Here are some of the major events in the area on Memorial Day:
Museum of Flight
Boeing Employee Concert Band performance, commemoration ceremony, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; $16-$25, free museum admission for active and veteran U.S. military with ID (206-764-5700 or museumofflight.org).
Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Concert, 1:30 p.m.; service, 2 p.m., Veterans Memorial Cemetery/Evergreen Washelli, 11111 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle (206-362-5200 or veterans@washelli.com).
Acacia Memorial Park
Memorial Day Service, 11 a.m., 14951 Bothell Way N.E., Seattle (206-362-5525 or acaciafuneralhome.com).
Garden of Remembrance
Brief ceremony to honor Washington service members who died this past year, 10 a.m. Garden of Remembrance, Second Avenue and University Street, Seattle.
Mill Creek
Commemorative ceremony, 9 a.m., Veterans Monument, Library Park, 15429 Bothell Everett Highway; parade, 11 a.m., from 15024 Main St. to City Hall North (millcreektourism.com/memorialday).
Renton
Ceremony sponsored by city and local veterans groups, 1 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park, Main Avenue South and South Third Street (rentonwa.gov).
Tahoma National Cemetery
World War II biplanes flyover, weather permitting; keynote speaker, Gold Star Families share their stories, 1 p.m., Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 S.E. 240th St., Kent; parking limited, shuttle to ceremony area available for disabled guests (425-413-9614).
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