View below the dates for (among others) Memorial Day 2025 and Memorial Day 2026. You can also see on which day the holiday falls and how many days it is until this holiday.
Date
Holiday
Day
Week number
Days to go
May 27, 2024
Memorial Day 2024
Monday
22
-
May 26, 2025
Memorial Day 2025
Monday
22
163
May 25, 2026
Memorial Day 2026
Monday
22
527
May 31, 2027
Memorial Day 2027
Monday
22
898
May 29, 2028
Memorial Day 2028
Monday
22
1262
May 28, 2029
Memorial Day 2029
Monday
22
1626
May 27, 2030
Memorial Day 2030
Monday
22
1990
May 26, 2031
Memorial Day 2031
Monday
22
2354
May 31, 2032
Memorial Day 2032
Monday
23
2725
May 30, 2033
Memorial Day 2033
Monday
22
3089
May 29, 2034
Memorial Day 2034
Monday
22
3453
Significance of Memorial Day 2025
Memorial Day 2025 formally known as Decoration Day, is a federal holiday observed yearly on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day 2025 is a day that commemorates all men and women who have died while serving in the military for the United States of America.
History of Memorial Day
The history of Memorial Day 2025 dates back to the American Civil War. It started as an event to honour soldiers who had died during the war. It is said to be inspired by the way people in the Southern states honoured the dead. The original national celebration of Decoration Day took place on 30 May 1868. There was over twenty four cities and towns across the United States that claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. Waterloo (New York) was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966. In the late 19th century, the holiday (previously known as Decoration Day) became known as Memorial Day and was expanded to include the deceased veterans of all the wars fought by American forces. Originally, the holiday used to be celebrated on May 30, regardless of the day of the week that it fell on. In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed and as a result the day changed.
Traditions of Memorial Day
Traditionally Memorial Day is viewed as a time of honour and remembrance. Throughout the United States it is common to visit cemeteries, particularly military ones, and decorate graves of the deceased with flowers, small flags and wreathes. Other common traditions of Memorial Day 2025 that are still practiced today include the raising the U.S. flag quickly to the tops of flagpoles, slowly lowered to half-mast, and then it is raised again to full height at noon. The lowering of the flag at half-mast is meant to honour the fallen soldiers who have died for their country over the years. While re-raising the flag is meant to symbolize the resolve of the living to carry on the fight for freedom so that the nation's heroes will not have died in vain. On the United States Capitol Building's West Lawn, a Memorial Day concert is held annually and is broadcasted live around the country. Additionally, there are thousands of Memorial Day 2025 parades all across the country in cities small and large. Many will wear or put on a display of red poppies on this day as a symbol of fallen soldiers. This tradition grew out of the famous poem by Canadian John McCrae known as ‘In Flander's Fields', where Moina Michael conceived an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honour of those who died serving the nation during war.
When is Memorial Day 2025
Memorial Day 2025 is a federal holiday and falls on the last Monday of May. The date of the Holiday changes each year but always remains on a Monday; consult the above table for exact dates.See besides 'Memorial Day' even more holidays, click on one of the links below.
