Remembrance Sunday with a city centre parade, a service at Chester Cathedral and the laying of wreaths.
Remembrance Sunday returns to Chester Cathedral on Sunday 8 November 2026, with the city's annual commemorations spread across the morning. It's a long sequence of events that starts with the parade through the city centre at 9.30am, followed by the cathedral service at 10.15am, and then the laying of wreaths at 10.55am. If you're planning to be there for the whole thing, you'll want to leave yourself plenty of time to move from the parade to the service and then on to the wreaths.
It's a free event to attend, so there's no need to book ahead or worry about tickets. The parade brings the morning's focus into the city centre, and the service at the cathedral follows on from there, with the wreaths laid shortly after. It's a steady progression from the streets into the cathedral, and then out again for the Act of Remembrance.
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There's a second date to keep in mind too: the Armistice Day Act of Remembrance takes place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 10.50am. That's a separate, shorter occasion a few days later, so if you can't make the Sunday, there's still a way to mark the day. Between the two, the city observes the anniversary across the whole week.
