Memorial Day 2024 Could Be. Based on current forecasts, travel around the upcoming 2024 holiday next monday, may 27, is not expected to relieve memorial day of its bad reputation for drivers and airline passengers. This year, on may 27, small american flags will sprout by the thousands on headstones and memorial plaques in cemeteries across the country, each marking the grave and honoring the sacrifice of a fallen hero.

An estimated 43.8 million americans will travel over memorial day weekend, a 4%. Memorial day is seen as the unofficial start to summer and a long weekend for many, but the day is about more than cookouts, sales, and patriotic parades.