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Visit a Cemetery Day

Dignity Memorial states that Visit a Cemetery Day falls on the last Sunday of October and gives a multi-year date table; List of National Days independently uses the same recurrence rule.

Date / ruleLast Sunday in October
ScopeUnited States / informal remembrance observance
VerificationIndustry Primary Plus Rule Corroboration
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-11
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
Next date this engine can safely resolveSunday, October 25, 2026See everything on October 25 →
Authority summary

What is Visit a Cemetery Day?

Dignity Memorial states that Visit a Cemetery Day falls on the last Sunday of October and gives a multi-year date table; List of National Days independently uses the same recurrence rule.

Date and recurrence

Last Sunday in October

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Last Sunday in October each year.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal remembrance observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Visit A Cemetery Day

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Dignity Memorial — Visit a Cemetery DayDeathcare Industry Source
  2. List of National Days — Visit a Cemetery DayIndependent Calendar Corroboration
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Visit a Cemetery Day?

Last Sunday in October The stored recurrence guidance is: Last Sunday in October each year..

Does Visit a Cemetery Day fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is Visit a Cemetery Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal remembrance observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Visit a Cemetery Day?

The stored designation basis is: Dignity Memorial states that Visit a Cemetery Day falls on the last Sunday of October and gives a multi-year date table; List of National Days independently uses the same recurrence rule.. Supporting provenance includes Dignity Memorial — Visit a Cemetery Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Visit a Cemetery Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal remembrance observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.

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