Remembrance Sunday 2026

Remembrance Sunday returns to St Albans on Sunday 8 November 2026, with the service starting at 10.50am and the two-minute silence at 11am. The focal point is the War Memorial, which stands outside St Peter's Church at the top of St Peter's Street.

It's a morning that brings a good cross-section of the city together. The service is led by the Mayor of St Albans City and District, and it's preceded by a bugler sounding the Last Post. The parade makes its way up St Peter's Street to the memorial, and in previous years it's drawn the Royal British Legion, air, sea and army cadets, the Guiding and Scout movements, the police and other uniformed services.

There's a strong interfaith element to the morning, too. Readings come from leaders of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities, and wreaths are laid by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, the MP for St Albans and the emergency services. It's a broad gathering, with the city's civic, military and faith communities all represented in the same space.

If you're planning to be there, the service starts at 10.50am, with the two-minute silence at 11am at the War Memorial outside St Peter's Church.