Find out what’s going on this Memorial Day Weekend! Visit one of many activities in Montgomery County or the DMV area. We are fortunate to live in such close proximity to the Nations Capital and its a great time to visit. Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs has a list of events. Montgomery Parks is always an amazing place for adventures! Visit Montgomery has some thrilling outdoor activities! Montgomery County government has their schedule and MCDOT has their transportation schedule too. Have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Montgomery Parks announces Memorial Day operating hours, including extending its Open Parkways through Tuesday, May 30, for the holiday weekend. Additional facilities in Montgomery Parks will be opening this Memorial Day weekend.
The list below is compiled by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs
To add an event, please email MCCVA@montgomerycountymd.gov
Memorial Day Events – 2023
In Montgomery County, Maryland and the DC Region
City of Gaithersburg – Flags of Our Heroes – Opening Celebration
Friday May 26, 2023 through Tuesday May 30, 2023
Formal Opening Ceremony Saturday May 27, 2023 at 11am
Location: Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm (next to Gaithersburg High School), 512 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Flags For Our Heroes celebrates our heroes, living and deceased, in a touching tribute to the people who mean the most to us. Every Memorial Day weekend since 2014, a Field of Honor located at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland shimmers with more than 750 8-foot-high American flags fluttering in the gently warming Spring breezes. The flags are sponsored by corporations and individuals who want to honor their heroes. Each flag bears the name of the sponsor and the sponsor’s hero on a beautiful medallion. The medallions are then returned to be kept as mementos for the sponsors or their honorees. The flag display, which is lit at night, can be enjoyed 24 hours a day.
Women Veterans United Committee – Memorial Day Program
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Location: Chesapeake House Travel Plaza, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hwy, Northeast, MD 21901 – Cecil County (near Marker 91, Travel Plaza, Route 95 Exit 93 and Exit 100)
Over 200 years of service – honoring women veterans, active duty military, reserves and National Guard. In- person and on Zoom – https://zoom.us/j/879_266_248, password 05587
Japanese American Veterans Association – 75th Annual Memorial Day Service Sunday May 28, 2023 at 10am
Location: Arlington National Cemetery ColumbariumJava.Wildapricot.org/event-5200307
Keynote Speaker: Major Kay Izumihara. The service will be both in-person and virtually – event will be Live-streamed on JAVA Facebook www.Facebook.com/JapaneseAmericanVeteransAssociation
A limited number of parking passes are available. Please contact jaclwdc@gmail.com for additional information.
Jewish War Veterans Post 692 – Memorial Day Ceremony
Sunday May 28, 2023 at 2:30pm
Location: Bender JCC of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
Keynote speaker is Andrew Friedson, Vice President of the Montgomery County Council. The Ukrainian American Veterans Post 26 are special guests, Voices of Vets will provide entertainment, and there will be light refreshments. Program is free and open to the public.
City of Gaithersburg – Memorial Day Observance
Monday May 30, 2023 at 11am
Location: Christman Park, 304 West Deer Park, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Loyalty and patriotism will be on full display as the City joins the nation in honoring all who have given their lives in military service at its Memorial Day Observance. The public is invited to join the Mayor and City Council, Junior Mayor, City staff and honored guests in a tribute to those of all generations who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Joining the observance will be guest speaker Lieutenant Colonel Larry D. Williams (retired). Christman Park, named for Lt. William J. Christman III, a Gaithersburg resident who was killed in Vietnam. Groups or individuals interested in attending or participating in the Memorial Day Observance may contact the Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture: parksrec@gaithersburgmd.gov.
City of Rockville – Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade
Monday May 29, 2023 at 9am to 1pm
Location: Rockville Town Center Park, 131 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 20850 Rockvillemd.gov/2402/Memorial-Day-Ceremony-and-Parade
This year’s Grand Marshal is Stephen P. Johnson, a historian at the Department of Defense’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency, where he works to provide the fullest possible records and accounting of missing personnel to their families and the nation. Schedule of Events: 9 a.m. – a musical tribute by the Rockville Concert Band and Chorus; 9:30 a.m. – Memorial Day ceremony begins; 10:30 a.m. – Parade begins. For more information contact: 240-314-8620, email event@rockvillemd.gov.
Jewish War Veterans Post 360, American Legion Post 268, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2562
Monday May 29, 2023 at 11am
Wheaton Veterans Urban Park, 11200 Amherst Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902
Featuring speaker Major General (Ret) Richard Thomas. Refreshments at American Legion Post 268 after event.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) – Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday May 29, 2023 at 1pm
Location: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 5 Henry Bacon Drive, NW, Washington, DC 20245
Keynote Speakers: Colonel Dennis “Bud” Traynor, USAF (Ret). Featured Women’s Memorial Speaker: Susan Kramer O’Neill, USA. To learn more about the speakers, RSVP to the event, or learn how to watch live that day, visit www.vvmf.org/2023-Memorial-Day
Military Women’s Memorial – Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday May 29, 2023 from 3pm to 4pm
Location: Military Women’s Memorial, Memorial Avenue & Schley Drive, Arlington, VA 22202www.womensmemorial.org/program/memorial-day-program
Transportation Schedule for Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 29
Below is the transportation-related holiday schedule for Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.
- County offices – Will be closed.
- Ride On, extRa and Flex bus service – Will operate on a Sunday schedule. Find a listing of all Ride On schedules here.
- Ride On Flash bus service – Will operate on a Weekend/Holiday schedule (Orange Line only). The Blue line (typically, weekday only) will not be in service.
- TRiPS Commuter Store at Silver Spring Transit Center – Will be open 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
- TRiPS Mobile Commuter Store – Will be closed.
- Parking at Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton public garages, lots and curbside meters – Will be free.
- Metrorail service – Will operate on a Sunday schedule from 7 a.m. to midnight. View timetables at wmata.com/schedules/
timetables. - Metrobus service – Will operate on a Sunday schedule. View timetables at wmata.com/schedules/
timetables. - MetroAccess service – All subscription trips will be canceled. Customers wishing to travel should make a separate reservation online or call 301-562-5360 (TTY 301-588-7535).
- MARC Train – Not in service. For more information visit mta.maryland.gov/marc-
holiday-service. - MTA Commuter Buses – Not in service except for Route 201 which will operate on a Weekend/Holiday schedule.
View additional County schedule changes here.
For information on MCDOT programs and services visit montgomerycountymd.gov/
Release ID: 23-061
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282
Montgomery County government posted the holiday schedule for Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day:
- County offices – Closed.
- MC 311– Closed.
- Public Libraries – Closed Sunday, May 28, and Monday, May 29.
- County liquor stores – All stores open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- County-operated COVID-19 vaccination and testing centers – Closed. (The County no longer is operating PCR testing clinics.) Vaccine clinics closed on May 29.
- Department of Permitting Services – All offices, including the customer service lobby, will be closed.
- Ride On – Will operate a Sunday schedule which can be viewed at RideOnBus.com.
- Ride On extRa and Flex – not in service.
- Flash – Orange Line will operate on a Weekend and Holiday schedule. The Blue Line will not operate.
- Ride On Transit Service – All schedules can be found at Routes and Schedules – Ride On – Transit Services – Montgomery County, Maryland (montgomerycountymd.gov).
- MARC Train – No service Monday, May 29.
- TRiPS Silver Spring commuter store – Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- TRiPS Mobile Commuter Store – Closed.
- Metrorail – Will operate on Sunday schedule.
- Metrobus – Will operate on a Sunday schedule. Timetable information available here.
- Public Parking Garages, Lots, Curbside Meters – Free.
- County-provided trash and recycling collections are postponed on Monday. Collection swill slide one day later than usual throughout the week, with the last pickup on Saturday, June 3.
- Shady Grove Transfer Station and Recycling Center – Closed.
- Recreation pools – Outdoor facilities will be open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3-6 pm. Indoor facilities will close at 6 p.m.
- Recreation community centers – Closed.
- Senior centers – Closed
