Events — Tulip Chapter · 82d Airborne Division Association

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29 March 2026

Cartoon paratroopers sharing coffee mid-air

Mar 29

Coffee Social

Sunday · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Gipfel Coffee, Averill Park

Join us for coffee and good company. No agenda, no pressure. Open to all paratroopers and those with ties to the 82d Airborne Division, regardless of branch of service.

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Location

Gipfel Coffee

2869 NY-43
Averill Park, NY 12018

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About the Coffee Social Series

The Tulip Chapter holds a coffee social every two weeks at rotating locations across the Capital Region. The location for each gathering is decided at the previous meeting. Check back here for the latest details, or follow us on Facebook for updates.

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The Annual Calendar

May 9–10

Albany Tulip Festival

Saturday–Sunday · Washington Park, Albany · Free and open to the public

Albany's signature spring event, held annually on Mother's Day weekend since 1949. The festival exists because of the sister-city friendship between Albany and Nijmegen, a friendship initiated by Lieutenant General James Gavin of the 82d Airborne after witnessing the city's devastation in World War II. More than 140,000 tulips bloom across Washington Park. The Tulip Chapter intends to have a presence here each year.

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Aug 16

National Airborne Day

16 August · Established by Act of Congress, 2001

August 16 marks the anniversary of the first U.S. Army parachute test platoon jump at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1940. Congress designated the date as National Airborne Day to honor all who have served as paratroopers in defense of the United States. For the 82d Airborne Division, the nation's premier airborne force, this day carries special weight.

Sept 17

Operation Market Garden Anniversary

17 September · Nijmegen, Netherlands · 1944

On 17 September 1944, the largest airborne operation in history began. The 82d Airborne Division dropped into the Netherlands, fought for the Waal River crossing at Nijmegen, and secured the bridge under fire. This is the event that forged the Dutch-American friendship our chapter takes its name from. We mark the anniversary every year.

Also on the Calendar

Other Dates We Observe

Last Monday
in May Memorial Day

Remembering those who gave their lives in service, including All Americans who fell in the Netherlands and in every conflict since.

11
November Veterans Day

Honoring the service of all veterans of the 82d Airborne Division and of the United States Armed Forces.

Every
Two Weeks Coffee Social Series

Rotating locations across the Capital Region. The next location is decided at each gathering. Check this page or follow us on Facebook for updates.