When is Remembrance Day?
Remembrance Day 2026 is on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Canada, the UK and other Commonwealth countries remember those who died in war, with two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. and red poppies.
How the date is set: November 11 every year.
The date in other years
A short history
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in former countries of the British Empire, and current Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. The day is also marked by war remembrances in several other non-Commonwealth countries. In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of First World War hostilities. Hostilities ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning.
From Wikipedia’s article Remembrance Day, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Calendar rule: November 11 every year
- Nager.Date public holiday API Public holidays in Canada, the UK and Australia
- Wikipedia: Remembrance Day Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)