Edmonton 
A list of ceremonies, events and activities happening in & around Edmonton to honour and remember our veterans. Only Remembrance ceremonies and related events are listed here.
For all other events, see Weekend events, November 9 to 11, 2024.
Contents:
- Remembrance Concerts & Events
- Remembrance Day Ceremonies
- What is Open/Closed
I. Remembrance Concerts & Events
1. Rutherford House Remembers
After the Great War, people around the world honoured the brave men and women who fought for them on Armistice Day, now renamed Remembrance Day. Join us as we reflect on their bravery and sacrifice through letters, poetry, and song. Try some of the foods eaten by Canadians at home and at the Front.
Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site, Edmonton
Regular Admission
2. Lest We Forget
Tuesday November 4, 2025 | 6 PM
Kingsway Legion Branch 175, 14339 50 St NW, Edmonton
$15 to $25
3. In Fields of Honour
The University of Alberta Symphonic Winds Ensemble and the Royal Canadian Artillery Band present In Fields of Honour, a celebration of the tradition of Wind Band community, past and present. Join us as we honour the past and the reason for Remembrance Day, and the Poppy Campaign. Details
Monday, November 3, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, Edmonton
$10.00 – $20.00
4. In Remembrance Concert
This program will feature Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, a work of haunting intensity, written while the composer was held in a prisoner-of-war camp. It will be performed alongside his powerful organ piece Combat de la mort et de la vie, as well as other works that invite reflection. Details
Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton
$41.50 – $51.50
5. Remembrance Day Film Screening
This Remembrance Day, join the Royal Alberta Museum for a film screening of Cree Code Talker, a film that recognizes the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles ‘Checker’ Tomkins during the Second World War. As Canadian law criminalized Indigenous languages, Cree was being used in World War II to save lives. This film captures a mixture of interviews, rare audio, archival documents, war footage, and a brother’s memories. An homage to a forgotten war hero. Details
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 12:45 PM
Royal Alberta Museum, 9810 103A Avenue NW, Edmonton
Free with admission.
6. Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum
Visit the museum to learn about military heritage of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment through the collection and display of related artefacts and archival materials.
November 11 | 10 AM to 2 PM
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum
#118 Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre
10440 – 108 Ave Edmonton
Free
7. Songs of War and Peace
Join Northern Lights Folk Club for an evening of heartfelt songs reflecting the emotions, stories and lessons of war and peace throughout the ages with Tim Chesterton and Bill Werthmann. Joined by some of Edmonton’s best musicians, Bill and Tim add rich harmonies to each other’s songs in what promises to be a memorable night of music and storytelling.
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Parkview Community League, 9135 146 Street NW, Edmonton
$15.00 – $29.00
II. Remembrance Day Ceremonies
1. Remembrance Day National Events
National Ceremonies Online
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
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, at exactly 11 a.m. (EST), 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
2. Beaumont
The City of Beaumont will be holding a Remembrance Day service.
November 11, 2025| Doors: 10:00 a.m; Seated by 10:25 a.m.,Ceremony: 10:30 a.m.
Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre, 5001 Rue Eaglemont
Beaumont
3. Edmonton
No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremony
Annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony, where junior high school students, soldiers and community members will gather to remember Canada’s fallen military personnel by placing poppies on solders’ headstones in the Fields of Honour. Details
Various Dates | 10:30 AM
Various Cemeteries in the Edmonton Area
Remembrance Ceremony at City Hall Plaza
A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at City Hall to honour the achievements and sacrifices of those who served our country in times of war and peace.
Guests must enter from the south side of City Hall and are requested to be inside City Hall no later than 9:50am.
Following the service, there will be an outdoor procession to the City Hall Cenotaph, where wreaths will be laid.
Tuesday November 11, 2025 | 10-11:30am
City Hall/Cenotaph, City Hall Plaza, Edmonton
South Alberta Light Horse Remembrance Day Ceremony & Parade
The Old Strathcona Community would like to invite all to the annual Remembrance Day with The South Alberta Light Horse Regiment at Light Horse Park. This is a community service and will include members of the military, the Edmonton Police Service, the Scouts, and a number of Cadet Corps. You are invited to join the community and The South Alberta Light Horse Regiment as they conduct at Church
parade at Holy Trinity Anglican Church (10037 84 Ave) starting at 9:50am.
Tuesday, November 11 | 9:50 AM to 11:30 PM
Holy Trinity Anglican Church & Lighthorse Park, Edmonton
Beverly Cenotaph Remembrance Day
The annual parade & ceremony. Frollwoing the church service at Maranatha Christian Reformed Church, a procession will march to the Cenotaph for the service at the Cenotaph. Details
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Church service at Maranatha Christian Reformed Church (11905 47 Street) at 9:30am.
From there, a procession will march to the Cenotaph from the church starting at approximately 10:20 a.m.
The service at the Cenotaph will then begin at 10:50 a.m.
Beverly Cenotaph, Edmonton
Kingsway Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony
A ceremony will take place at the Kingsway Legion Cenotaph on November 11 and will follow the standard format as laid out in the Ritual, Awards & Protocol Manual.
The Branch will be open before and after the ceremony. Details
Tuesday, November 11 | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Kingsway Legion Branch #175, 14339 50th St NW, Edmonton
Norwood Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony
Remembrance Day service. The canteen and ensign bar will be open after the ceremony.
TBA
Norwood Legion, 11150-82 Street, Edmonton
Griesbach Remembrance Day Parade
Visit Patricia Park for a moving annual Remembrance Day ceremony held by Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
Tuesday, November 11 | 10:30 AM to 11:30 PM
Patricia Park, Edmonton
Jasper Place Branch #255 RCL Ceremony
Jasper Place Branch #255 of the Royal Canadian Legion holds its annual Remembrance Day service.
Please join them in honouring and remembering Canada’s war veterans, peacekeepers and those who have lost their lives serving alongside them. There will be a moment of silence at 11 a.m. in respect for those who lost their lives serving our country.
Tuesday, November 11 | 10:00 AM to Noon
Ice Palace, WEM, Edmonton
Strathcona Branch RCL Ceremony
Join for the annual remembrance ceremony.
Tuesday, November 11 | 10:00 AM to Noon
Royal Canadian Legion – Strathcona Branch #150, 9020 51 Avenue, Edmonton
4. Fort Saskatchewan
The annual ceremony and parade at the legion. Details.
Tuesday, November 11 | 10:45 AM
Fort Saskatchewan Legion #27, 9964-93 Avenue Fort Saskatchewan
5. Leduc
In honour of all those who have devoted their lives to the protection of our freedom and security, you are invited to join the Leduc Legion Branch No. 108 and City of Leduc to mark this occasion. Details
Tuesday, November 11
9:45 a.m. – Cenotaph Service at the Leduc Civic Centre Cenotaph
10:30 a.m. – Remembrance Day Service at the Leduc Recreation Centre Fieldhouse
Leduc Civic Centre Cenotaph and Leduc Recreation Centre Fieldhouse
6. Spruce Grove
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 281, in partnership with the City of Spruce Grove, organizes and hosts the annual Remembrance Day service. Details.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre, 221 Jennifer Heil Way
7. St. Albert
The Remembrance Day parade will start on Taché Street across from the St. Albert Royal Canadian Legion at approximately 10:40 a.m. It will move along the St. Anne Promenade to St. Anne Street and end at the Cenotaph. The annual service will begin at 11 a.m. on November 11 at the Cenotaph.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
St. Albert Cenotaph, St. Anne Street
7. Stony Plain
Annual Remembrance Day ceremony by Stony Plain Legion Br. 256. The Service starts at 10:40. Please arrive at the Pavilion by 10:15.
Tuesday, November 11 | 10:40 AM
Heritage Park Pavilion, Stony Plain
7. Strathcona County
Annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
Guests wishing to attend the service are asked to be seated by 10:30 a.m. in the fieldhouse. The ceremony will also be broadcasted live for those wishing to stay home.
November 11 | 10:30 AM to 12 PM
Millennium Place, 2000 Premier Way
III. What is Open and Closed – Nov 11
Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday in Alerta.
Closed:
- All government offices, banks and Canada Post
- Public libraries
- Most public recreation centres
- John Janzen Nature Centre – Closed
Open:
- Most shopping malls are open with reduced hours
- WEM | Noon to 6:00 PM
- Kingsway Mall | 12 PM to 6 PM
- Southgate Centre | 11:05 AM – 6 PM
- Premium Outlet Collection Edmonton International Airport | 11:00AM – 7:00PM
- Edmonton City Centre | 12 PM to 5 PM
- Londonderry Mall | 12:00PM – 5:00PM
- Mill Woods Town Centre | 11:00 AM – 5:00PM
- Bonnie Doon Centre | 12:00PM – 5:00PM
- St Albert Centre | 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sherwood Park Mall | 11 AM – 6 PM
- Most tourist attractions are open (except those with seasonal closures)
- Edmonton Valley Zoo | Closed
- World Water Park | 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Galaxyland Amusement Park | 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Birds of Paradise | Noon to 6:00 PM
- Drive | Noon to 6:00 PM
- Marine Life | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Muttart Conservatory | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Alberta Aviation Museum | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Art Gallery of Alberta | Closed
- Royal Alberta Museum | 10 AM to 3 PM
- Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site | Closed
- Telus World of Science | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Canadian Energy Museum: Home of Leduc No.1 | Closed
- Ed’s Bowling and Escape Room | Noon to 8:00 PM
- Professor WEM’s Adventure Golf | 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Dragon’s Tale Mini-Golf and Maze | 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
For all other events including activities on November 11, see Things to do This Weekend
