Memorial Day Wreath Laying
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Veteran’s Day Wreath Laying
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Wreath Laying
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SITREP with RADM Vanderley (NAVFAC)
Register here: https://navymemorial.swoogo.com/VanderleySITREP
Blessing of the Fleet
Join us for our 33rd annual Blessing of the Fleet! After the ceremony and ribbon cutting, you are invited inside the Visitor Center for a light reception featuring Navy Bean Soup from the White House Mess and a viewing of Greyhound.
View the live stream here.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Please join the Navy Memorial for a Wreath-Laying Ceremony to honor the Americans that lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Registration is not required to attend the ceremony in person. Registration to watch online will open in November.
Veterans Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Each year, the Navy Memorial hosts a Wreath-Laying Ceremony on Veterans Day to honor our nation's Sailors and show appreciation for their service and sacrifice. Registration is not required to attend the ceremony in person. Click here to register to watch the ceremony online.
Movies on the Memorial: Men of Honor
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Movies on the Memorial: Top Gun: Maverick
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Movies on the Memorial: Top Gun (1986)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2023
Please join the Navy Memorial for POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor our nation’s Prisoners of War and those who are still Missing in Action. Registration is not required to attend the ceremony in person. Register to watch the ceremony online by clicking here.
Movies on the Memorial: Midway (PG-13, 2019)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
SITREP with the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, James M. Honea
Please join the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, James M. Honea for a virtual SITREP. MCPON Honea will participate in an in-depth discussion on three Calls to Action sent to Chief Petty Officers and CPO Selectees throughout the fleet. These Calls to Action focus on 1) Warfighting Competency, 2) Professional and Personal Development, and 3) Quality of Life.
Movies on the Memorial: The Hunt for Red October (PG)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Sea Chanters
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Cruisers
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Commodores
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
SITREP with VADM Kelly Aeschbach, Commander, Naval Information Forces
Please join the Navy Memorial for a SITREP featuring Vice Admiral Kelly Aeschbach, Commander, Naval Information Forces. The SITREP Speaker Series brings the top minds in Navy leadership and gives them a platform to speak directly to the American public. This live stream is a unique opportunity for Navy leadership to address a national audience, allowing this audience to ask questions during the stream about what the Navy is doing to defend our freedom and protect our way of life.
Concerts on the Avenue: Country Current
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Concerts on the Avenue: Full U.S. Navy Band & U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
Join us on select Tuesday evenings this summer to hear the world-renowned U.S. Navy Band perform its Concerts on the Avenue series. Registration is not required for this event.
Battle of Midway Wreath-Laying Ceremony
This Battle of Midway was a major turning point during World War II — a decisive victory for the Americans and a substantial blow to Japanese forces from which they never recovered. Please join the Navy Memorial for a Wreath-Laying Ceremony in honor of the 81st Anniversary of this battle. Registration is not required to attend in person. If you’d like to watch the ceremony online instead, please click here.
Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Please join the Navy Memorial for a Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony in honor and memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. This event will feature the U.S. Navy Band and U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. “Taps” will be played in honor of our nation’s fallen service members. A light reception will follow in the Navy Memorial Visitor Center. Registration is not required to attend the ceremony in person. Register to watch online by clicking here.
Additionally, and for the first-time ever, the Navy Memorial will play “Taps” in conjunction with other Veteran and War memorials in Washington, DC at 5:00 PM EDT.
Movies on the Memorial: Run Silent, Run Deep (NR)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Movies on the Memorial: Top Gun (PG, 1986)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Movies on the Memorial: Crimson Tide (R)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Movies on the Memorial: Flight of the Intruder (PG-13)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.
Movies on the Memorial: Men of Honor (R)
Grab a blanket or chair and relax under the stars with the Lone Sailor on Thursday evenings during the spring and fall at Movies on the Memorial - a series of Navy-themed films that pay tribute to our rich maritime heritage. Registration is not required for this event.