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Despite Rain, Poolesville Day Shines On

Rainy weather did not hold back Poolesville Day as residents filled Fisher Avenue on Saturday.

The 31st annual Poolesville Day lined the street near Whalen Commons. A town parade started at 10 a.m. and the rest of the day featured music, vendors and exhibitors, and food.

“It’s been a blast, not a lot of communities still do this so it’s great to have the experience once a year,” said Poolesville High School (PHS) student Shimma Wexler, who ran in a 5k charity run early in the morning to kick off the day’s festivities. 

Annette Howard, with the American Legion post in Poolesville, lead the parade with her post.

“It’s an annual event for us,” said Howard, who retired as a lieutenant colonel at Walter Reed.

“We had a contingent probably of 20 today, which is good for the weather,” she said.

PHS student Alina Vicinelly participated in the parade on a float for the school’s Hero club — “We’re spreading kindness and positivity.”

“There are so many different stands, and different people, and it’s a great time to be out here even if it’s raining,” said PHS student Jonah Kim.

Earlier in the morning was a Poolesville Day breakfast event sponsored by the town’s Fair Access Committee and the Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce.

“I spent the morning talking with leaders from [Poolesville] and [Fair Access Committee] about the need to reopen White’s Ferry, build a new recreation center and increase after school youth programs,” County Council President Evan Glass stated on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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