Festival Of Remembrance 2026 will bring the London Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday march past to 11.25am. More than 10,000 veterans and loved ones of veterans will move through central London first, before the service reaches its most watched moment.
The detachments will form up at 10.30am, then proceed towards the Cenotaph at 10.50am. After the two-minute silence, the march past will begin at 11.25am, with the salute taken by a member of the royal family.
Whitehall at 8am
Members of the public are invited to watch from the pavements along Whitehall and Parliament Street, and Whitehall will open from 8am for people to find a space. That early opening tells you how tight the viewing room will be: the pavements are the access point, but the usable space is likely to be claimed well before the service starts.
Video screens will also show the service north of the Cenotaph near the Green, in the lay-by outside Dover House between Horse Guards and Downing Street, and south of the Cenotaph on the corner of King Charles Street. Great George Street will be closed to the public all day, and access between Victoria Street and St James’ Park will be via Storey’s Gate.
One to Sky
The service will be broadcast live on One from 10.15am to 12.40pm. Viewers can also watch on World Service, iPlayer, ITV or Sky, which gives the event a reach far beyond the pavement crowd around Whitehall.
More than 10,000 marchers, thousands of public viewers and live coverage across television and online make this a logistics story as much as a ceremonial one. The practical move for anyone going in person is simple: arrive early, choose a viewing point before Whitehall fills, and expect the route around the Cenotaph to stay tightly managed throughout the morning.
Horse Guards Parade route
The parade assembles in Horse Guards Parade and moves through Horse Guards Arch towards Whitehall. After the two-minute silence, it passes the Cenotaph, turns onto Great George Street, and finishes onto Horse Guards Road.
Senior politicians, royal family members and Commonwealth and faith representatives will attend to lay wreaths at the memorial, but the schedule is built around the same fixed sequence: assemble, move, silence, then the march past at 11.25am. For anyone planning to watch, the real decision is whether to get into Whitehall early enough to secure a place before the pavements tighten.
