When Is Memorial Day 2027?
Memorial Day 2027 is on Monday, May 31, 2027.
Next: Memorial Day 2028 is on Monday, May 29, 2028.
The rule: Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
How the date of Memorial Day is set
5 U.S.C. 6103, Holidays sets it: “Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.”
Working for 2027: May 31, 2027 is the last day of the month and is itself a Monday, so the last Monday is May 31.
Under this rule Memorial Day can fall as early as May 25 and as late as May 31.
Memorial Day dates, 2026 to 2035
| Year | Date | Day of the week | Federal observed day | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 25 | Monday | Same day | Days until |
| 2027 | May 31 | Monday | Same day | Days until |
| 2028 | May 29 | Monday | Same day | Days until |
| 2029 | May 28 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2030 | May 27 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2031 | May 26 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2032 | May 31 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2033 | May 30 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2034 | May 29 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2035 | May 28 | Monday | Same day | — |
Is Memorial Day a federal holiday?
Yes. Memorial Day is one of the 11 legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a). Federal offices are closed and most federal employees have the day off.
It always falls on a Monday, so there is never a separate observed day.
State and local government offices, schools, banks and private employers set their own closures, so check with yours.
Federal status from the OPM federal holidays list, checked November 6, 2026.
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- When is Juneteenth? Saturday, June 19, 2027
- When is Independence Day? Sunday, July 4, 2027
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