VA Memorial Day Ceremonies: List in Full

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.

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.