Riverside County Memorial Day Remembrances

Riverside County communities have begun posting Memorial Day observances for the weekend of May 23-25, 2026, with ceremonies planned in Murrieta, Menifee, Corona and at Riverside National Cemetery. The events center on honoring U.S. service members who died in military service, according to city and federal listings. (patch.com) The schedule comes as the Department of Veterans Affairs said it will host public Memorial Day commemorations at 130 national cemeteries nationwide this year. Patch and other local outlets have also circulated countywide roundups of the planned remembrances. ### When do the Riverside County observances begin? Saturday, May 23, is the first major date on the county’s public schedule. Honoring Our Fallen said volunteers are invited to Riverside National Cemetery from 8 a.m. to noon for its “Flag for Every Hero” placement, beginning with a brief ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater. (cem.va.gov) Corona also lists a Saturday event. Supervisor Karen Spiegel’s District 2 events page and the City of Corona website both show the Corona Chamber Foundation’s Memorial Mile March on May 23 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at or near East Sixth Street in Corona. ### What is happening at Riverside National Cemetery? (cem.va.gov) Riverside National Cemetery is scheduled to hold its official Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 25, according to the National Cemetery Administration’s 2026 listing. The VA said visitors should confirm ceremony information because times can change due to weather or other circumstances. More than 250,000 graves at the cemetery are expected to receive miniature American flags during the May 23 volunteer effort, according to Patch. (patch.com) The cemetery is a 900-acre site and is described by Patch as the nation’s fourth-largest national cemetery. ### What has Murrieta announced for Memorial Day morning? (coronaca.gov) Murrieta scheduled its Memorial Day Observance Ceremony for 8 a.m. on Monday, May 25, at the Murrieta Veterans Memorial at Town Square Park, according to the city’s special events page. The city said the program will include a presentation of colors by Murrieta Valley High School Marine Corps JROTC, the national anthem by singer-songwriter Ryan Valenzuela and a keynote address by retired U.S. (cem.va.gov) Marine Corps Sergeant Major Gerald Saunders Jr. Mayor Cindy Warren Levell and Mayor Pro Tem Ron Holliday are set to close the Murrieta event with a wreath-laying tribute, the city said. ### What has Menifee put on its calendar? (patch.com) Menifee lists a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 25, at Hidden Hills Park, according to the city calendar. The city calendar entry identifies it as the only event posted for that date in the city’s events listing. Separate local coverage of the Menifee ceremony says the observance is free and open to the public and is expected to include a wreath-laying ceremony and a vintage aircraft flyover. Those details were not visible in the city’s brief calendar excerpt, but they were reported by local outlets covering the event. (murrietaca.gov) ### Where does Banning fit into the countywide roundup? Patch’s Banning-Beaumont site has carried the Riverside County roundup and related Memorial Day coverage, including the Riverside National Cemetery volunteer flag placement notice. Search results and syndication indicate the countywide roundup includes observances tied to Banning and other Riverside County communities, though the full Patch article text was not fully retrievable in the available preview. (cityofmenifee.us) The Banning city website also maintains a news and events section, but no specific Memorial Day program details were visible in the search snippets reviewed. ### Where can residents check the latest details before attending? (mynewsla.com) The Department of Veterans Affairs said Riverside National Cemetery’s Memorial Day ceremony is set for 11 a.m. on May 25, and advised visitors to confirm details before attending. Murrieta’s special events page and Menifee’s city calendar list their local observances, while Corona’s city and county event pages show the May 23 Memorial Mile March. Patch’s Riverside County roundup remains one place to track the broader county schedule ahead of Memorial Day weekend. (cem.va.gov) (ci.banning.ca.us) (patch.com)