The annual Remembrance ceremony in Ypres this year will commemorate the 107th Anniversary of the Armistice on Tuesday 11th November 2025. There will be a number of events in the city and surrounding area on the day.
- 08.45 A.M. - Commemoration French cemetery St. Charles de Potyze
- 09.15 A.M. - Service in St. George's Memorial Church
- 09.30 A.M. - Eucharist in the St. Martin's Cathedral
- 10.20 A.M. - Poppy Parade led by Ypres Surrey Pipes & Drums
- 10.30 A.M. - Ceremony at the Belgian Monument
- 11.00 A.M. - Ceremony and Last Post under the Menin Gate (by invitation only)
- 11.50 A.M. - Parade from Menin Gate to Ypres Main Square
- 08.00 P.M. - Daily Last Post Ceremony under the Menin Gate
An official Western Front Association wreath will be laid during the ceremony, but other wreaths may be laid at the end of the main ceremony.
Tickets are required to attend the 11.00am Last Post at the Menin Gate and details can be found at https://lastpost.be/news/remembrance-day-11-11-2025/
But he public will also be able to follow the ceremony on a large screen on the market square in Ypres.
More details can be found at https://www.toerismeieper.be/remembrance-day
Please note that parking is free in the city after 8am, but there will be no parking in the main square.
Image: Sgt Christopher Pilkington. This photograph is © IWM Q57287 from the collections of the IWM - View across the market square of Ypres towards the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) and St Martin's Cathedral – November 1914.