VA Memorial Day Ceremonies: List in Full
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Americans will have the opportunity to honor military personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice at more than 130 Memorial Day public ceremonies hosted by The Department of Veterans Affairs at VA National cemeteries across the U.S. between May 23-26, 2025.
All 156 VA National Cemeteries and 35 soldiers' lots will be open for commemorations, and events are expected to draw around 100,000 attendees nationwide, said the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Why It Matters
These Memorial Day ceremonies allow people across the country to participate locally in tributes to fallen service members, reinforcing national gratitude and remembrance.
The ceremonies come as the VA launches major updates to benefits systems and health care access, broadening support and modernization for veterans and their survivors. This year's events offer an opportunity to connect with the VA's ongoing reforms while participating in commemorative traditions.
File photo: graves with flags for Memorial Day are seen in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in 2024.
File photo: graves with flags for Memorial Day are seen in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in 2024.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
What To Know
The VA's National Cemetery Administration maintains the complete, continually-updated roster of all scheduled Memorial Day ceremonies—by cemetery, state, and date—on its official event Memorial Day 2025 - National Cemetery Administration.
This site provides exact addresses, ceremony times, contact details, and updates for participating locations nationwide.
Here is the full list of events scheduled to date:
Alabama
Alabama National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Fort McClellan Post Cemetery 5/26, 10:30 a.m.
Fort Mitchell National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Mobile National Cemetery 5/26, 8:30 a.m.
Alaska
Fort Richardson National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
Arizona
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona 5/26, 8 a.m.
Prescott National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Arkansas
Fayetteville National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Fort Smith National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Little Rock National Cemetery 5/24, 8 a.m.
California
Bakersfield National Cemetery 5/24, 9 a.m.
Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Golden Gate National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Los Angeles National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Mare Island Naval Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Miramar National Cemetery 5/25, 1 p.m.
Riverside National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery 5/24, 9 a.m.
San Francisco National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery 5/25, 9 a.m.
Colorado
Fort Logan National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Fort Lyon National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Pikes Peak National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Florida
Barrancas National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Bay Pines National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Florida National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Jacksonville National Cemetery 5/24, 9:30 a.m.
Sarasota National Cemetery 5/24, 10 a.m.
South Florida National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
St. Augustine National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Tallahassee National Cemetery 5/24, 1 p.m.
Georgia
Georgia National Cemetery 5/24, 10 a.m.
Marietta National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
Hawaii
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific 5/26, 8:30 a.m.
Idaho
Snake River Canyon National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery 5/26, 11:30 a.m.
Alton National Cemetery 5/26, 6 p.m.
Camp Butler National Cemetery 5/26, 2 p.m.
Danville National Cemetery, IL 5/26, 11 a.m.
Fort Sheridan National Cemetery 5/25, 1 p.m.
Mound City National Cemetery 5/24, 10 a.m.
Rock Island National Cemetery 5/26, 10:45 a.m.
Indiana
Crown Hill Columbarium Annex 5/26, 11 a.m.
Marion National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
New Albany National Cemetery 5/26, 1 p.m.
Iowa
Keokuk National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery 5/26, 11:40 a.m.
Fort Scott National Cemetery 5/26, 10:30 a.m.
Leavenworth National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Kentucky
Camp Nelson National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Cave Hill National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Lebanon National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Lexington National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Mill Springs National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery 5/26, 2 p.m.
Louisiana
Alexandria National Cemetery, LA 5/26, 9 a.m.
Louisiana National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Maine
Acadia National Cemetery 5/24, 1 p.m.
Maryland
Annapolis National Cemetery 5/23, 5 p.m.
Baltimore National Cemetery 5/30, 11 a.m.
Loudon Park National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Massachusetts
Fort Devens Post Cemetery 5/23, 10 a.m.
Massachusetts National Cemetery 5/25, 1 p.m.
Michigan
Fort Custer National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Great Lakes National Cemetery 5/25, 1 p.m.
Minnesota
Fort Snelling National Cemetery 5/26, 9:45 a.m.
Mississippi
Biloxi National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Corinth National Cemetery 5/26, 2 p.m.
Natchez National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Missouri
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Springfield National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Montana
Yellowstone National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
Nebraska
Fort McPherson National Cemetery 5/26, 2 p.m.
Omaha National Cemetery 5/26, 11:30 a.m.
New Jersey
Beverly National Cemetery 5/26, 1 p.m.
New Mexico
Fort Bayard National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Santa Fe National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
New York
Bath National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Calverton National Cemetery 5/26, 1 p.m.
Cypress Hills National Cemetery 5/25, 11 a.m.
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery 5/24, 11 a.m.
Long Island National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Western New York National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Woodlawn National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
North Carolina
New Bern National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Salisbury National Cemetery Annex 5/26, 11 a.m.
Wilmington National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
North Dakota
Fargo National Cemetery 5/26, 3 p.m.
Ohio
Dayton National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma
Fort Gibson National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Fort Sill National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Oregon
Eagle Point National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Fort Stevens National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Roseburg National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Willamette National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Pennsylvania
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies 5/25, 11 a.m.
Philadelphia National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Washington Crossing National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Puerto Rico
Morovis National Cemetery 5/24, 9 a.m.
Puerto Rico National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
South Carolina
Beaufort National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
Florence National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Fort Jackson National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
South Dakota
Black Hills National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Tennessee
Chattanooga National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Knoxville National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Memphis National Cemetery 5/25, 2 p.m.
Mountain Home National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Nashville National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Fort Bliss National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery 5/26, 9:30 a.m.
Houston National Cemetery 5/26, 9 a.m.
Virginia
Alexandria National Cemetery, VA 5/26, 11 a.m.
Cold Harbor National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Culpeper National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Danville National Cemetery, VA 5/25, 2:30 p.m.
Hampton National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico 5/26, 11 a.m.
Seven Pines National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
Winchester National Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Washington
Fort Lawton Post Cemetery 5/26, 11 a.m.
Fort Worden Post Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
Tahoma National Cemetery 5/26, 1 p.m.
Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery 5/26, 10 a.m.
West Virginia
Grafton National Cemetery 5/26, noon.
West Virginia National Cemetery 5/25, 1 p.m.
Wisconsin
Northwoods National Cemetery 5/26, 2:30 p.m.
Wood National Cemetery 5/26, 9:25 a.m.
Wyoming
Cheyenne National Cemetery 5/26, 1 p.m.
Readers and attendees are advised to confirm timings and locations on the VA website, as event specifics may change.
Information is being updated up to Memorial Day, and attendees should confirm times and addresses as event details may change, so be sure to check this list.
Individuals unable to attend in person may honor veterans online by submitting tributes and stories at the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) website, which posts memorial pages for over 10 million veterans.
Livestreams, photos, and videos from ceremonies will appear on the National Cemetery Administration's Facebook and X (Twitter) accounts.
What People Are Saying
VA Secretary Doug Collins said: "Every day throughout the year, VA plays a vital role in remembering and honoring the brave service members who gave their lives in defense of the freedoms America holds dear. This Memorial Day weekend, we invite Americans to visit VA cemeteries and join us in reflecting upon the important legacies of these fallen heroes."
What Happens Next
Regular updates and related veteran benefits news can be found on the VA's website and communications outlets. Be sure to confirm event dates and timings with the VA before attending as listings published here may have changed for reasons including adverse weather conditions.
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