BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Giving your time to honor those who served
Prepare for Memorial Day Weekend 2026
Join us this Memorial Day weekend in the Arlington National Cemetery Service Complex to experience a powerful way to honor and remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. It’s more than a simple gesture, it’s a meaningful act of gratitude, ensuring that no hero’s service is forgotten. By volunteering, you help keep their memory alive and contribute to a tradition that celebrates the courage, dedication, and legacy of our nation’s fallen. Your time and effort become part of a collective expression of respect and national pride.
REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE MEMORIAL DAY FLOWERS FOUNDATION
SATURDAY PREP AND PLACEMENT
Join us on Saturday to process and prepare flowers. Everyone will receive 125 flowers at the end of their shift to place. Please bring two large tote bags to carry your flowers.
MAY 24, 2026
SATURDAY PLACEMENT
Join us on Saturday starting at 10:30 at the ANC Service Complex to pick up 100 – 125 flowers for you to place at sections of your choosing. Bring two supermarket tote bags to carry the flowers.
MAY 24, 2026
MONDAY
Sign up to hand out flowers and bouquets at the Welcome Center or Section 60. We plan to make flowers available to all cemetery visitors.
MAY 25, 2026
Thank you for volunteering!
The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation depends on our sponsors to be able to fulfill our mission.
More importantly, we rely on small donors like you. Please consider making a small donation to sponsor flowers to be given out to visitors, families, and survivors at Arlington National Cemetery over Memorial Day weekend.
SATURDAY VOLUNTEERS
MONDAY VOLUNTEERS
On Saturday: If you only wish to place flowers, please stop by the Service Complex starting at 10:30 to pick up 125 flowers. Bring a tote bag to more easily transport the flowers.
200 VOLUNTEERS
9:30
200 VOLUNTEERS
11:30
500 -1000
PLACEMENT
Saturday volunteers will meet at the Service Complex to prepare the flowers that will be distributed to visitors and placed at gravesites throughout the cemetery. This volunteer opportunity takes approximately two hours. After this time, you will be given flowers to place at designated sections.
To reduce waste, please bring two or three supermarket-sized reusable shopping bags to carry your flowers.
Thank you for your support.