Remembrance Sunday 2027 falls on 14 November, with the Cenotaph service at 11am. The Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey is open until 15 November 2026.
The next National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph is due on Sunday 14 November 2027, at 11am. Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday in November, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirms the details each autumn. Anyone can watch from Whitehall without a ticket.
This year’s service took place on Sunday 8 November. DCMS published the 2026 order of service on the day. The timings, screens and rules below are 2026’s, kept as a guide to what to expect next year.
Two things are still on this week. The Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey is open until Sunday 15 November, and Armistice Day is Wednesday 11 November.
The quick answer
- Next Remembrance Sunday: 14 November 2027, 11am, the Cenotaph, Whitehall. DCMS has not yet published 2027 guidance.
- No tickets or passes are needed to watch. In 2026 Whitehall opened to the public at 8am.
- Field of Remembrance: open daily until 15 November 2026, 8.30am to 6pm, North Green of Westminster Abbey, free.
- Armistice Day: Wednesday 11 November 2026; the two-minute silence is at 11am.
- Veterans’ associations that want to march in 2027 must apply by 11.59pm on Friday 5 March 2027.
Updated 9 November: the 2026 service has taken place, and this page now looks ahead to 14 November 2027. The 2026 details stay below as a guide.
Updated 6 November: TfL has listed the road closures for Remembrance Sunday: Whitehall is shut to traffic from 3am to 5.30pm, with more around Hyde Park Corner, Hobart Place and Hanover Square. Details below.
Updated 31 October: Westminster Abbey has published the 2026 Field of Remembrance dates: open 6 to 15 November, 8.30am to 6pm daily, on the North Green, free.
Updated 10 October: DCMS has published the 2026 timings, screen positions and security rules. This page now carries them in place of 2025’s.
The date, and who says so
The Royal British Legion’s Cenotaph Parade 2026 page covers Remembrance Sunday 2026. The Department for Transport’s announcement of free rail travel for bereaved families, published on 12 September, dates Remembrance weekend as 7 to 8 November 2026.
DCMS runs the service with the Armed Forces and veterans’ organisations. Its 2026 public guidance, National Service of Remembrance: Sunday 8 November 2026, confirms the date and the 11am start.
How the day ran in 2026
These were the times in the DCMS guidance for 8 November 2026. Expect a similar shape in 2027, but check the 2027 guidance when it is published.
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 8am | Whitehall opens to the public. Space is limited; allow time for security checks |
| From 10.30am | All detachments form up at the Cenotaph |
| From 10.50am | Participants process out to the Cenotaph |
| 11am | Two-minute silence, marked by guns fired by the King’s Troop on Horse Guards Parade. The service begins |
| 11.25am | Service ends. The Royal British Legion detachments march past the Cenotaph |
Where to stand
In 2026 the public watched from the pavements along Whitehall and Parliament Street. DCMS warned that entry “may be limited if the area becomes full”. The 2026 big screens were:
- north of the Cenotaph, on the green in front of the statue of Field Marshal Montgomery
- in the lay-by outside Dover House, between Horse Guards and Downing Street
- near the junction with Whitehall Place
- south of the Cenotaph, on the corner of King Charles Street
There is a space for wheelchair users and others who find it hard to see from the main areas, on the west side of Parliament Street near King Charles Street. It is first come, first served. One carer or guest is admitted per person, and there is an accessible toilet nearby. Temporary public toilets are in Whitehall Place, and St John Ambulance has first aid posts along Whitehall.
Security, bags and cameras
DCMS’s rules for 2026, which are usually repeated:
- Do not bring large bags. Bags with lots of openings slow everyone’s entry.
- No drones over Whitehall or the surrounding streets, at any time.
- Photography is allowed, but police can remove tripods that block views, and DCMS asks people not to take photographs during the two-minute silence.
Roads and getting there
Great George Street is closed to the public on Remembrance Sunday. People walking between Victoria Street and St James’s Park go via Storey’s Gate. DCMS warns that the stations nearest the service will be busy before and after it. It names no station closures, so check TfL on the morning.
The March Past uses a set route. The Legion says the parade forms up on Horse Guards Parade, moves through Horse Guards Arch onto Whitehall, marches down Whitehall past the Cenotaph, turns right into Great George Street and right again into Horse Guards Road, where a member of the Royal Family takes the salute. Expect Whitehall, Parliament Street and the roads around Horse Guards to be shut to traffic for the morning.
TfL’s road disruption feed, read on 6 November, listed these Remembrance Sunday closures and holds in Westminster on 8 November 2026:
| Where | Times | What TfL says |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehall at Parliament Street | 3am to 5.30pm | National Service of Remembrance, “extensive road closures” |
| Piccadilly at Duke of Wellington Place, Hyde Park Corner | 10am to 12pm | Royal Artillery Ceremony of Remembrance, traffic held |
| Hobart Place, between Grosvenor Gardens and Grosvenor Place | 10am to 12pm | Closed for a Remembrance event |
| Princes Street at Hanover Square | 1.30pm to 4pm | Remembrance Sunday parade, traffic held |
| Elverton Street at Horseferry Road | 3.45pm to 5.30pm | Remembrance parade, short traffic holds |
TfL does not list every street in the Whitehall closure, so expect Parliament Square, Horse Guards Road and the roads off Whitehall to be affected too. Our Westminster roadworks and travel page carries the live feed. Our parking page explains Sunday parking rules.
Marching in the Cenotaph Parade
The March Past is a veterans’ parade of up to 10,000 people, capped by the space on Horse Guards Parade. According to the Royal British Legion:
- Most places go through service and unit associations. The deadline to join as a new association for 2026 has passed. New associations for 2027 must apply by 11.59pm on Friday 5 March 2027.
- Individual veterans who were not in an association could register for any unused tickets, first come, first served. That window closed at 11.59pm on Monday 28 September 2026. This is open to UK and Commonwealth veterans of the Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Merchant Navy. You will need proof of service, such as a Veterans ID card or a certificate of discharge. Registering does not guarantee a place.
- You cannot turn up and march. Police require everyone in the parade to have registered and passed security accreditation in advance.
- Serving personnel, including reservists, cannot march. Uniform is not allowed. Smart civilian clothes are expected, with your own medals on the left and a relative’s on the right.
Bereaved families of service personnel who died in service can apply through the Defence Medical Welfare Service for free National Rail travel over Remembrance weekend. The deadline is 16 October 2026, according to the government announcement.
The Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey
The Poppy Factory plants its Field of Remembrance in the Abbey grounds every November and has done since 1928. According to the Poppy Factory, the 2025 Field was open to the public from the afternoon of Thursday 6 November until Sunday 16 November 2025. For 2026, Westminster Abbey’s event page gives 6 to 15 November, 8.30am to 6pm, on the North Green, free. It stays open until Sunday 15 November.
Armistice Day at Westminster City Hall
Armistice Day, 11 November, falls on a Wednesday in 2026. Last year Westminster City Council said that wreaths would be laid outside Westminster City Hall “just before 11am” on Armistice Day. It also said the Lord Mayor of Westminster would represent the city at Westminster Abbey on Remembrance Sunday. The council had not published its 2026 arrangements on its news page when we checked on 9 November.
Watching from home
DCMS says the service will be shown on the BBC, Sky and ITV.
Still to be confirmed
- DCMS’s 2027 guidance: timings, screens and road closures. It usually appears in October.
- Westminster City Council’s 2026 Armistice Day arrangements (not on its news page on 9 November).
We will update this page as each is published.
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