TROY -- The Uncle Sam Food Jam will be held Sunday at Russell Sage Park in South Central Troy to raise funds to support the Uncle Sam Celebration in September.

The food jam is sponsored by the Uncle Sam Parade Committee.

"We're trying to reach out to every part of the city," said Councilman Jim Gulli, who is assisting with the food jam.

The various Uncle Sam celebrations have been concentrated in Lansingburgh at the city's north end.

This year volunteers opted to hold the food jam elsewhere in the city.

The Uncle Sam Food Jam will be from 12-5 p.m. Sunday at Russell Sage Park, First and Division streets. There is a variety of family events with food, drinks, crafts and other events. The Barb Wired Band will perform from 2 to 4 p.m.

The Uncle Sam Celebration will be held Sunday Sept 10 in Powers Park in Lansingburgh. The celebration is a continuation of saluting the birthday of Samuel Wilson, the Troy meat packer and businessman, who is considered to have inspired the iconic figure of Uncle Sam. Wilson was born Sept. 13, 1766, in Arlington, Mass., and died July 31, 1854, in Troy. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Lansingburgh. The event marks his birthday.

Until 2015, the Uncle Sam Parade was held. But in 2015, the parade marched off in Lansingburgh for the 40th and final time. Organizers found that it was increasingly difficult to hold the parade. The celebration at Powers Park continues the festival that was held after the parade.