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Light Up The Grill: Our Favorite Celebs Had A Blast Over Memorial Day Weekend 

Celebrities kicked off summer right with friends, family, and fun.
By Sydney Scott · Updated October 26, 2020
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Memorial Day weekend usually marks the beginning of summer and if anyone know’s how to enjoy a three-day weekend, it’s celebs.

Some of our favorite famous faces had a little fun in the sun, spent quality time with family, and gave us severe FOMO.

Here’s how celebs spent their Memorial Day weekend.

01
Beyonce

Beyoncé posed with daughter Blue Ivy and showed off her baby bump.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
02
Elle Varner
Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
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03
Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey sampled some expensive wines.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
04
Eniko Hart

Eniko spent quality time with Hendrix and Heaven.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
05
Mack Wilds, Terrence J, Michael B. Jordan and Keith Powers

Terrence J who had a massive Memorial Day pool party with friends Corey Calliet, Michael B Jordan, Keith Powers and Mack Wilds.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
06
Willow Smith

Willow Smith enjoyed the outdoors.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
07
Joan Smalls

Joan looked Baywatch ready.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
08
Naturi Naughton

The Power actress celebrated her boo’s birthday.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
09
Niecy Nash

Niecy and her hubby Jay celebrated their anniversary.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
10
Niecy Nash

The actress also saw her daughter off to prom.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
11
Oprah

One of the young women who attended Oprah’s leadership academy in South Africa graduated from Brown University and the star was there to celebrate. 

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
12
Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe

Nicole and Boris enjoyed time with family.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
13
Gabby Douglas

The gold medal-winner enjoyed dinner with her crew.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
14
Dwayne Johnson

The Rock and his adorable daughter dipped their toes in the Chattahoochee.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
15
Common

Common and his daughter had fun at a vineyard.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
16
Gabrielle Union

The actress gave us jumpsuit envy.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
17
Eva Marcille

The actress and model hit the beach.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
18
Chanel Iman

The model spent the weekend partying with Major Lazer.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
19
Angela Simmons

Angela and Sutton Joseph took a dip in the pool.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
20
Tamera Mowry

Tamera had a little fun at the BottleRock Festival in Napa. 

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
21
Sofia Richie

Sofia Richie chilled on a yacht. 

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
22
Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Misha Green, Aisha Hinds and Amirah Vann

The cast of Underground attended John Legend’s Los Angeles stop on his Darkness and Light Tour. 

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
23
Condola Rashad

Condola Rashad got a surprise visit from Orlando Bloom for her A Dolls House performance on Broadway. The friends starred in Romeo & Juliet together in 2013.

Here’s How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated Memorial Day
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