Hiroshima Nagasaki Day
Hiroshima Nagasaki Day
80th Commemoration Ceremony
Grafton Peace Pagoda Saturday, August 9, 2025
Never again must nuclear weapons be used by anyone
NO MORE WAR
Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo
6:15PM walk from Grafton Town Square to Peace Pagoda (4.3 Miles)
8:00PM Program of Peace in front of the Peace Pagoda
Lantern Ceremony
Interfaith Prayer
Musical and Poetry Offerings
Rain or shine. Please wear weather appropriate clothing and bring a flashlight, jacket and insect repellant.
For more information contact Grafton Peace Pagoda 518-658-9301 8:00am-5:00pm. 87 Crandall Rd Petersburg, NY 12138
Walk for a nuclear free future August 3-9, 2025
- Sunday August 3 - 12:00PM gather at Grafton Peace Pagoda then walk around Troy, NY
6:00PM Bon Odori and Lantern Ceremony at Kingston Point Beach (53 Delaware Ave Kingston, NY) - Monday, August 4 - Peace Walk in Bergenfield, NJ
- Tuesday, August 5 - 12:00-1:00PM Peace Vigil at Japanese Consulate in NYC then Peace Walk to the United Nations
- Wednesday, August 6 - 8:00AM Peace Vigil at Pittsfield Town Square, Pittsfield, MA then Peace Walk around Pittsfield.
3:30PM Peace Walk from River Valley Co-op (228 Northampton, MA) to Easthampton Library (159 Main St Easthampton MA),
4:00-8:00PM procession to pond for Interfaith Lantern Ceremony - Thursday, August 7 - Rest day at Grafton Peace Pagoda
- Friday, August 8 - 7:00-8:00AM Peace vigil at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory River Rd Niskayuna, NY then move to Saratoga Springs for breakfast.
11:00AM Peace Vigil at US Navy nuclear Training facility at Kesselring Site in Milton, NY followed by Peace Walk - Saturday August 9 - Grafton Peace Pagoda preparation for Ceremony.
6:15PM Peace Walk from Grafton Town Square to Peace Pagoda Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Ceremony at 8:00PM.
For more information before Peace Walk contact Grafton Peace Pagoda, (518) 658-9301 between 8:00am-5:00pm. During Peace Walk contact Rose (201) 956-5702