Memorial Day Events and Observances
We are pleased to share that the Northwest Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America will again be sponsoring wreaths for each of the War Memorials on the Capitol Campus. Our thanks goes to NWPVA for coordinating this beautiful display. This year Joy Cochran, Mike Partridge and Scott Chapman will represent NWPVA and will place each wreath.
If you are in the Olympia area and would like to join our Memorial Day Wreath Walk, we will begin at 9:30am at the WWII Memorial. The WWII Memorial is located near the beginning of the North Diagonal parking area. Parking should be wide open at this time. After we stop at the WWII Memorial, we will walk to the WWI Memorial, then over to the Vietnam Memorial, and we will end at the Korean War Memorial which is across Capital Way (the pedestrian bridge is currently closed so we will use the crosswalk near Tivoli Fountain).
Following the wreath laying, there will be a Memorial Day Ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda sponsored by the Thurston County Veterans Council. Music begins at 10:30 and the program begins at 11. The Vietnam Vets Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club is also holding an event at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Motorcycles will arrive around noon and the ceremony begins at 12:20. WDVA will have an information table.
Click the links below for Memorial Day event information with flyers.
- Memorials Walk on Capitol Campus: Information provided above (Olympia) May 27 - 9:30 a.m. Start at WWII Memorial
- Run to Tahoma XIII Celebration of Life Ceremony: (Port Orchard) May 25 - 10:00 a.m.
- Memorial Day Ceremony in Capitol Rotunda: (Olympia) May 27 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Olympia Thunder Run (Lacey & Lakewood - ride to Olympia) May 27 10:30am
- ABATE of Washington Roast and Ride: (Tacoma) May 25 - Gate Opens at 12:00 p.m., 2:22 p.m. for the Ride, Dinner Served at 6:30 p.m.
- Centralia College Memorial Day 5K: (Centralia) May 25 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- 2024 PCVAC and Mountainview Joint Services Memorial Day Ceremony: (Lakewood) May 27 - 2:00 p.m.
- McCleary VFW Memorial Day Ceremony: (McCleary) May 27 - 10:00 a.m.
- 2024 Garden of Remembrance Memorial Day Ceremony: (Seattle) May 27 - 10:00 a.m.
- 2024 Memorial Day at Evergreen Washelli: (Seattle) May 27- 11:00 a.m.
- Memorial Day Ceremony: (Lynnwood) May 27 - 11:00 a.m.
- Memorial Veterans Council - Circle of Remembrance for the Military Family: (Tacoma) May 27 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Memorial Day Celebration - 30th Anniversary of the Veterans Memorial: (Lynnwood) May 27 10:30 a.m.
- Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Vancouver: (Vancouver) May 27 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Memorial Day: Remembrance of LGBTQ+ Veterans : (Seattle) May 27 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Memorial Day Service Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills: (Lynnwood) May 27 - 11:00 a.m.
- Memorial Day Observance at State Veterans Cemetery: (Spokane) May 27 - 11:00 a.m.
Click the link below for a PDF copy of the 2024 Memorial Day Proclamation.
2024 Memorial Day Proclamation
