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National Cemetery Administration

 

Memorial Day 2024

Memorial Day 2024. American flag waving in the foreground with headstones in a VA national cemetery in the background.

The VA is proud to host public Memorial Day commemoration ceremonies at more than 130 of our national cemeteries this Memorial Day weekend. Please check out the listing below to find ceremony dates and start times for a cemetery near you.

Visitors are encouraged to contact the national cemetery to confirm ceremony information prior to the event. Dates and times may change due to inclement weather or other circumstances.

Cemetery information, including address and phone number, can be found by clicking on the hyperlink in each cemetery's name. We look forward to your company as we honor the patriotism and sacrifice of all those who have served in our nation's armed forces.

Memorial Day History

“That Nation which respects and honors its dead, shall ever be respected and honored itself.”
– Brevet Lieut.-Col. Edmund B. Whitman, 1868

Memorial Day, a federal holiday held the last Monday in May, is the nation's foremost annual day to mourn and honor its deceased service men and women.

Originally called Decoration Day, it was formalized by a "Memorial Day Order" issued by Grand Army of the Republic Commander-in-Chief John A. Logan in 1868.

Find Ceremonies by State/Territory

A – I

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

K – M

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

N – P

Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico

S – W

South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Memorial Day 2024. Memorial Day at Loudon Park National Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
Memorial Day 2024 Ceremonies (Note: Local time zones)
National Cemetery Date Time
ALABAMA
Alabama National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
Fort McClellan Post Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
Fort Mitchell National Cemetery 5/26 1:00 pm
Mobile National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
ALASKA
Fort Richardson National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
ARIZONA
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona 5/27 8:00 am
Prescott National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Fort Smith National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield National Cemetery 5/25 9:00 am
Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Golden Gate National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Los Angeles National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Mare Island Naval Cemetery* 5/27 9:00 am
Miramar National Cemetery 5/26 10:00 am
Riverside National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery 5/25 9:00 am
San Francisco National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery 5/26 9:00 am
COLORADO
Fort Logan National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Fort Lyon National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Pikes Peak National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
FLORIDA
Barrancas National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
Bay Pines National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Florida National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Jacksonville National Cemetery 5/25 9:30 am
Sarasota National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
South Florida National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
St. Augustine National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Tallahassee National Cemetery 5/26 11:00 am
GEORGIA
Georgia National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
Marietta National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
HAWAII
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific 5/27 8:30 am
IDAHO
Snake River Canyon National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
ILLINOIS
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Alton National Cemetery 5/27 6:00 pm
Camp Butler National Cemetery 5/27 2:00 pm
Danville National Cemetery, IL 5/27 11:00 am
Fort Sheridan National Cemetery 5/26 1:00 pm
Mound City National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
Rock Island National Cemetery 5/27 10:45 am
INDIANA
Crown Hill Columbarium Annex 5/27 11:00 am
Marion National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
New Albany National Cemetery 5/27 2:00 pm
IOWA
Keokuk National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
KANSAS
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery 5/27 11:40 am
Fort Scott National Cemetery 5/27 10:30 am
Leavenworth National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
KENTUCKY
Camp Nelson National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Cave Hill National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Lebanon National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
Lexington National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Mill Springs National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery 5/27 2:00 pm
LOUISIANA
Alexandria National Cemetery, LA 5/27 10:00 am
Louisiana National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
MAINE
Acadia National Cemetery 5/25 1:00 pm
MARYLAND
Annapolis National Cemetery 5/24 5:00 pm
Baltimore National Cemetery 5/30 11:00 am
Loudon Park National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts National Cemetery 5/26 1:00 pm
MICHIGAN
Fort Custer National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
Great Lakes National Cemetery 5/26 1:00 pm
MINNESOTA
Fort Snelling National Cemetery 5/27 9:45 am
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Corinth National Cemetery 5/27 2:00 pm
Natchez National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
MISSOURI
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Springfield National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
MONTANA
Yellowstone National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
NEBRASKA
Fort McPherson National Cemetery 5/27 2:00 pm
Omaha National Cemetery 5/27 11:30 am
NEW JERSEY
Beverly National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
NEW MEXICO
Fort Bayard National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
Santa Fe National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
NEW YORK
Bath National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Calverton National Cemetery 5/27 1:00 pm
Cypress Hills National Cemetery 5/26 11:00 am
Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery 5/25 11:00 am
Long Island National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
Western New York National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
Woodlawn National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
NORTH CAROLINA
New Bern National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Raleigh National Cemetery 5/27 1:30 pm
Salisbury National Cemetery (Annex) 5/27 10:00 am
Wilmington National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo National Cemetery 5/27 3:00 pm
OHIO
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery 5/27 2:00 pm
Dayton National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
OKLAHOMA
Fort Gibson National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Fort Sill National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
OREGON
Eagle Point National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Fort Stevens National Cemetery 5/27 1:00 pm
Roseburg National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Willamette National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
PENNSYLVANIA
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies 5/26 11:00 am
Philadelphia National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Washington Crossing National Cemetery 5/27 1:00 pm
PUERTO RICO
Morovis National Cemetery 5/25 10:00 am
Puerto Rico National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
SOUTH CAROLINA
Beaufort National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
Florence National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
Fort Jackson National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
SOUTH DAKOTA
Black Hills National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am & 1:00 pm
Note: Both events at Black Hills are open for anyone to attend. The Native American Military Honors Ceremony is at 1:00 pm.
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Knoxville National Cemetery 5/29 11:00 am
Memphis National Cemetery 5/26 2:00 pm
Mountain Home National Cemetery 5/29 11:00 am
Nashville National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
TEXAS
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Fort Bliss National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery 5/27 9:30 am
Houston National Cemetery 5/27 9:00 am
UTAH
Fort Douglas Post Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
VIRGINIA
Alexandria National Cemetery, VA 5/27 11:00 am
Culpeper National Cemetery (Historic Section) 5/27 11:00 am
Danville National Cemetery, VA 5/26 10:00 am
Hampton National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico 5/27 11:00 am
Winchester National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
WASHINGTON
Fort Lawton Post Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Fort Worden Post Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
Tahoma National Cemetery 5/27 1:00 pm
Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery 5/27 10:00 am
WEST VIRGINIA
Grafton National Cemetery 5/27 12:00 pm
West Virginia National Cemetery 5/26 1:00 pm
WISCONSIN
Northwoods National Cemetery 5/27 2:30 pm
Wood National Cemetery 5/27 9:25 am
WYOMING
Cheyenne National Cemetery 5/27 11:00 am
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