Memorial Day is always officially designated as the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 29. On this day and the days leading up to it, Americans from across the country will gather at cemeteries and memorials to honor and remember the service members who gave the last full measure of devotion.
VA is hosting Memorial Day ceremonies at VA National Cemeteries and invites everyone to join with Veterans and their families at these events, which will take place over Memorial Day weekend. The laying of flags and poppies and the moments of silence broken by the sounding of Taps will ensure that the sacrifices of these heroes are never forgotten. A full listing of more than 200 free ceremonies and other community Memorial Day events can be found below.
Additionally, 38 VA national cemeteries are featured at stops along the 20,000-mile relay march organized by Carry The Load.
Those who can’t attend events in person may also honor a fallen service member by leaving a tribute on the Veterans Legacy Memorial site. There you can view Veterans’ stories, decorations and internment locations for each of the 4.5 million Veterans interred at VA national cemeteries, VA grant-funded state, territorial or tribal Veterans’ cemeteries, and certain National Park Service national cemeteries.
Also, check out this listing of year-round Veterans’ discounts with special Memorial Day discounts available at Walgreens and the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
* We update this list often, and event information does change. Verify event details with the host organization or location if possible.
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Alabama
- May 23, 9 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Mobile, AL
- May 28, 1 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Ft. Mitchell, AL
- May 29, 8 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Huntsville, AL
- May 29, 9 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Anniston, AL
- May 29, 9 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Montevallo, AL
- May 29 10:30 a.m. CT – Memorial Day Service – Huntsville, AL
- May 29, 5 p.m. CT – Memorial Day Concert – Fairhope, AL
Alaska
Arizona
- May 27, 9 a.m. MT- Team RWB Memorial Miles – Tucson, AZ
- May 28, 9 a.m. MT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Tucson, AZ
- May 29, 8 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Phoenix, AZ
- May 29, 11 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Prescott, AZ
- May 30, 8:30 p.m. MT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Sierra Vista, AZ
Arkansas
California
- May 26, 10 a.m. PT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Whittier, CA
- May 27, 9 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Arvin, CA
- May 27, 9 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Dixon, CA
- May 29, 10 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – San Diego, CA
- May 27, 10 a.m. PT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Riverside, CA
- May 28, 1 p.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – San Diego, CA
- May 29, 9 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Santa Nella, CA
- May 29, 9:30 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – San Bruno, CA
- May 29, 10 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Riverside, CA
- May 29, 10 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Los Angeles, CA
- May 29, 10:30 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – San Francisco, CA
- May 29, 10:30 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – San Bruno, CA
- May 29, 11 a.m. PT- Team RWB Memorial Miles – Huntington Beach, CA
- May 29, 1 p.m. PT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Chino, CA
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
- May 26, 6:30 p.m. – ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Tampa, FL
- May 27, 7:30 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Daytona Beach, FL
- May 27, 9:30 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Jacksonville, FL
- May 27, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Sarasota, FL
- May 27, 11 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony Honoring Veterans Who Died By Suicide – Tampa, FL
- May 28, 3 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Tallahassee, FL
- May 29, 9 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Pensacola, FL
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – St. Augustine, FL
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Lake Worth, FL
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Bushnell, FL
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Mims, FL
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – St. Petersburg, FL
- May 30, 11 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony Honoring Negro World War Veterans – Tampa, FL
- June 1, 11 a.m. ET – Orlando Veterans Job Fair – Orlando, FL
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- May 26, 9 a.m. – CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Glencoe, IL
- May 27, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Mound City, IL
- May 28, 1 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Lake Forest, IL
- May 29, 10:45 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Rock Island, IL
- May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Danville, IL
- May 29, 2 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Springfield, IL
- May 29, 6 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Alton, IL
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
- May 28, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Lebanon, KY
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Nancy, KY
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Lexington, KY
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Louisville, KY
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Nicholasville, KY
- May 29, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Louisville, KY
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- May 25, 6 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Flag Garden – Boston, MA
- May 25, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Devens, MA
- May 28, 11 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Service – Peabody, MA
- May 28, 1 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Bourne, MA
- May 29, 6 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Flag Garden – Boston, MA
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
- May 27, 8 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Pearl, MS
- May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Biloxi, MS
- May 29, 2 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Corinth, MS
- May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Natchez, MS
- May 29, 7:15 p.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Ocean Springs, MS
- June 1, 7:15 p.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Ocean Springs, MS
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- May 24 6 p.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Liverpool, NY
- May 27, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Schuylerville, NY
- May 28, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Brooklyn, NY
- May 28, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Farmingdale, NY
- May 28, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Corfu, NY
- May 29, 9:30 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Bath, NY
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Elmira, NY
- May 29, 1 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Calverton, NY
- May 30, 5 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Syracuse, NY
- May 30, 5:30 p.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Troy, NY
North Carolina
- May 27, 10:15 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Raleigh, NC
- May 28, 7:30 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Charlotte, NC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Wilmington, NC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Salisbury, NC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Raleigh, NC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – New Bern, NC
- June 3, 11 a.m. ET – Veterans Appreciation Day – Kernersville, NC
North Dakota
Ohio
- May 28, 9 a.m. ET – NVMM Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony – Columbus, OH
- May 28, 10 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony – Seville, OH
- May 28, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Seville, OH
- May 28, 8 p.m. ET – Gold Star Family Candlelight Vigil – Columbus, OH
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Dayton, OH
- May 29, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Columbus, OH
Oklahoma
Oregon
- May 27, 11 a.m. PT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Portland, OR
- May 29, 10 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Portland, OR
- May 29, 11 a.m. PT – Memorial Day Event – Salem, OR
- May 29, 11 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Roseburg, OR
- May 29, 11 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Eagle Point, OR
Pennsylvania
- May 27, 8:30 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Pittsburgh, PA
- May 27, 9 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Philadelphia, PA
- May 28, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Bridgeville, PA
- May 28, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Annville, PA
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Philadelphia, PA
- May 29, 10:45 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Newtown, PA
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- May 29, 8 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Greenville, SC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Columbia, SC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony – Fort Mill, SC
- May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Florence, SC
- May 29, 12 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Beaufort, SC
- May 29, 3 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Concert – Charleston, SC
South Dakota
Tennessee
- May 27, 10 a.m CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Clarksville, TN
- May 28, 2 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Memphis, TN
- May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Madison, TN
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Mountain Home, TN
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Knoxville, TN
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Chattanooga, TN
- May 31, 6 p.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Oak Ridge, TN
Texas
- May 26, 8 p.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – McAllen, TX
- May 27, 9 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Universal City, TX
- May 27, 10 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Temple, TX
- May 28. 12 p.m. CT – Carry the Load Memorial March – Dallas, TX
- May 29, 8 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Harker Heights, TX
- May 29, 9 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – San Antonio, TX
- May 29, 9 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Houston, TX
- May 29, 9 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – El Paso, TX
- May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Dallas, TX
- May 29, 1 p.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Harker Heights, TX
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- May 25th – May 29th, 8 a.m. ET – Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp – Arlington, VA
- May 27, 8 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Fredericksburg, VA
- May 27, 8 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Stafford, VA
- May 28, 2:30 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Danville, VA
- May 28, 6:30 p.m. ET – Summer Blast Off at Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA
- May 29, 3 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Program at Military Women’s Memorial – Arlington, VA
- May 29, 9 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Hampton, VA
- May 29, 9 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Richmond, VA
- May 29, 9 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Hopewell, VA
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Winchester, VA
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Culpeper, VA
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Sandston, VA
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Triangle, VA
- May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Alexandria, VA
- May 29, 12 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Richmond, VA
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
May 27, 8:15 a.m. MDT – Vets Talking to Vets at the National Museum of Military Vehicles – Dubois, Wyoming
This post, More than 200 free Memorial Day observances and events across the country, was originally published by the Veteran's Administration.