Veterans, their families, caregivers, survivors and the public can honor fallen service members by attending Memorial Day ceremonies at VA National Cemeteries, VA Medical Centers and surrounding communities across the country.
Attendees should verify details with the host organization linked prior to attending the event.
Those unable to attend events in person may still honor a fallen service member by leaving a tribute on the Veterans Legacy Memorial site. There, you can view the stories, decorations and interment locations of over 10 million veterans.
National
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. EST, National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Watch the Livestream.
- May 22-30, Travis Manion Foundation’s The Honor Project at 64 National Cemetery locations nationwide. (Volunteers will place hand-crafted commemorative tokens at the resting places of fallen heroes and pause to reflect on their service and sacrifice).
- May 17–25, Wear Blue: Run to Remember – Nationwide.
- May 26, Veterans Yoga Project, Memorial Day Mindful Resilience Classes – Virtual.
- May 1–25, Team Red White and Blue, Memorial Minutes, National. Virtual and in-person challenge designed to honor the 1.3 million Americans who gave their lives in service to this nation over the last 250 years.
Alabama
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Alabama National Cemetery.
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort McClellan Post Cemetery.
- May 23, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.
- May 25, 8 to 9 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Mobile National Cemetery.
Alaska
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage County, Alaska.
Arizona
- May 25, 8 to 9 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Prescott National Cemetery.
Arkansas
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fayetteville National Cemetery.
- May 25, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Smith National Cemetery.
California
- May 23, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Bakersfield National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Golden Gate National Cemetery.
- May 25, 8 to 9 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Los Angeles National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Mare Island Naval Cemetery.
- May 24, 1 to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Miramar National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Riverside National Cemetery.
- May 23, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – San Francisco National Cemetery.
- May 24, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
Colorado
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Logan National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Pikes Peak National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 a.m. Memorial Day Ruck/Hike for the Fallen – Gold Camp Rd, Manitou Springs, Colo.
District of Columbia
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. American Veterans Center Memorial Day Parade – Washington, D.C.
- May 25, 11 a.m. – Team RWB Memorial Minutes: Eagle Family Cookout – 2301 Ohio Dr SW, Washington, D.C.
Florida
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Barrancas National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Bay Pines National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Cape Canaveral National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Florida National Cemetery.
- May 23, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Jacksonville National Cemetery.
- May 23, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Sarasota National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – South Florida National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – St. Augustine National Cemetery.
- May 23, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Tallahassee National Cemetery.
Georgia
- May 23, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Georgia National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Marietta National Cemetery.
- June 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Vet Space, Women Veterans Day Celebration – East Cobb County Library, Marietta, GA.
Hawaii
- May 25, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Idaho
- No Events Listed
Illinois
- May 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
- May 25, 6 to 7 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Alton National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Camp Butler National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Danville National Cemetery.
- May 25, 1 to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Sheridan National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Mound City National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Rock Island National Cemetery.
Indiana
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Crown Hill National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Marion National Cemetery.
- May 25, 1 to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – New Albany National Cemetery.
Iowa
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Keokuk National Cemetery.
- May 25, 8:30 a.m. Service for those lost at sea – Park Road Bridge, Iowa City, Iowa.
- May 25, 9:20 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony – Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
- May 25, 11 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony and Lunch – American Legion Post #17, Iowa City, Iowa.
Kansas
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Scott National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Kentucky
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Cave Hill National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Lexington National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Mill Springs National Cemetery.
- May 25, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
Louisiana
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Alexandria, LA National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Louisiana National Cemetery.
Maine
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Acadia National Cemetery.
Maryland
- May 30, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Baltimore National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Loudon Park National Cemetery.
Massachusetts
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Devens Post Cemetery.
- May 24, 1 to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Massachusetts National Cemetery.
Michigan
- May 24, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Custer National Cemetery.
- May 24, 1 to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Great Lakes National Cemetery.
Minnesota
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Mississippi
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Biloxi National Cemetery.
- May 25, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Corinth National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Natchez National Cemetery.
Missouri
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Springfield National Cemetery.
Montana
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Yellowstone National Cemetery.
Nebraska
- May 25, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort McPherson National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Omaha National Cemetery.
Nevada
- No events listed.
New Jersey
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Beverly National Cemetery.
New Mexico
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Bayard National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Santa Fe National Cemetery.
New York
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Bath National Cemetery.
- May 25, 1 to 2 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Calverton National Cemetery.
- May 24, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Cypress Hills National Cemetery.
- May 23, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – G.B.H.S. Saratoga National Cemetery.
- May 24, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Long Island National Cemetery.
- May 26, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Western New York National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Woodlawn National Cemetery.
North Carolina
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Salisbury National Cemetery Annex.
North Dakota
- May 25, 3 to 4 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fargo National Cemetery.
Ohio
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Dayton National Cemetery.
- May 24, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.
Oklahoma
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Gibson National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Sill National Cemetery.
Oregon
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Eagle Point National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Stevens National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Roseburg National Cemetery Annex.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Willamette National Cemetery.
Pennsylvania
- May 25, 2 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Philadelphia National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Washington Crossing National Cemetery.
Puerto Rico
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Morovis National Cemetery..
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Puerto Rico National Cemetery.
South Carolina
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Beaufort National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Florence National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Jackson National Cemetery.
South Dakota
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Black Hills National Cemetery.
Tennessee
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Chattanooga National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Knoxville National Cemetery.
- May 25, 12 to 3 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Memphis National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Mountain Home National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Nashville National Cemetery.
Texas
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Dallas / Fort Worth National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Houston National Cemetery.
- May 24, 4 p.m. to midnight. Carry the Load Memorial March – Reverchon Park, Dallas, Texas.
Utah
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Southern Utah National Cemetery.
Vermont
- No events planned.
Virginia
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Alexandria, VA National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – City Point National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Cold Harbor National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Culpeper National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Danville, VA National Cemetery.
- May 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Glendale National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Hampton National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico.
- May 25, 12 to 1 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Seven Pines National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial Day Observance – Winchester National Cemetery.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. 70th Annual Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony – Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, Va.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony – Virginia Veterans Cemetery – Amelia, Va.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony – Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, VA.
- May 25, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony – Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Dublin, VA.
- May 24, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Japanese American Veterans 78th Annual Memorial Day Service at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Watch the Livestream.
Washington
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Fort Lawton Post Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Tahoma National Cemetery.
West Virginia
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Grafton National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – West Virginia National Cemetery.
Wisconsin
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Northwoods National Cemetery.
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance – Wood National Cemetery.
Wyoming
- May 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial Day Observance - Cheyenne National Cemetery
For information about VA burial and memorial benefits, volunteer opportunities or to submit a pre-need burial eligibility application, visit www.cem.va.gov or call toll-free at 1-800-827-1000.
