Remembrance Sunday 2026
Come to the annual service of remembrance taking take place at the Cenotaph, St Peter’s Square.
Veterans, military personnel and cadets, led by the GMP Band, will march from John Dalton Street to the Cenotaph, where a service will be held at 11am. This will be followed by a short return march to Mount Street across St Peter’s Square.
At 10.45am, the Civic procession will set off from Mount Street, accompanied by the Scots Guards Association Pipe Band, also making its way to the Cenotaph.
A two-minute silence will be observed, commencing at 11am. The start and finish of the two-minute silence will be marked by the firing of a maroon.
There will be a number of road closures for this event as well as tram suspension through St Peter’s Square from 10.15am to 12.30pm. We'll update this page as soon as we have more information, so please check back regularly.
You can contact us at cex-events@manchester.gov.uk if you require any further information until 4pm on Friday 7 November.