The Digest #3: Ideas To Celebrate And Commemorate Memorial Day Weekend

Looking for meaningful and fun ways to celebrate Memorial Day? Here are over 50 ideas to help you commemorate this patriotic holiday.

Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our country. As we approach this solemn holiday, many of us seek meaningful ways to remember our legacy while also enjoying the long weekend with family and friends. Memorial Day ideas offer something for everyone.

Here are 50 ideas to celebrate and commemorate Memorial Day.

• Fly the American Flag outside your home.
• Attend a local Memorial Day parade.
• Visit a veterans’ memorial or cemetery. My father is buried in a National Cemetery, and we visit his grave to honor him and all the other men and women who served our country.
• Use red, white, and blue dishware this weekend.
• Hang a summer wreath on your front door.

• Host a barbecue or cookout with family and friends.
• Instead of saying, “Happy Memorial Day,” you might say, “I hope you have a meaningful Memorial Day.”
• Participate in a local Memorial Day ceremony.
• Watch Military Movies like Saving Private Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge (my favorite), Lone Survivor, Glory, and Dunkirk, although not about American soldiers.

• Learn the proper way to fold a flag. See how HERE.
• Read the poem Flander’s Field and wear a red poppy to honor our fallen soldiers.
• Read how Memorial Day or Decoration Day began. It’s a touching story. See it HERE.
• Go to a Civil War Reenactment.
• Make summer food like Dill Pickle Potato Salad (an old recipe but everyone’s favorite), Watermelon Feta Salad With Mint And Balsamic Lime Drizzle, Easy Strawberry Cobbler From A Box Mix, Cherry Pies In Jars With Stars (use any in-season fruit or frozen), and Magic Dust BBQ Rub.

• Visit a national or state park.
• Attend a Memorial Day concert or music festival.
• Watch a Memorial Day fireworks display.
• Plan a family reunion/get together with family and tell family stories.
• Wear something red, white and blue.

• Get outside. Go hiking, take a walk.
• Visit a historical battlefield or war museum.
• Host a potluck dinner. See delicious recipes for grilling and chilling HERE.
• Go to the beach and enjoy the sun and surf.
• Participate in a Memorial Day run or walk.

• Take a weekend or day trip.
• Have a backyard bonfire with s’mores.
• Attend a baseball game.
• Go fishing.
• Visit a farmers’ market or craft fair.
• Create a Patriotic centerpiece. See one HERE.

• Explore a local garden.
• Take a scenic bike ride.
• Visit a zoo or aquarium.
• Host a Memorial Day brunch.
• Visit a nearby winery or brewery.
• Go on a picnic.

• Host a movie night with a projector in the backyard.
• Attend a Memorial Day church service.
• Have a water balloon fight or set up a slip ‘n slide.
• Take a scenic drive through the countryside.
• Visit a local art gallery or museum.

• Attend a flea market or antique fair.
• Enjoy a day at an amusement park.
• Go stargazing at night.
• Visit a local tourist attraction you have not been to.
• Participate in the National Moment Of Remembrance on Memorial Day at 3:00 pm local time.

• Create a patriotic vignette.
• Organize a scavenger hunt for kids.
• Create a patriotic art project with the kids.
• Decorate with red, white, and blue.
• Plant a patriotic, red, white, and blue container garden.
• Create a summery patriotic coffee bar.

Pick a few of these Memorial Day ideas and make memories!

May you have a blessed Memorial Day weekend!