Memorial Day
MAY 26, 2025
Celebrate the official start to summer with a trip to The Woodlands for our annual Memorial Day celebration! This festive celebration on Sunday, May 25 features live music, children's activities, strolling entertainment and more at Town Green Park. The evening concludes with a dazzling fireworks display choreographed to a patriotic soundtrack. Join us for this fun, family-friendly event of the season!
Attendees are encouraged to sign up for text alerts for important event updates by texting MEMORIALDAY25 to 877-949-3956.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
5:00 PM | Welcome and National Anthem
5:10 PM | Live Music: Performed by Nervous Rex (Variety)
7:00 PM | Keynote Speaker and AUSA Houston Honor Your Hero Ceremony
7:45 PM | Live Music: Performed by Nervous Rex (Variety)
8:55 PM | Fireworks*
*Approximate time, weather permitting
ABOUT THE AUSA HOUSTON HONOR YOUR HERO CEREMONY
The AUSA Houston Honor Your Hero Ceremony is for The Woodlands community to commemorate individuals who enter the United States military to protect and provide for our beloved nation. Attendees will have the opportunity to witness these individuals get sworn in as their military journey begins. Please join us in supporting them.
TROOP CARE PACKAGES
A care package drop-off booth will be available on-site to accept donations of recommended items. These packages will to be shipped to the troops. View the list of recommended items.
PATRIOTIC ART
The Woodlands has one of the largest public art collections in the state of Texas, including two patriotic art pieces located in Town Green Park, where the Memorial Day Festival is held. Learn about the Bravest of the Brave, The Way Home, and more—right here or in person!
Bravest of the Brave
The "Bravest of the Brave" Texas Marines Medal of Honor Monument was designed by sculptor J. David Nunneley. It is ten feet in height and made of black granite, pyramidal shape rests on a gray circular base....
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The Way Home
"The Way Home" by Edd Hayes is a bronze sculpture that was installed in Town Green Park on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015, in honor of active-duty personnel and veterans of all military branches. This monument...
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FREE AND PAID PARKING
Free guest parking is available within walking distance of the Memorial Day Celebration and Town Green Park in the orange, yellow, blue, and white lots. Other designated parking areas include:
- The parking lot at 9669 Grogan's Mill Road
- 24 Waterway Parking Garage (at the corner of Fountain Plaza and Lake Robbins Drive)
- Waterway Square Parking Garage (between Fountain Plaza and Woodloch Court)
- Surface parking lot (along the corner of Waterway Avenue and Timberloch Place)
Please note that event parking is strictly prohibited in Market Street and the South Regional Library. Towing will be enforced.