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National Memorial Day Concert (1989–present) — music · history on PBS
About National Memorial Day Concert
The National Memorial Day Concert features uplifting musical performances, documentary footage, and dramatic readings that honor the military service of all our men and women in uniform and their families at home. One of PBS' highest-rated programs, featuring an all-star lineup, the multi-award-winning television event has become an American tradition.
The concert unites the country in remembrance and appreciation of those who gave their lives for our nation and serves those who are grieving through the mission put forward by Abraham Lincoln in his second inaugural address, "Let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."
The National Memorial Day Concert airs live from the U.S. Capitol to an audience of hundreds of thousands, millions at home, and American troops around the world.
National Memorial Day Concert episode schedule
1 upcoming · 13 aired . Next episode: May 24, 2026.
Upcoming · 1
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2026 | S2026·E1 | 37th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
Aired · 13
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2025 | S2025·E1 | 36th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 26, 2024 | S2024·E1 | 35th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 28, 2023 | S2023·E1 | 34th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 29, 2022 | S2022·E1 | 33rd Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 30, 2021 | S2021·E1 | 32nd Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 24, 2020 | S2020·E1 | 31st Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 26, 2019 | S2019·E1 | 30th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 27, 2018 | S2018·E1 | 29th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 28, 2017 | S2017·E1 | 28th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 29, 2016 | S2016·E1 | 27th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 24, 2015 | S2015·E1 | 26th Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 27, 1990 | S1990·E1 | 1st Annual National Memorial Day Concert |
| May 28, 1989 | S1989·E1 | Episode 1 |