Flag Day is Sunday, June 14.

It is celebrated annually on this date, and also marks the official start of National Flag Week. 

A Wisconsin school teacher by the name of Bernard Cigrand held the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at Stony Hill School, in Waubeka. 

From the late 1880s on, Cigrand spoke around the country promoting patriotism, respect for the flag, and the need for the annual observance of a flag day. Cigrand became president of the American Flag Day Association and later of the National Flag Day Society, which allowed him to promote his cause with organizational backing. 

The City of Hartford's Avenue of Flags will observe Flag Day by raising the flags at Sawyer Park. Residents are welcome to help at 7:30 a.m.