Memorial Day 2027 is Monday, May 31. In 2026 Mobile skipped garbage pickup, ran yard trash Saturday and closed recycling centers; no buses run on the holiday.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. It is written early: 2027 ceremonies and the city’s 2027 holiday schedule are not out yet, so where we give a 2026 arrangement we say so. Facts come from each agency’s or venue’s own page, linked below.

Memorial Day 2027 is Monday, May 31. It honors the men and women who died serving in the U.S. armed forces. In Mobile the long weekend comes just after the end of the school year (Mobile County Public Schools’ last day is Wednesday, May 26) and opens the summer: pools, camps and splash pads are on our summer camps and pools page.

Who to call

  • City services and missed pickups: Mobile 311, 311 or 251-208-5311
  • Mobile National Cemetery: 850-453-4846 (office at Barrancas National Cemetery; open Memorial Day)
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: ussalabama.com

Ceremonies and places to remember

  • Mobile National Cemetery, 1202 Virginia St. The cemetery is open daily from sunrise to sunset. Its office, run from Barrancas National Cemetery, keeps weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is open on Memorial Day, according to the VA. Enter from Virginia, Owens or Gaines streets.
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway, on the causeway. The park, home to the battleship USS Alabama, the submarine USS Drum and an aircraft pavilion, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Christmas; the last ticket is sold at 4 p.m. and parking is $5 (admissions).

Veterans organizations announce Memorial Day ceremony times in May. As of Oct. 17, 2026, no 2027 ceremony had been posted; we will list each one with its time and place when the organizers publish it. Organizers can send details through our contact page.

Things to do Memorial Day weekend

  • Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore: open Thursday to Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m., from April 22 to June 27, 2027, including Memorial Day. Tickets are sold online in advance, separately from daytime admission (Bellingrath).
  • Gulf Coast Grooves: the City of Mobile’s free outdoor concert at Mardi Gras Park fell on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend in 2026, with Easy Star All-Stars and Letters to Cleo. Gates opened at 5 p.m.; tents, glass bottles and alcohol were not allowed (City of Mobile). The 2027 date is not out yet.
  • Market in the Park, Cathedral Square: the city’s Saturday market ran every Saturday in May in 2026 (2026 calendar).

What is open and closed

What the city and other agencies did on Memorial Day 2026 (May 25); the 2027 schedules were not out as of Oct. 17:

Service Memorial Day 2026
City garbage (brown carts) No pickup
City yard trash No pickup; made up Saturday, May 30
City recycling centers Closed
Second Line Transit buses, microtransit, paratransit No service
MAWSS offices and customer service centers Closed
Mobile County courthouse and offices Closed
Downtown parking meters Free
Mobile County Public Schools Holiday for employees; students already out

Sources: the city’s sanitation holiday schedule, Second Line Transit, MAWSS, the Mobile County legal holidays resolution, the city’s downtown parking program and the MCPSS 2026-27 calendar. Check our trash and recycling page the week before.

Frequently asked questions

When is Memorial Day 2027?

Monday, May 31, 2027, the last Monday in May. Mobile County Public Schools let out for the summer the week before, on Wednesday, May 26.

Is there trash pickup on Memorial Day in Mobile?

On Memorial Day 2026 the City of Mobile did not pick up garbage or yard trash; yard trash routes were made up that Saturday, and the recycling centers were closed. The 2027 schedule is not posted yet.

Where are Memorial Day ceremonies in Mobile?

Veterans groups traditionally gather at Mobile National Cemetery, 1202 Virginia St., and at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. The 2027 ceremony times had not been announced as of Oct. 17, 2026; we will add them.

Is downtown Mobile parking free on Memorial Day?

Yes. Memorial Day is one of the city’s free meter days for downtown on-street parking.