When Is Memorial Day (US) 2026?
Memorial Day (US) 2026
That was 52 days ago.
Rule: the last Monday of May. See how weekday rules are calculated
About Memorial Day (US) in 2026
Memorial Day traces to Decoration Day, a post-Civil War tradition of decorating soldiers' graves that took root in numerous communities across the North and South independently in the years after 1865.
Several Southern states still separately observe Confederate Memorial Day on other dates, a distinct and older tradition that predates the national holiday and honors Confederate war dead specifically.
Many US cities hold a Memorial Day parade featuring active-duty and veteran service members as the day's central civic event.
Memorial Day (US) in 2026: May 25th, a Monday.
Memorial Day (US), 2026 — day 145 of 2026: ISO week 22 (Q2), 220 left.
Memorial Day (US), 2026: next is Monday, May 31st; prior was Monday, May 26th.
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