieving them that same evening (with the only exception of when it rains and our expanded holiday displays, see below):
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Memorial Day
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Flag Day
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Independence Day
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Labor Day
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Patriot Day (September 11th)
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Veteran's Day
Many times we are asked if they can stay up longer so you as customers can enjoy the flag display for more than just 12 hours. One of our concerns has always been that leaving a flag out overnight might go against flag etiquette. However after talking to other Rotary clubs who display flags and doing some research, we have found that a flag can remain up overnight providing it produces a patriotic effect. Producing a patriotic effect is one of the main reasons we chose to display flags in the first place. This can be found at the Farmer’s Almanac website at http://www.almanac.com/content/american-flag-guidelines.
After carefully looking at this and upon approval from our Board of Directors and our club membership, starting the fall of 2015 we decided to extend our flag display times 3 holidays per year.
2023 FLAG SCHEDULE
Memorial Day 2023:
Display: Sat May 27
Pick Up: Tue May 30
Flag Day 2023:
Display: Wed June 14
Pick Up: Wed June 14
Independence Day 2023:
Display: Sat July 1
Pick Up: Wed July 5
Labor Day & Sep 11 2023
Display: Sat Sep 2
Pick Up: Mon Sep 11
NOTE: COMBINING HOLIDAY, FLAGS WILL REMAIN UP FOR 9 DAYS
Veteran’s Day 2023:
Display: Sat Nov 11
Pick Up: Sun Nov 12