Memorial Day
The US holiday on the last Monday of May, treated as the unofficial start of summer.
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday on the last Monday of May that honors those who died in military service. Culturally, the long weekend also marks the unofficial start of summer: pools open, grills come out, and travel picks up.
It's the ideal moment to start a summer bucket list. With the whole season ahead, late May gives you the runway to plan and pace your list so you don't reach August wishing you'd started sooner.