Memorial Day
Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, honors US military service members who died in service.
History
Originally called Decoration Day after the Civil War, Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971 with its date set as the last Monday of May. It functions as the unofficial start of summer in the United States and frequently overlaps with the final week of the spring semester or commencement.
On academic calendars
Most academic August-July calendars schedule commencement either the weekend before or the weekend after Memorial Day. K-12 districts whose last day of school falls in late May usually treat Memorial Day as a holiday and add a make-up day to the end of the year.
Dates by year
Below is the full schedule for Memorial Day from 2020 through 2035. The "observed" date matches the actual date in most years; it differs only when the statutory date lands on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case federal offices observe the holiday on the adjacent weekday per OPM rules.
| Year | Date | Day | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | May 25, 2020 | Monday | — |
| 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Monday | — |
| 2022 | May 30, 2022 | Monday | — |
| 2023 | May 29, 2023 | Monday | — |
| 2024 | May 27, 2024 | Monday | — |
| 2025 | May 26, 2025 | Monday | — |
| 2026 | May 25, 2026 | Monday | — |
| 2027 | May 31, 2027 | Monday | — |
| 2028 | May 29, 2028 | Monday | — |
| 2029 | May 28, 2029 | Monday | — |
| 2030 | May 27, 2030 | Monday | — |
| 2031 | May 26, 2031 | Monday | — |
| 2032 | May 31, 2032 | Monday | — |
| 2033 | May 30, 2033 | Monday | — |
| 2034 | May 29, 2034 | Monday | — |
| 2035 | May 28, 2035 | Monday | — |
Open the printable calendar
Each entry below opens the printable monthly grid where this holiday appears, with the day shaded in amber.
- May 2020 printable calendar
- May 2021 printable calendar
- May 2022 printable calendar
- May 2023 printable calendar
- May 2024 printable calendar
- May 2025 printable calendar
- May 2026 printable calendar
- May 2027 printable calendar
- May 2028 printable calendar
- May 2029 printable calendar
- May 2030 printable calendar
- May 2031 printable calendar
- May 2032 printable calendar
- May 2033 printable calendar
- May 2034 printable calendar
- May 2035 printable calendar