11 Nov
The annual Remembrance ceremony in Ypres this year will commemorate the 106th Anniversary of the Armistice. 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
- 02.00 P.M. - Carrillon concert by Ludo Geloen
- 05.00 P.M. - Concert The Great War Remembered
- 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.
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.
Menin Gate War Memorial , Menenstraat, 8900 Ieper, Belgium
Ypres Poppy Parade and Remembrance Ceremony, toerisme@ieper.be
11 Nov 2024 08:45