32 Memorable Memorial Day Posts, Tips, & Templates for Social Media

Memorial Day is right around the corner, which means now’s the time to plan your social calendar around this day of remembrance. To make it just a little easier for you, we’re sharing Memorial Day social post ideas, copy-and-paste posts to schedule, tips to keep in mind, and templates to zhuzh up your posts.

Contents

• Memorial Day social media post ideas (with examples)
• Copy-and-paste Memorial Day social posts
• Memorial Day social media templates (ready to customize!)
• Memorial Day post tips

Memorial Day social media post ideas (with examples!)

Use these Memorial Day social media posts as inspiration for your captions, posts, Stories, and Reels.

Remind customers of your Memorial Day deals

Don’t just promote your Memorial Day sales and promotions once on social media. Keep reminding your customers of your exciting offers, and be sure to let them know when they only have a few hours left. Adding a sense of urgency to your deals will help encourage your followers to take action.

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Highlight the food

Memorial Day is a great day to gather and enjoy a delicious meal with loved ones, which is exactly how many people will be celebrating.

Restaurants should definitely highlight any specials, favorite menu items, and more for Memorial Day. And if you aren’t a restaurant, you can still highlight the food by spotlighting your favorite local BBQ spot, sharing a picture of any Memorial Day treats you’ll have in store, or showing off your employee BBQ.

Share about a local event

Many places hold or sponsor Memorial Day events ranging from parades to picnics to free outdoor concerts. Find out what’s happening in your area and post about it on your social media pages. You can even tag the organization or venue hosting the event for extra exposure for them.

If you’re hosting an event, you definitely want to blast that across your social media pages to get people interested, excited, and ready to attend. Make sure to include the relevant details in your post or include a link so people can learn more.

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Spotlight a worthy cause or fundraiser

Many businesses hold donation drives or fundraisers in honor of Memorial Day. If your business is hosting one of these, you should include it in a Memorial Day post. If you’re not, you can spotlight another organization or business that’s hosting a fundraiser.

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You can also spotlight local organizations related to the military.

Run a Memorial Day social media contest

Facebook contests and Instagram giveaways are great ways to highlight Memorial Day while growing your audience.

You can ask users to share what Memorial Day means to them in the comments, have them like and share your post, or have them tag someone they think deserves a prize in the comments.

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Whatever you decide, make sure to create a contest announcement post that includes all the relevant information, including the prize, how to enter, when the contest ends, and when and how the winner will be announced.

Highlight a local business

Not doing anything for Memorial Day but know a business that is? Simply snap a photo, create an image on Canva (or another easy visual marketing platform), throw it up on Insta with the hashtag #MemorialDayDeals, and you’ve got yourself an easy post that also benefits another business!

Post your Memorial Day hours

Many businesses are either closed on Memorial Day or have different hours. Let customers know if you’ll be open or not on Memorial Day in a social media post (and don’t forget to update your business listings, too).

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Share Memorial Day quotes

An easy Memorial Day caption is to post a quote related to the day. You can also use Canva to create an image to share along with the quote.

Here are a few quotes you can use:

• “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.” –Maya Angelou
• “The legacy of heroes—the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example.” –Benjamin Disraeli
• “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.” –John F. Kennedy

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Get more Memorial Day quotes here and some Memorial Day slogans to consider.

Encourage customers to spread the word

Word of mouth marketing is your friend! Tell your customers to tell their friends about your deals. Create appealing posts that followers can easily and willingly share across their networks. This is a really easy way to both remind them of your deals and potentially get more exposure through their networks.

Repost from another business or organization

Not sure what to post on Memorial Day? This is a great opportunity to reshare content from either another local business or from a relevant organization.

You could reshare a post about the history behind Memorial Day or reshare a local business’s post about their upcoming Memorial Day event.

Reposting content can diversify your feed, amplify a worthy business or cause, and potentially encourage that business or organization to reshare your content in the future.

Share any Memorial Day products

Did you create a special product or service bundle in honor of Memorial Day? You can promote it in a Memorial Day post to get people interested. If you don’t have anything specifically created for Memorial Day, you can also highlight products or services that would be useful around this time, such as red, white, and blue items in your boutique, grill cleaners, or catering services.

Keep it simple

You can also keep your Memorial Day social media simple and to the point. By sharing a nice graphic, a short word of thanks, or even a picture of the American flag, you can show that you’re observing this day as a business. (You can customize our curated Canva templates we’ll share a little later for this!)

Memorial Day social posts (copy and paste!)

If you’re looking for more than ideas and want some simple Memorial Day social posts you can copy and paste, we’ve got you covered!

Memorial Day social posts for sales

• Our Memorial Day sale is heating up ♨️ We’ve got [details about sale/promotion]. Enjoy your day with your loved ones, and we hope to see you!
• Don’t miss sizzlin’ savings to celebrate Memorial Day 🍳
• These hot deals won’t last all week! Don’t miss the last day of our Memorial Day sale 🌶️
• Our Memorial Day sale/promotion is in full swing. Come see us for [discount/sale information]!
• In honor of Memorial Day, we’re offering [discount/promotion] for all former and active duty members. Come in and see us, and thank you for your service! #MemorialDay

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General Memorial Day social posts

• From our family at [Business Name] to yours, Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸
• Today, and every day, we’re grateful for those who gave their lives. Thinking about you and your loved ones today ❤️ #MemorialDay
• Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, but it’s also an important reminder to thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸
• We at [Business Name] honor those who served. Thank you for your sacrifice 🇺🇸
• This Memorial Day, we want to remember and honor those who sacrificed in service of our freedom. Thank you ❤️
• Land of the free because of the brave 🇺🇸 #MemorialDay

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AI-generated Memorial Day social posts

• Today, we remember and honor those who gave everything for our country. 🇺🇸 Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day.
• Honoring the brave. Remembering the fallen. We’re grateful today and every day. ❤️🤍💙
• This Memorial Day, we pause to remember the heroes who made our freedoms possible. Thank you to those who served and sacrificed. 🇺🇸
• Grateful for our community and the freedoms we share. Today, we honor those who made it all possible. ❤️
• In honor of Memorial Day, we’re taking a moment to reflect and give thanks. 🇺🇸 We’ll be open [hours] if you need us—wishing you a safe and meaningful holiday.
• Grill, gather, and remember. ❤️🤍💙 Honoring those who gave everything this Memorial Day.

Memorial Day post templates for social media

Customize these curated Canva templates to go along with the Memorial Day social media post ideas we’ve shared here!

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Memorial Day social media post tips

Now that you have a whole gaggle of ideas, keep these tips in mind as you’re planning your Memorial Day posts and captions.

Remember the reason for the day

It’s easy to get caught up in the Memorial Day fanfare, but it’s also important to keep in mind that Memorial Day is a day to honor those who lost their lives while serving in the US military. You want to be sensitive to those who may be remembering those close to them on this day.

For help coming up with respectful messaging, these Memorial Day messages from WordStream have you covered. You can also learn more about the history of Memorial Day here.

Use Memorial Day hashtags

Hashtags are an easy way to get your posts seen by a wider audience. Use these Memorial Day hashtags in your captions to increase your reach (and hopefully boost engagement!).

Schedule your post(s)

As you plan out your marketing calendar for Memorial Day, one of our top social media tips is to schedule your posts. That way, you know everything is ready to go leading up to and on Memorial Day—you could even enjoy your day off (if you’re off that day!). This also helps you plan your other social media initiatives around Memorial Day. May and June are busy months, after all.

Get your Memorial Day posts ready

Use these Memorial Day social media posts, tips, and examples to guide you as you prepare your calendar for this upcoming holiday.

Want more? We’ve got social media and marketing ideas to help you in the coming months:

• May Social Media Holidays & Ideas
• May Promotion Ideas
• Memorial Day Instagram Captions, Quotes, & Hashtags (+Canva Templates)
• Summer Marketing Ideas
• 4th of July Marketing & Promotion Ideas

Meet The Author

Stephanie Heitman

Stephanie is the Associate Director of Content for LocaliQ and WordStream. She has over 10 years of experience in content, SEO, social media marketing, and writing about all things digital marketing. Stephanie's work has been featured in publications like Social Media Today, PPC Land, and others. She loves an em dash and an Oxford comma, watching reality TV with her husband, and cuddling with her two pups.

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