Join for various Remembrance Day ceremonies and concerts held in the GTA honouring Canada’s Veterans.
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Honour and remember those who have made the sacrifice for Canada!
Contents
- Remembrance Concerts & Other Events
- Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Remembrance Concerts & Other Events
1. Brahms Requiem
Friday, November 07, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St W, Toronto
$39.95+
2. A Concert of Remembrance
The Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation presents Remembrance at 80, featuring trombonist Al Kay and bassist Jonathan Meyer. The program includes performances by Rob Crabtree, Sharlene Wallace, Lark Popov, and The Hedgerow Singers, with narration by Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes and Colleen Burns. The concert is conducted by Eric N. Robertson.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street, Toronto
Free
3. That Choir | The Sacred Veil
This hauntingly beautiful 12-movement work explores themes of love, loss, and healing through lush harmonies and intimate storytelling. Performed by one of Toronto’s most compelling choral ensembles, this concert promises to be an unforgettable emotional and musical journey.
November 7 to 9, 2025
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning Ave, Toronto
suggested Pay What You Can (PWYC) prices.
4. Remembrance Race
ALL proceeds go to the Royal Canadian Legion. The course is an out-and-back race that will begin at the Humber Bay Park East parking lot, by the Mimico Creek bridge, and will pass through the iconic Humber Bay Bridge, turning around at the Gzowski Monument and finishing at the same location as the start.
Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Humber Bay Park West Parking Lot, 225 Humber Bay Park Rd W, Etobicoke
Free – $25
Remembrance Day Ceremonies
I. National Remembrance Day Ceremony
Royal Canadian Legion, on behalf of the people of Canada, organizes and conducts the National Remembrance Day service in Ottawa. National Remembrance Day Ceremony will also be broadcast live on Facebook and TV.
November 11, 2025 | 10:45 AM
Online, TV & National War Memorial, Ottawa
Free
II. Canadian War Museum Remembrance Day Ceremony
Remembrance Day in Memorial Hall, Canadian War Museum.
The Canadian War Museum invites Canadians from across the country and around the world to participate in one of the most moving Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. On November 11, sunlight enters through a single window in Memorial Hall, illuminating the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. Details
November 11, 2025 | 10:40 AM
Online
III. Remembrance Day Ceremonies Within the City of Toronto
1. Toronto Remembers: Commemorative Projections
November 5 to 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
West Facade, Old City Hall, 60 Queen St W, Toronto
2. Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony
The City honours the bravery of those who served through the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, Afghanistan, peacekeeping missions around the world, and who continue to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. The ceremony includes traditional ways of honouring warriors from First Nations, Métis, Inuit, as well as non-status Indigenous veterans who served. Details
Saturday November 8, 2025 | 10:00 a.m.
Spirit Garden at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
3. Queens Park Remembrance Day Ceremony
November 11 | 10:45 a.m.
Ontario Veterans’ Memorial on the front lawn of Queen’s Park
4. City of Toronto Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Credit: City of Toronto
The City of Toronto will honour the courage and sacrifices of those who gave their lives in service to Canada and those who continue to serve in the Canadian Forces and as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions.
Tuesday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m.: In-person Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held at
- Toronto Old City Hall Cenotaph, 60 Queen St. W., Toronto
- Fort York National Historic Site, 100 Garrison Rd., Toronto
- Etobicoke Civic Centre Cenotaph, 399 The West Mall, Toronto
- East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto
- Scarborough War Memorial, 2190 Kingston Road, Toronto
- York Cemetery, 160 Beecroft Road., Toronto
- York Civic Centre Cenotaph, 2700 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto
5. The Soldiers’ Tower Service of Remembrance
The University of Toronto community gathers to remember the faculty, staff, alumni and students who fell in the First and Second World Wars and other actions. Details
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 10:20 a.m.
Carillon recital at 10:10 a.m.
Ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Words of remembrance and placing of wreaths by members of the U of T community
A free reception following the service at the Great Hall, Hart House
Soldiers’ Tower, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.
6. Toronto Zoo’s Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony
Veterans and the general public are invited to join in remembering and honouring the many wartime sacrifices that Canadians have made for their country at your Toronto Zoo’s 38th Remembrance Day Ceremony. Complimentary Zoo admission and parkin for veterans in uniform (or with medals, crests or other military affiliation insignia) and serving members in uniform of the Armed Forces, Police, Fire, Paramedic Services, and TTC. Details
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 9:45 AM
Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale Road, Scarborough
A 50% discount on Zoo admission will be offered to the general public to attend the ceremony and visit Toronto Zoo.
7. RCAF Foundation Remembrance Day
Experience a morning of reflection featuring readings, wreath laying, a two-minute silence, and a fly-past by Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft. Students will share poems and letters to Canada’s military, honouring the legacy of service in their own words. With remarks from Major-General Denis O’Reilly, Jeremy Diamond, and John Monahan, alongside members of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, 16 Wing RCAF, and performances by Toronto Scottish Piper, and a Queen’s Own Rifles bugler. Details
November 11 | 10:40 AM
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Mausoleum, 375 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto
8. Remembrance Day Ceremonies at/by Toronto Royal Canadian Legions
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 (Todmorden), 1083 Pape Ave. — Sunday, November 9 | 3:00 PM. Details
- Vimy Ridge Parkett, 2546 Lakeshore Blvd W, Etobicoke — Sunday, November 9 | 2:00 PM Details
- Samuel Smith Cenotaph, 3145 Lakeshore Blvd. West, Etobicoke — Tuesday, November 11 | 7:30 AM Details
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266/46 – Maple Leaf / Swansea, 3591 Dundas Street West, Toronto — Tuesday, November 11 | 1:00 PM Details
- Royal Canadian Legion Scarboro Branch 13, 1577 Kingston Road — Tuesday, November 11 | 1:00 PM – Details
- Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen Street East — Tuesday, November 11 | 10:30 AM — There will be a parade which starts from Corpus Christi Church located at 16 Lockwood Road, east on Queen Street to Kew Gardens (2075 Queen Street East) followed by a Remembrance Day Ceremony Details
- Royal Canadian Legion 1/42, 243 Coxwell Avenue — Tuesday, November 11 | 10:45 AM Details
- Coronation 286 Rexdale, 11 Irwin Road, Etobicoke — Tuesday, November 11 | 10:45 AM Details
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 643, 110 Jutland Rd, Etobicoke — Tuesday, November 11 | 11 AM Details
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 101 HMCS LONG BRANCH, 3850 Lakeshore Blvd West — Tuesday, November 11 | 10:15 AM Details
IV. Ajax Remembrance Ceremony
TBA
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322
111 Hunt St, Ajax
V. Aurora Remembrance Day
- Parade: The parade will march south on Yonge St from Dunning Ave to the cenotaph at Aurora War Memorial Peace Park — Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 10:20 AM to 12:00 PM @ Aurora War Memorial Peace Park, 14659 Yonge Street, Aurora Details
- Ceremony: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 10:40 AM @ Aurora War Memorial Peace Park, 14659 Yonge Street, Aurora. Details
VI. Brampton Remembrance Day Services
- Candle Light Service: Sunday, November 2 | 7:30 pm @ Veteran Statue, Gage Park, Brampton
- Parade and Service of Remembrance: Sunday, November 2 | 10:50 AM @ Chinguacousy Park, Memorial Square, 9050 Bramalea Rd.
- Sunrise Service: Tuesday, November 11 | 7:55 AM @ Meadowvale Cemetery Main Chapel, 7732 Mavis Road
- Parade and Service of Remembrance: Tuesday, November 11 | 10:30 AM @ Ken Whillans Square, Cenotaph, 2 Wellington St. W – Details
VII. Burlington Remembrance Day Services
- Sunrise Naval Remembrance Day Service: November 11, 2025 | 9:00 am – 10:00 am @ Royal Canadian Naval Ships Memorial, Spencer Smith Park, Burlington Details
- Remembrance Day Parade & Ceremony:
- November 11, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. — Departing Central School on Baldwin Street, travelling down Brant Street to Elgin Street, Locust Street, Ontario Street and ending at the Cenotaph in Veteran Square, 426 Brant St.
- November 11, 2025 | 11 a.m. — This 60-minute ceremony is held at the Cenotaph, on the north side of City Hall. Details
VIII. Markham Remembrance Day
- Markham District Veterans Association Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 8 | 10:30 a.m. @ Markham District Veterans Association and Cenotaph, 7 Washington St, Markham. Details
- City of Markham Remembrance Day Service: – Details
- Unionville Markham Remembrance Day: TBA — @ Unionville Cenotaph, Crosby Arena, 210 Main St, Unionville, Markham — Details
IX. Mississauga Remembrance Day
- Armistice Day by Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada: Sunday, November 9 | Parade 10:30 AM @ Army Navy and Air Force Cenotaph, 65 Third Street, Unit 262, Mississauga — Details
- City of Mississauga Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 11 | 10:30 a.m @ Mississauga Civic Centre Community Memorial — Details
- St. John the Baptist Anglican Church: Wreath laying ceremony. Attendees are asked to meet at the cenotaph in the cemetery — Sunday, November 9 | 10:30 a.m. @ St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, 719 Dundas St. E.
- Streetsville Village Square Ceremony: The parade will begin at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, November 11 in front of the Legion located at 101 Church St. The official ceremony will begin at approximately 10:45 a.m. after the parade has assembled in front of the Streetsville Cenotaph on Main St. — November 11, 2025 10:20 a.m. @ Streetsville Village Square, 101 Church Street, Mississauga — Details
- Port Credit Remembrance Day Parade: The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 11 in front of Branch #82 Royal Canadian Legion at 35 Front St. in Port Credit. It will march from the Legion Hall to St. Andrew’s Memorial Presbyterian Church where a service will take place. Following this, there will be a short ceremony at 10:45 a.m. that includes the laying of the wreaths at the Vimy Park Cenotaph. — November 11, 2025 | @ VIMY Park Cenotaph and Legion Branch 82, 29 Stavebank Road, Mississauga — Details
X. Newmarket Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day ceremony by Royal Canadian Legion Br. 426. Starting from Doug Duncan Drive at Water Street. Proceed westbound onto Water Street/Eagle Street, then northbound onto Church Street. The march will conclude at the Cenotaph at Veterans Park (Church Street/D’Arcy Street). Details
Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Veterans’s Memorial Park, D’Arcy & Church Street, Newmarket
XI. Oakville Remembrance Day
- Royal Canadian Legion Walk: The Bronte branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will be hosting a walk to the Chris Vokes Memorial Park cenotaph, beginning at 10:30 a.m., with a ceremony from 10:50 a.m. to noon. — Sunday, November 9 | 10:30 a.m. @ 79 Jones Street, Oakville
- Remembrance Day Parade: Parade to George’s Square will begin at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony at George’s square will take place between 10:50 a.m. to noon. — November 11 | 10:30 a.m. @ Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre, 325 Reynolds St.
- Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 11 | 10:50 a.m. to noon. @ Trafalgar Memorial, Memorial Park, Oakville
XII. Oshawa Remembrance Day
Join the City of Oshawa, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 and Royal Canadian Branch 637 for the annual parade & ceremony.
Parade Route:
10:25 a.m.: The parade will leave the Ontario Regiment Armouries at Richmond St. and Simcoe. St. N. continuing along Richmond St. to Centre St. S., then proceeding south on Centre St. S. to John St., then proceeding east on John St. to Simcoe St. S., pausing between John St. and Metcalfe St. for the ceremony.
11:30 a.m., the parade will travel north on Simcoe St. S. to Richmond St., returning to The Ontario Regiment Armouries.
November 11 | 10:30 a.m.
The City War Memorial, Memorial Park, Oshawa
XIII. Pickering Remembrance Day
- Remembrance Day Parade and Service — Join the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 for their annual Parade and Service. — Tuesday, November 11 | 10:45 am – 12:30 pm — Details
XIV. Richmond Hill Remembrance Day
The Parade will form at 10am at the corner of Yonge and Wright Streets and will proceed south on Yonge Street starting at 10:30am. The Remembrance Day Ceremony will commence at the McConaghy Centre Cenotaph (10100 Yonge Street) at 11am. Details
Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Richmond Hill Cenotaph in front of ML McConaghy Center
10100 Yonge St, Richmond Hill
XV. Whitby Remembrance Day
- National Indigenous Veteran’s Day Ceremony: November 8 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm @ Celebration Square- Whitby Public Library, 405 Dundas Street W, Whitby. Details
- Whitby Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 11 | 11 a.m. @ Whitby Cenotaph located at 109 Dundas Street East in Downtown Whitby
- Brooklin Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 11 | 11 a.m. @ Brooklin Cenotaph at the Brooklin Community Centre and Library, located at 8 Vipond Road, Whitby
- Canadian Armed Forces Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 11 | 11 a.m. @ Intrepid Park, 2008 Boundary Road
XVI. Uxbridge Remembrance Day
Annual Remembrance Day parade and service, beginning at the Music Hall at 10:45 am, and concluding at the Cenotaph at Toronto St. and Brock St. W. Details
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Uxbridge Cenotaph, 9 Toronto St S, Uxbridge