Remembrance Sunday 2026 in London: St Paul's, the Cenotaph and the City's memorials
Remembrance Sunday 08/11/2026 and Armistice Day 11/11 in London: St Paul's service times, the Cenotaph, and three City war memorials to visit free.
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Remembrance Sunday is 08/11/2026 and Armistice Day is Wednesday 11/11. Where to pause, from St Paul's Cathedral and GOV.UK:
▪️ St Paul's, Sun 08/11: Service of Remembrance with the Commemoration of the Fallen, 10:15am to 11:15am. Free, no ticket, all welcome ▪️ The Cenotaph, Whitehall, Sun 08/11: Whitehall opens 8am, two-minute silence at 11am, service ends 11:25am. Free, no tickets; leave large bags at home ▪️ Wed 11/11: the national two-minute silence at 11am, with an Act of Remembrance at St Paul's ▪️ Any day, free: the London Troops Memorial outside the Royal Exchange, the Royal Fusiliers Memorial at Holborn Bars, and the National Firefighters Memorial by St Paul's
Times checked 30/10/2026; check before you go. We're independent and not connected with the City of London Corporation, St Paul's Cathedral or the Royal British Legion.
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A plain ring of drawn leaves above the headline: Remembrance 2026, where to pause in the City. Sunday 8 November and Wednesday 11 November: services at St Paul's and the Cenotaph, the two-minute silence, and three City memorials to visit free.
St Paul's Cathedral, Remembrance Sunday 08/11: Service of Remembrance with the Commemoration of the Fallen at 10:15am on the Cathedral Floor, until 11:15am. Free, no ticket, everyone welcome. Requiem Eucharist for the Fallen at 11:45am with Fauré's Requiem; Choral Evensong at 3pm.
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, Remembrance Sunday 08/11: Whitehall opens 8am; the 11am silence is marked by guns fired by the King's Troop; the service ends 11:25am. Free, no tickets, watch from the pavements, entry may be limited when full, no large bags, no photos during the silence. Nearby stations are likely to be busy; check TfL before travelling.
Armistice Day, Wednesday 11/11: the national two-minute silence at 11am, a tradition since 1919; an Act of Remembrance with the silence at St Paul's at 11am; or stop wherever you are.
City and County of London Troops Memorial, Cornhill, in front of the Royal Exchange at Bank: unveiled 12/11/1920, the day after the Unknown Warrior was buried; architect Sir Aston Webb, sculptor Alfred Drury, paid for by public subscription; remembers London's units in the First World War, with a Second World War dedication added later; Grade II* listed.
Royal Fusiliers War Memorial, High Holborn at Holborn Bars, near Chancery Lane: unveiled 04/11/1922, a bronze fusilier by Albert Toft; remembers the 22,000 Royal Fusiliers who fell in the Great War and those of later wars; Grade II* listed.
National Firefighters Memorial, south side of St Paul's Churchyard at the top of the walk to the Millennium Bridge: Blitz firefighters sculpted by John W Mills, unveiled in 1991 and rededicated as the national memorial in 2003; inscribed "The heroes with grimy faces".
Closing card: save this and send it to someone who'll pause with you. Times from St Paul's Cathedral and GOV.UK on 30/10/2026 and can change. Follow @cityoflondon; independent, not affiliated with the City of London Corporation, St Paul's Cathedral or the Royal British Legion.
