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Things to do on Remembrance Day In Calgary- Events & Ceremonies: Saturday, November 11, 2023
A list of ceremonies, events and activities happening in & around Calgary to honour and remember our veterans.
Contents:
- Remembrance Commemoration Services & Parades
- What is Open and Closed
For all other events, see Weekend events, November 10 to 12, 2023
Remembrance Day Commemoration Services
Field of Crosses Memorial Project
There is a park reserved along Calgary’s Memorial Drive for 3,000 white crosses which are displayed each year on November 1st and removed November 12th. Each cross is inscribed with the name, rank, regiment, date of death and age at death of a Southern Alberta soldier killed in action.
At sunrise each morning from November 1 to November 10 there is a flag-raising ceremony at the Field of Crosses including a bugler and a piper. At sunset, the flags are lowered.
November 1 – 11, 2023 | From Sunrise to Sunset
Night of Lights – November 10th – Candles are placed in front of each cross and burn from Sunset until Sunrise the next day.
Remembrance Day Ceremony: November 11 | 10 AM
Memorial Dr. between 3rd St. NW & Centre St, Calgary
Road Closure:
- Memorial Drive N will be closed between 4 Street N.E. and 10 Street N.W. with local traffic to Sunnyside maintained
- The lower deck of the Centre Street Bridge will be closed.
No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremonies
Annual commemoration ceremonies. Details
Various Dates in November
Burnsland Cemetery, 27 Ave. & Spiller Rd. SE
Union Cemetery, 27 Ave. & Spiller Rd. SE
Hanger Flight Museum Ceremony
The helicopter landing area behind The Hangar Flight Museum was once a parade square during the Second World War as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
The museum will be open for viewing after the ceremony from 12:00 pm until 5:00pm with admission by donation. Details
Remembrance Day Service from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM on November 11th in person and on CTV
Museum Admission: November 11 | 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The Hangar Flight Museum, 4629 McCall Way Northeast, Calgary
Remembrance Day at Military Museum
Please join us at The Military Museums this November 11th for our Remembrance Day ceremony.
After the ceremony, the public can lay a wreath at the Eternal Flame monument. Staff will be on hand to provide an escort to and from the monument.
The Museum will be open after the service. Admission is by donation.
Remembrance Day Service from 10:30 AM to 11:05 AM on November 11th
Museum Admission: November 11 | until 6:00 PM
The Military Museums,4520 Crowchild Trail Southwest, Calgary
Calgary Highlanders Remembrance Day Parade
The annual ceremony includes Calgary Highlanders Parade. The Calgary Highlanders will have a Military parade using 4th St SW between 12th and 13th Ave SW. It will be held at the Memorial Park area around the Cenotaph. Details
November 11, 2023 | 10 AM to 1 PM
Central Memorial Park, 1221 2 St. S.W, Calgary
Road Closure:
- 12 Avenue S.W. will be closed between 4 Street S.W. and 2 Street S.W.
- 13 Avenue S.W. will be closed between 5 Street S.W. and 2 Street S.W. with access to the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre maintained
- 4 Street S.W. will be closed between 12 Avenue S.W. and 13 Avenue S.W.
CPKC Remembrance Day Ceremony
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway will pay tribute to all veterans who courageously answered the call of duty, and to the more than 33,000 CPKC employees who have served, at its Remembrance Day ceremony. This Remembrance Day, CPKC will remember those who have served on both sides of the border with a moment of silence at 11 a.m. MT, followed by a train whistle at 11:02 a.m. local time where it’s safe to do so. Flags on CPKC property in Canada will be lowered to half-mast in honour of their service.
Saturday, November 11, 2023 | 10:45 AM
CPKC’s Memorial Square, 7550 Ogden Dale Road S.E.
CP’s Memorial Square is located adjacent to the top parking lot by the 69th Ave S.E. and the Ogden Dale Road S.E. entrance.
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Remembrance Day Ceremony
Hosted by Alberta-NWT Legion Command. Tickets will be available at the door for the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
Saturday, November 11th, 2023 | 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 1415 14 Ave NW, Calgary
Kensington Legion Remembrance Day Ceremony
Remembrance Day Service hosted at the monument outside of the Legion Branch.
November 11, 2023 | 10:30 PM
North Calgary Branch no.264, 1918 Kensington Road NW, Calgary
RCL #289 Remembrance Day Ceremony
General Service – laying of the wreaths and moment of silence. The ceremony will start shortly before 11:00 – please be seated by 10:40.
Saturday, November 11th, 2023 | 10:30 AM to 12 PM
Killarney Community Hall, 2828 28th St SW, Calgary
North Glenmore Park
Please join the members, veterans, and Regimental family of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment for this year;s Remembrance Day Parade. Details
November 11, 2023 | 10:15 to 11:30 AM
137 Battalion Memorial, North Glenmore Park
Battalion Park Ceremony
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment will be holding the Annual Battalion Park Remembrance Day Ceremony. The ceremony includes speeches and public addresses, along with wreath laying and a short ceremony in conjunction with military personnel. Originally named Camp Sarcee in 1915, Battalion Park commemorates the soldiers who trained in Calgary for the trench warfare of World War I. Details
November 11, 2023 | 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Battalion Park, 3001 Signal Hill Dr. S.W., west of Sarcee Tr.
Remembrance Day at Studio Bell
Join us for a special service commencing at 10:40 featuring Central Alberta Chamber Players, world class bagpiper Bill Hawes, and singer-songwriter Steve Jevne.
Veterans and active service members will receive free Studio Bell admission on Remembrance Day, available in-person at the Visitor Experience desk only.
November 11, 2023 | 10 AM to 5:00 PM
Studio Bell, 850 – 4 Street SE, Calgary
Remembrance Day at Calgary Cemeteries
Visit in person to pay your respects. Details
Anytime
Union Cemetery & Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary
Canadian War Museum Remembrance Day
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 11 a.m. (EST), sunlight enters through a single window in Memorial Hall, illuminating the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. Details
November 11, 2023 | 10:40 AM EST
Online
Remembrance Day @ Okotoks
Visit the Okotoks Cenotaph to pay your respects.
November 11 | Anytime
Okotoks Cenotaph at Fredrick Price Park
Corner of Elma Street and Veterans Ave
Remembrance Day Ceremony @ Okotoks
Join us for this year’s annual Okotoks Remembrance Day Service in person at the Centennial Arena. The service will reflect and honour those who have served our country. The service is supported by the Royal Canadian Legion, in conjunction with the Town of Okotoks.
Saturday, November 11, 2023 | 9:00am to 12:00pm
Centennial Arena, 204 Community Way, Okotoks
Remembrance Day Ceremony at Genesis Place
Join for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
November 11, 2023| Doors: 8:30 AM
Ceremony: 10:30 AM
Shane Field House, Genesis Place, Airdrie
Cochrane Remembrance Day ceremony
Join for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
November 11, 2023| 10:45 AM
Cochrane Legion Centograph
Remembrance Day Parade
Join the Banff Legion for their annual Remembrance Day parade. The Remembrance Day parade will start at the Banff Legion and march downtown towards the Banff Elementary School where there will be a ceremony. Following the ceremony, the parade will march back to the Legion. Details
November 11, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
#26 Colonel Moore Branch, 92 Banff Avenue, Banff
What is Open and Closed
Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday in Alerta.
Closed:
- All City of Calgary administrative buildings.
- All government offices, banks and Canada Post
- Aquatic and fitness centres except Village Square Leisure Centre and Southland Leisure Centre.
- Arenas, athletic parks, Soccer Centre (except Murray Copot Arena, Rose Kohn / Jimmie Condon Arenas — Free skating)
- North Mount Pleasant and Wildflower Arts Centres
- Lougheed House
- Bow Habitat Station
Open:
- Southland and Village Square Leisure Centres: Southland Leisure Centre will be open 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. A paid public skate will be offered at Village Square Leisure Centre’s Arena #1 (2623 56 St. N.E.) from 1 – 2:15 p.m.
- Most shopping malls are open with reduced hours
- CF Chinook Centre | 11:05 AM – 6:00 PM
- CF Market Mall | 11:05 AM – 6:00 PM
- The CORE Shopping Centre | 11:15AM – 5PM
- CrossIron Mills | 11:11 AM – 7:00 PM
- Marlborough Mall | 11 AM – 5 PM
- Southcentre Mall | 11:05 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunridge Mall | 12 PM – 5 PM
- Westbrook Mall | 12 PM – 5 PM
- Most Calgary tourist attractions, except Lougheed House and Bow Habitat Station
- Telus Spark | 9 AM to 5 PM
- The Military Museums | 12 PM – 6 PM
- Calgary Zoo | 9 AM to 5 PM
- Studio Bell | 10 AM to 5:00 PM
- Contemporary Calgary | 12 PM – 7 PM
- The Hangar Flight Museum | 12 PM – 5 PM
- Calgary Tower | 10 AM – 9 PM
- Fort Calgary | 12 PM to 5:00 PM
- Gasoline Alley Museum | 10 AM to 4:00 PM
For all other events, including activities on November 11th, see Things to Do This Weekend
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