Mars New Year Committee member Missy Gralish and Mars Borough Mayor Gregg Hartung speak onstage during the Mars New Year event in 2021. Butler Eagle File Photo

MARS — Multiple events scheduled throughout the summer were announced at borough council’s Monday, May 15, meeting.

To celebrate the borough’s 150th anniversary, the Mars New Year event will be June 9 and 10 downtown. Events on June 9 start at 5 p.m. and at noon June 10. The celebration on both days will end at 10 p.m. with a Mars-themed drone show.

The free event will feature NASA exhibits, a robotic village, exhibits from the U.S. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol and more.

The NASA exhibits will include several artifacts, including an eight-wheeled Mars rover, sample tubes, rock cores and other space-related items.