Memorial Day 2026 was on Monday, 25 May 2026 — it has already passed. The next Memorial Day is on Monday, 31 May 2027, in 201 days from today (11 November 2026). This page gives the 2026 date, what the day means, how it is observed, and the dates for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Try the tool: Countdown Timer — count down to Memorial Day 2026 live, second by second.
Try the tool: Days Until Calculator — count the days until any date, including Memorial Day.
When is Memorial Day 2026?
Memorial Day 2026 is on Monday, 25 May 2026 — Monday. That date has passed; the next occurrence is Monday, 31 May 2027 (201 days away). It is a United States observance, and a federal holiday in the United States where marked.
How the countdown is worked out
The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: the 2026 date is in the past, so the live countdown is to the next occurrence (31 May 2027), which is 201 days away. The count is in calendar days — it counts the days you have to wait, not the number of midnights, and it does not count today. The countdown timer recomputes the number live, second by second, and the days until calculator does the same calculation for any date you choose. If the holiday is in a different time zone from you, the day starts at a different moment — but the date is the date, and the countdown is in days, so the time zone does not change the number.
What is Memorial Day?
Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, honours members of the US armed forces who died in military service. It began after the Civil War as Decoration Day, when people decorated soldiers' graves.
How Memorial Day is observed
It is a federal holiday. People visit cemeteries, attend parades and observe a moment of remembrance at 3pm. It is also the unofficial start of summer in the US.
How the date is worked out
Memorial Day is the last Monday of May, so it always falls between 25 and 31 May.
Memorial Day dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 May 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | 31 May 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | 29 May 2028 | Monday |
Memorial Day 2026 in the calendar
Memorial Day 2026 is the 145th day of 2026 — a year of 365 days — and it falls in ISO week 22 of the year. There are 220 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in May 2026. In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
The week number matters more than people think: in business and government across Europe, dates are often given as week numbers, and the week number finder gives the ISO week for any date. The day-of-year number is used in astronomy, in logistics and in some payroll systems. And the days-left figure is the useful one for planning the rest of the year: after Memorial Day 2026 there are 220 days — 31 weeks — left in 2026.
Planning for Memorial Day 2026
The 2026 observance has passed, so the planning horizon is the next one: Monday, 31 May 2027 is 201 days away. That is 28 weeks — enough time to book travel, arrange time off and plan properly, and the earlier you book, the cheaper the travel usually is. The dates table above gives the next three years, so you can plan further ahead too.
Memorial Day 2026 falls on a Monday — a weekday — so most people need to take the day off to mark it properly. If it is a federal holiday, federal offices close and many employers give the day off; if it is not, the day off comes out of your annual leave. Book the time off early, especially if the holiday is one people travel for: the days around a weekday holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year, and the fares rise as the date approaches.
The countdown in other units
The countdown to the next Memorial Day (Monday, 31 May 2027) is 201 days — which is 28 weeks and 5 days, 4824 hours, 289,440 minutes, or about 6.6 months. Of those 201 days, 143 are weekdays and 58 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 143 of them left before the holiday. The days between dates calculator works out the same numbers for any two dates, and the business days calculator counts the working days excluding public holidays.
Memorial Day around the world
As an American observance, this day is marked across the United States, and many of the days in this group are federal holidays — which means federal offices close, banks close, and the post does not run. Whether you get the day off depends on your employer and your state: private employers are not required to close on federal holidays. Schools usually follow the federal calendar, and the days around the holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year.
Planning checklist for Memorial Day 2026
| When | Task |
|---|---|
| Now | The 2026 observance has passed — put the next one (Monday, 31 May 2027) in your calendar, with a reminder a month before. |
| One month before | Book travel and request time off, if Memorial Day means either. |
| One week before | Confirm plans, buy what you need, and check the date — the date is fixed. |
More countdowns
If you are counting down to Memorial Day, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2026, New Year's Day 2026, Easter Sunday 2026. And for the same holiday in another year, see Memorial Day 2027 and Memorial Day 2028.
Frequently asked questions
When is Memorial Day 2026?
Memorial Day 2026 is on Monday, 25 May 2026 (Monday).
How many days until Memorial Day 2026?
Memorial Day 2026 has passed. The next one is Monday, 31 May 2027, in 201 days from 11 November 2026.
What day of the week is Memorial Day 2026?
Memorial Day 2026 is a Monday.
When is Memorial Day in 2027?
Memorial Day 2027 is on Monday, 31 May 2027 (Monday).
Is Memorial Day a public holiday?
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States where marked, and it is observed as a public holiday in some states. Check your state and employer for the exact position.
What is Memorial Day?
Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, honours members of the US armed forces who died in military service. It began after the Civil War as Decoration Day, when people decorated soldiers' graves.
How many weeks until Memorial Day 2026?
The next Memorial Day is 201 days away, which is 28 weeks and 5 days.
How many working days are left until Memorial Day 2026?
Count the weekdays between today and the holiday: the business days calculator does it, excluding weekends and the public holidays you add. The countdown in other units above gives the weekday count for the next occurrence.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - Holiday dates: TimeFlow's own holiday data (
data/holidays.ts). - TimeFlow's countdown timer and days until calculator — the live tools behind the countdown on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.