Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade

Remembrance Sunday returns to War Memorial Park on Sunday 8 November, with the service and parade starting at 10.45am by the Cenotaph. It's one of the city's biggest annual gatherings, and this year it's led by the Lord Mayor of Coventry, the Bishop of Coventry, and serving and retired members of the armed forces. If you're planning to go, the park is on Kenilworth Road, CV3 6PT.

The morning is just one part of a longer day. At 3pm, there's a Communal Grave Service over at London Road Cemetery, so you can make a day of it if you're staying in the city. Both are free to attend.

It's also worth knowing where this fits into the wider calendar. The service and parade are one of the main chapters of the Coventry Peace Festival, which runs from 2 to 14 November across Coventry and the wider Coventry and Warwickshire area, with free events for all ages. The festival draws on the city's long history as a 'City of Peace and Reconciliation', stretching back 86 years to the Blitz, and closes with Sense of Unity, an outdoor performance combining giant illuminated puppetry, lighting and live drummers playing West African-inspired music.

There's more to the festival than just the parade, too. The annual Lord Mayor's Peace Lecture, presented by Dean Rev. John Witcombe and chaired by the Lord Mayor, programmes reconciliation amid conflict and the city's contribution to peace around the world. So if you're heading to the park on Sunday, there's plenty more to catch throughout the rest of the festival. The service starts at 10.45am at the Cenotaph in War Memorial Park, followed by the Communal Grave Service at London Road Cemetery at 3pm.