diff --git a/pandas/tseries/holiday.py b/pandas/tseries/holiday.py
index 3b3542b760d6f..0d77e2412c1d7 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/holiday.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/holiday.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def merge(self, other, inplace=False):
         else:
             return holidays
 
-USMemorialDay = Holiday('MemorialDay', month=5, day=24,
+USMemorialDay = Holiday('MemorialDay', month=5, day=25,
                         offset=DateOffset(weekday=MO(1)))
 USLaborDay = Holiday('Labor Day', month=9, day=1,
                      offset=DateOffset(weekday=MO(1)))