Community Events: Liberation Day parade, Tumon Night Market, UOG bootcamp

Honoring war survivors and liberators

The 81st Guam Liberation Day Parade begins at 8 a.m. on July 21, along Marine Corps Drive, starting at Adelup and ending at the grandstand in front of Chamorro Village.

The parade features vibrant floats, walking groups and special tributes honoring our war survivors and liberators.

Parade day logistics are as follows:

• Parade route road closures begin at 5 a.m.

• Liberation 5K run at 6 a.m.

• Liberation 1-mile run at 7:21 a.m.

To wrap up the day, a Liberation Fireworks Show, hosted by the Guam Visitors Bureau, will light up the night sky at 7:21 p.m. at the following three locations:

• Hagåtña Treatment Plant (15-minute display)

• Fort Apugan (5-minute display)

• Paseo Point – Statue of Liberty Locale (5-minute display)

The parade Live Broadcast begins at 9 a.m. on PBS Guam/KGTF Channel 12 and on YouTube at youtube.com/@pbsguam.

Tumon Night Market set to open

The Guam Visitor Bureau will launch the new Tumon Night Market, a weekly event set to transform Pleasure Island in Tumon into a hub of culture, cuisine and entertainment. 

The market will officially open on July 27 and will take place between the SandCastle and the Dusit Beach Resort Guam every Sunday thereafter, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"We are incredibly excited to bring the Tumon Night Market to life," said Régine Biscoe Lee, GVB president and CEO. "This Sunday event will provide our residents and visitors the opportunity to experience our culture, food, music, and products together through a vibrant gathering.”  

UOG’s BBQ Bootcamp slated for Aug. 2

The University of Guam’s popular BBQ Bootcamp series will return on Aug. 2, with a meat processing workshop, “Sausage 101.” The class will teach participants how to prepare and flavor pork for sausages — specifically chorizo and American bratwursts — and how to fill casings using a sausage filling machine.

Led by animal and meat scientist Dr. Jeng-Hung Liu with the UOG Land Grant Extension Service, the workshop will teach participants first about food safety and the technique of making sausage. They will then gain hands-on experience making chorizo and bratwursts and will get to take home one pound of each.

The workshop is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant project at UOG with the broader goal of creating interest among students to pursue a career in the meat and poultry processing workforce in Guam.

The grant will fund a series of hands-on red meat and poultry processing workshops over the next several years, with future workshops to teach proper butchering practices, FDA food safety guidelines for meat processing, and business management skills to operate a meat processing facility. 

The Sausage 101 workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on  Aug. 2, on the University of Guam campus. The registration fee is $40. Registration is on a first-paid basis at https://url.uog.edu/sausage-101. For more information or assistance, contact Glenda Hall at (671) 735-2080.