From 1906 to 1925, Hersheypark opened on Memorial Day (also known as Decoration Day). At the time, Memorial Day was set on May 30; on a year when it fell on a Sunday the holiday was observed on Monday, May 31. As a result, for these first 20 seasons, Hersheypark opened on either May 30 or May 31.
Starting in 1926, the park began to open a weekend or two before Memorial Day, and by 1956, the park was opening on the first weekend of May. That would be the last year the park would open Hersheypark reverted back to opening in May in 1972.
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| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 1906 | May 30 |
| 1907 | May 30 |
| 1908 | May 30 |
| 1909 | May 31 |
| 1910 | May 30 |
| 1911 | May 30 |
| 1912 | May 30 |
| 1913 | May 30 |
| 1914 | May 30 |
| 1915 | May 31 |
| 1916 | May 30 |
| 1917 | May 30 |
| 1918 | May 30 |
| 1919 | May 30 |
| 1920 | May 31 |
| 1921 | May 30 |
| 1922 | May 30 |
| 1923 | May 30 |
| 1924 | May 30 |
| 1925 | May 30 |
| 1926 | May 23 |
| 1927 | May 22 |
| 1928 | May 27 |
| 1929 | May 26 |
| 1930 | May 25 |
| 1931 | May 24 |
| 1932 | May 22 |
| 1933 | May 21 |
| 1934 | May 27 |
| 1935 | May 26 |
| 1936 | May 24 |
| 1937 | May 23 |
| 1938 | May 22 |
| 1939 | May 28 |
| 1940 | May 19 |
| 1941 | May 18 |
| 1942 | May 17 |
| 1943 | May 23 |
| 1944 | May 21 |
| 1945 | May 20 |
| 1946 | May 19 |
| 1947 | May 18 |
| 1948 | May 16 |
| 1949 | May 15 |
| 1950 | May 7 |
| 1951 | May 6 |
| 1952 | May 4 |
| 1953 | May 3 |
| 1954 | May 2 |
| 1955 | May 1 |
| 1956 | May 6 |
Click below to see when Hersheypark opened in April.
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