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200+ Memorial Day Events

A full listing of ceremonies and other community Memorial Day events can be found below listed by State. Or you can view them all here. Scroll to the bottom for more discounts and resources.

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Alabama
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
May 27, 3:00 p.m. AKT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Fairbanks, AK
May 29, 9:30 a.m. AKT - Memorial Day Ceremony – Anchorage, AK
May 29, 12 p.m. AKT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Sitka, AK
May 29, 12 p.m. AKT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Fort Richardson, AK

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
May 28, 2 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Fort Smith, AR
May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Fayetteville, AR

California
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
May 29, 10:45 am. MT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Colorado Springs, CO
May 29, 11 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Denver, CO\
May 29, 10 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Colorado Springs, CO
May 29, 11 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Los Animas, CO

Connecticut
May 29, 10 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Celebration – Hamden, CT
May 29, 12 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade – Norwich, CT

Delaware
May 29, 11 a.m. ET –  Veterans Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony – Lewes, DE
May 29, 3 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony – Ellendale, DE

District of Columbia
May 27, 10 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Washington D.C.
May 28, 5 p.m. ET – The National Memorial Day Concert – Washington, D.C.
May 28, 2 p.m. ET – National Mall Memorial Day Parade – Washington, D.C.

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
May 27, 9 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Canton, GA
May 27, 9 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Flowery Branch, GA
May 29, 12 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Marietta, GA

Hawaii
May 29, 8:30 a.m. HT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Honolulu, HI
May 29, 8:30 a.m. HT– Memorial Day Ceremony – Honolulu, HI

Idaho
May 29, 8 a.m. MDT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Boise, ID
May 29, 10:00 a.m. MDT – Memorial Day Ceremony – Nampa, ID 
May 29, 11:00 a.m. MDT – Memorial Day Ceremony – Hailey, ID

Illinois
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
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Marion, IN
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Indianapolis, IN
May 29, 2:30 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – New Albany, IN

Iowa
May 29, 8:30 a.m. CT - Memorial Day Ceremony - Iowa City, IA
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Keokuk, IL

Kansas
May 29, 9 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Leavenworth, KS
May 29, 10:30 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Fort Scott, KS
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Fort Leavenworth, KS

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
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Zachary, LA
May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Pineville, LA

Maine
May 27, 1 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Jonesboro, ME
May 29, 9 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade and Concert – Scarborough, ME
May 29, 9 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade – Scarborough, ME

Maryland
May 26, 5 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Annapolis, MD
May 29, 9 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Event – Rockville, MD
May 30, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Baltimore, MD
May 31, 2 p.m. ET – Honoring National Military Appreciation Month - Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts
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
May 26, 6 a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Bay City, MI
May 27, 8a.m. ET – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Rockford, MI
May 28, 1 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Holly, MI
May 28, 2 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Augusta, MI

Minnesota
May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Minneapolis, MN

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
May 27, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Springfield, MO
May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – St. Louis, MO

Montana
May 29, 9:30 a.m. MT – Memorial Day Parade – Bozeman, MT
May 29, 12 p.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Laurel, MT

Nebraska
May 29, 11:30 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Omaha, NE
May 29, 2 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Maxwell, NE

Nevada
May 27, 12 p.m. PT – Memorial Day Parade – Virginia City, NV
May 29, 9 a.m. PT – Memorial Day Ceremony – Las Vegas, NV  

New Hampshire
May 29, 11:00 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony – Dover, NH
May 29, 9 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade – Hopkinton, NH
May 29, 4:30 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony and Community Picnic – Bow, NH

New Jersey
May 27, 10 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony – Lawrenceville, NJ
May 29, 11 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Beverly, NJ

New Mexico
May 29, 10 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Santa Fe, NM
May 29, 10 a.m. MT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Fort Bayard, NM
May 29, 9 a.m. MT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Alamogordo, NM

New York
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
May 29, 3 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Harwood, ND
May 29, 8 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Bismarck, ND

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
May 27, 8 a.m. CT – Team RWB Memorial Miles – Moore, OK|
May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Elgin, OK
May 29, 10 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Ft. Gibson, OK

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
May 27, 9 a.m. AST – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Morovis, PR
May 29, 9 a.m. AST – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Bayamon, PR

Rhode Island
May 29, 11 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade and Celebration – Lincoln, RI
May 29, 11 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Ceremony – Smithfield, RI

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
May 29, 11 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Sturgis, SD
May 29, 8:30am CT – Memorial Day Program – Sioux Falls, SD

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
May 29, 10 a.m. MT – Memorial Day Ceremony – Salt Lake City, UT
May 29, 10 a.m. MT – Memorial Day Program – West Valley City, UT

Vermont
May 27, 12 p.m. ET – Memorial Day Parade – Winooski, VT
May 29, 11 a.m. ET – Memorial Day Commemoration – Vergennes, VT

Virginia
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
May 29, 11 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Port Townsend, WA
May 29, 11 a.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Seattle, WA
May 29, 1 p.m. PT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Kent, WA
June 1, 11 a.m. PT - Naval Base Kitsap Area Veterans Job Fair – Bremerton, WA

West Virginia
May 28, 1 p.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Grafton, WV
May 29, 10 a.m. ET – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Grafton, WV
May 29, 10 a.m. ET – TEAM RWB Memorial Miles – Wheeling, WV

Wisconsin
May 29, 9:25 a.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Milwaukee, WI
May 29, 2:30 p.m. CT – VA National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony – Harshaw, WI

Wyoming
May 27, 8:15am MDT – Vets Talking to Vets at the National Museum of Military Vehicles – Dubois, Wyoming


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