Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, 2027. Augusta's ceremony at the All Wars Monument, the VA's Ride 2 Remember, no buses and trash running a day late.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. The 2027 ceremonies have not been announced; the details below are from the 2026 observances, as the organizers and local news reported them. We add the 2027 times when they are posted.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, 2027. Augusta’s main observance is the morning ceremony at the All Wars Monument on Broad Street at Fourth Street, held there every Memorial Day for more than 30 years. The holiday also moves trash pickup back a day and stops the buses.

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Ceremonies

The All Wars Monument ceremony, Olde Town. City and military leaders gather at the monument, which lists the names of more than 260 Augustans who died in the nation’s wars, at Broad and Fourth streets, WRDW reported. The 2026 ceremony on Monday, May 25, was planned by Dr. James Brady of the Military Order of the World Wars’ Augusta Chapter. The Augusta Pipes and Drums played, Mayor Garnett L. Johnson and Maj. Gen. Ryan M. Janovic, commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordon, spoke, and the program closed with a roll call, taps and “Amazing Grace,” according to the Air and Space Forces Association, whose East Georgia chapter took part.

Ride 2 Remember at VA Augusta. On the Sunday before Memorial Day in 2026, VA Augusta and the American Legion Riders held a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the VA’s Uptown campus, 1 Freedom Way, with a motorcycle tribute ride and a wreath-laying, for inpatients, staff and community veterans, WRDW reported.

What is open and closed

Trash. Memorial Day is one of the six holidays Augusta Environmental Services observes. Pickup on and after the holiday runs a day late for the rest of the week: Monday routes on Tuesday, June 1, through Friday routes on Saturday, June 5 (holiday schedule). Extra holiday garbage is taken for one cycle if it is bagged and set next to the cart.

Buses. Memorial Day is on Augusta Transit’s list of holidays with no service.

City offices. Memorial Day was a city holiday on the 2026 schedule; the 2027 list is not out yet.

Libraries. The Augusta-Richmond County Public Library closed on Memorial Day in 2026 (closed dates).

Schools. The Richmond County School System’s last day is Wednesday, May 26, 2027, and Memorial Day, May 31, is a holiday on its 2026-27 calendar. Summer school starts June 2.

The start of summer

Memorial Day weekend opens the outdoor season. The city’s Fleming Pool, next to the Bernie Ward Community Center at 1941 Lumpkin Road, opened for the swim season in late May 2026 (city notice), and the city’s summer day camps start June 1. Pools, splash pads and camps are on our summer camps and pools guide.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Memorial Day ceremony in Augusta? At the All Wars Monument on Broad Street at Fourth Street in Olde Town. The ceremony has been held there each Memorial Day for more than 30 years.

Is trash picked up on Memorial Day in Augusta? Pickup runs a day late for the rest of the week: Monday routes move to Tuesday, and Friday routes to Saturday.

Do Augusta Transit buses run on Memorial Day? No. Memorial Day is on Augusta Transit’s list of holidays with no service.

When is Memorial Day 2027? Monday, May 31, 2027. Richmond County schools will already be out; the last day of school is May 26.

What this means for you

  • The All Wars Monument ceremony is on the Monday morning at Broad and Fourth streets.
  • Monday trash goes out Tuesday, and every route that week runs a day late.
  • No buses on Memorial Day.

Related: Mother’s Day in Augusta, summer camps and pools and Fourth of July fireworks.