You are offline. This is a saved copy and may be out of date. Reconnect before changing your flag display.

Calendar

Memorial Day Flag Display: Half-Staff Until Noon

Date awaiting confirmation

The next date and display instruction have not been confirmed against an official source yet. Check the calendar and official notices before changing your display.

Memorial Day has a specific display instruction in the U.S. Flag Code: the flag is displayed at half-staff until noon, then raised to the top. It falls on the last Monday in May.

Before Noon

Raise the flag briefly to the peak before lowering it to half-staff. Use the timing for the place of display.

At Noon

Review any additional active order, then follow the Memorial Day transition to full staff where applicable. Do not use an old calendar screenshot as a substitute for a current instruction.

Why the Day Matters

Memorial Day remembers those who died in military service. It is distinct from Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day.

Plan Your Display

Review your state page before the observance and choose a reminder if you want help remembering the noon transition.

Get Observance Reminders

Sources: 4 U.S.C. 6; 4 U.S.C. 7. Related: Memorial Day and Veterans Day; How to Lower and Raise a Flag.