When is Memorial Day 2026?
Monday,
May 25, 2026
172 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time.
- Day of week
- Monday
- Against 2025
- 1 day earlier
- Days ago
- 172
Why Memorial Day falls when it does in 2026
Memorial Day is set by weekday rather than by date, so it lands on a different day of the month each year — Mon, May 25 in 2026, 1 day earlier than 2025.
Days off around Memorial Day in 2026
Memorial Day 2026 gives 3 consecutive days off, Saturday, May 23, 2026 to Monday, May 25, 2026.
This is the part that changes: the date of Memorial Day moves by a day or two each year, and whether that makes a three-day weekend, a four-day one or nothing at all depends entirely on which weekday it lands on.
Memorial Day 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | |||||||
| 19 | |||||||
| 20 | |||||||
| 21 | |||||||
| 22 | Memorial Day | ||||||
| 23 |
Within a week of Memorial Day in 2026
Which dates fall near Memorial Day changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- ShavuotFri, May 22
- PentecostSun, May 24
- Day of ArafahTue, May 26
- Eid al-AdhaWed, May 27
- Orthodox PentecostSun, May 31