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The Blood Connection Blood Drive

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Blood donors help save lives today, just as they did in World War II.  Be part of this tradition and support the National D-Day Memorial by giving blood at an on-site blood drive. The Blood Connection, the non-profit blood provider locally for Carilion Clinic, will donate $10 for each blood donation collected to the Memorial. As a thank you, each donor will receive $60 in rewards. Donors must be at least 16 years with signed permission, weigh at least 110 pounds, have a valid ID, and be in general good health. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments will be honored first....

Free

No Excuse Night

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Never been to the National D-Day Memorial? Haven’t been in a while? Come celebrate the Memorial's 25th anniversary with a look at our latest additions and hear about future plans! This free, extended-hours event is held annually during the national Spirit of ’45 weekend to commemorate the end of World War II. Docents will be stationed throughout the Memorial to share information with guests. No tickets or registration required. Rain or shine. Memorial site will be cleared for potentially severe weather approaching.

Free

Event Series Poppy Peace Garden

Poppy Peace Garden 2026

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Each September the Memorial marks the official end of World War II with the Poppy Peace Garden. To pay remembrance, red poppies are placed alongside the Le Monument Aux Morts sculpture as a visual tribute to the men and women who gave their all to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. The garden also commemorates the 9/11 anniversary and the first responders who sacrificed their lives for the safety of others. The display can be viewed daily, 10AM-5PM. Regular admission fees apply. Poppies may be purchased in honor or memory of veterans, active-duty service members, or first responders. Thank you...

Event Series National POW/MIA Recognition Day

National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2026

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Join us as we recognize prisoners of war and America's sons and daughters who remain missing with our annual wreath laying at the Memorial's POW/MIA flag, located on the east lawn (behind the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument). Regular admission fees apply. https://www.youtube.com/live/Dr8QiM5wYzo?si=F8_xd2LkBr9preps

Event Series When We Went In at Torpedo Factory Art Center

When We Went In at Torpedo Factory Art Center

Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, United States

See When We Went In: The D-Day Experience in Light and Sound at the Torpedo Factory Art Center Target Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia now through January 17, 2027. Created for the National D-Day Memorial by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), When We Went In: The D-Day Experience in Light and Sound is an immersive experience combining large-scale projection, archival imagery, and surround sound to bring audiences closer to the events of D-Day. Told through authentic film, photographs, wartime illustrations, letters, diaries, and oral histories, the experience gives voice to the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and nurses who lived...

Free
Event Series U.S. Navy Birthday

U.S. Navy Birthday

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

U.S. Navy veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)

Event Series Veterans Day Observance

Veterans Day Observance 2026

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Join us for our annual Veterans Day observance ceremony saluting all who have served. Guest Speaker - Marilyn Moriarty Marilyn Moriarty is a prize-winning writer, the author of a textbook on scientific writing, Writing Science through Critical Thinking and the nonfiction book, Moses Unchained, which won the Associated Writing Program’s creative nonfiction contest. Her memoir, Splintered Chapters: Recovering a French Résistante was published August 25, 2026, by the University of North Georgia Press. Her essays and fiction have  been published in print and online journals. She has edited and published her father’s letters in World War II Letters of Veale...