Memorial Day in Lawrenceville 2027: ceremony, closings, trash

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Where only 2026 details are out, we say which year each date is from.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, 2027. Gwinnett County marks it with a ceremony at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville, and it is also the weekend the county’s outdoor pools open for summer.

Who to call

• Gwinnett County Government main line: 770-822-8000
• Rhodes Jordan Park Pool: 770-822-5143
• City of Lawrenceville Customer Service (trash): 678-407-6675

The ceremony at the Fallen Heroes Memorial

The memorial on the grounds of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, honors Gwinnett residents who died in the line of duty in military or public safety service. It lists about 700 names on 13 black granite markers, each nine feet tall, and was built in 2003 with private donations and county funds, according to the county’s memorial page.

The county holds its Memorial Day ceremony there every year. The program includes remarks by community leaders and a keynote address, and the memorial formally inducts fallen heroes who died in the past year or whose Gwinnett connection was newly found, according to the ceremonies page. The 2027 start time was not posted as of Oct. 6.

The Gwinnett Veterans Memorial Museum is inside the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, 185 W. Crogan St., open for self-guided visits (courthouse page).

Pools open for the summer

Gwinnett County’s seasonal pools are open from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Rhodes Jordan Park Pool, 100 E. Crogan St., has a zero-depth leisure pool, a giant waterslide, a lazy river and lap lanes, and opens noon to 6 p.m. on Memorial Day. The year-round Collins Hill Park Aquatic Center, 2200 Collins Hill Road, opens its outdoor leisure pool for summer too. More on our summer camps and pools page.

Trash pickup changes

The City of Lawrenceville collects trash weekly, Monday through Thursday, with recycling every other week (schedule page). Lawrenceville Utilities’ 2026 recycling calendar showed Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, as a normal Orange Week pickup day, with no holiday change marked. The 2027 calendar was not out as of Oct. 6. Call Customer Service at 678-407-6675 to check.

Downtown that weekend

On the Friday before Memorial Day 2026, May 29, the city’s free LIVE in the DTL concert series opened on the Lawrenceville Lawn, and its Thursday Beats on the Streets DJ nights ran through May (city events). The 2027 schedule was not out as of Oct. 6.

Frequently asked questions

When is Memorial Day 2027? Monday, May 31, 2027, the last Monday in May.

Where is the Memorial Day ceremony in Lawrenceville? Gwinnett County holds its ceremony each Memorial Day at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial on the grounds of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive. The 2027 start time had not been posted as of Oct. 6.

Are Gwinnett County pools open on Memorial Day? Yes. In 2026 the county closed its facilities on Memorial Day but kept aquatic centers and pools open, and Rhodes Jordan Park Pool opens noon to 6 p.m. on Memorial Day. Seasonal pools open Memorial Day weekend.

Does Lawrenceville trash pickup change on Memorial Day? The city’s 2026 recycling calendar showed no Memorial Day change. The 2027 calendar was not out as of Oct. 6; call Customer Service at 678-407-6675.

What this means for you

• School ends May 26, so the long weekend starts summer for families.
• The pools open that weekend; Rhodes Jordan’s holiday hours are noon to 6 p.m.
• Check back in May for the ceremony time.

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