Ypres Salient WW1 Events
This page provides information about events related to the First World War taking place on and around the Ypres Salient battlefields.
Index of listed events:
- Remembrance Ceremonies
- Concert 11 & 12 November 2024 (ticketed event) for The Great War Remembered
Remembrance Ceremonies
Daily Last Post Ceremony
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Every Day — 20:00 hours
Venue: The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ieper/Ypres
At 8 o'clock (20.00 hours) every evening the traffic through the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is stopped and buglers of The Last Post Association play Last Post followed by Reveille in a moving ceremony.
Details of the Last Post CeremonyMonthly Last Post Ceremony - Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
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Every first Friday of the month at 19:00 hours
Venue: Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
The Last Post is played at the memorial on the first Friday of every month at 7 o'clock (19.00 hours). The ceremony was first started on the 7 June 1999 and is organized by the Comité du Memorial de Ploegsteert.
Armistice Day Ceremonies & Commemoration
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11 November
A number of commemorative events take place in Ypres each year to mark the anniversary of Armistice Day on 11 November 1918. The annual events include morning church services, a special Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing and a concert in St. Martin's cathedral.
Events and times for the following events as part of the Armistice commemoration are outlined below.
Remembrance Ceremony at the French National Cemetery Saint Charles de Potyze
11 November 2024
Time: 08.45 hours
Venue: Zonnebeekseweg, Potijze
A ceremony will take place at the French military cemetery a few minutes' drive to the north-east of Ypres.
For the location of this cemetery see our page at:
Morning Service at St. George's Memorial Church
11 November 2024
Time: 09.15 hours
Venue: St. George's Memorial Church, Elverdingestraat, Ieper/Ypres
By ticket only.
If you wish to apply for tickets contact St. George's Memorial Church via the website at:
Website: www.stgeorgesmemorialchurchypres.com
For information about St. George's Memorial Church see our page at:
Service in St. Martin's Cathedral, Vandenpeerboomplein, Ieper
11 November 2024
Time: 09.30 hours
Venue: St. Martin's Cathedral, Ieper/Ypres
Service of Remembrance in Flemish to commemorate Armistice Day in Saint Martin's Cathedral.
The Poppy Parade
11 November 2024
Time: 10.20 hours
Venue: Starting point - the parade departs from Vandenpeereboomplein
The Poppy Parade is open for everyone to join it. For information about The Poppy Parade and how it came about you can read our page:
The Poppy Parade forms up near St. George's Memorial Church and St. Martin's Cathedral in the Vandenpeereboomplein square. The parade Marches Off at 10.20 hours led by the Ypres Surrey Pipes & Drums band in advance of the main parade to the Menin Gate Memorial. The Poppy Parade passes through the Menin Gate Memorial and halts in a specially reserved area to the east side of the Menin Gate Memorial.
If you are carrying a wreath to be laid during the Menin Gate morning ceremony, once you reach the Menin Gate you will be directed to the designated area where wreath-laying members of the public are to stand.
Ceremony at the Ypres War Victims Monument
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11 November 2024
Time: 10.30 hours
Venue: Ypres War Victims Monument
Wreaths will be laid at the monument during a short ceremony.
Special Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
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11 November 2024
Time: 11.00 hours
Venue: The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ieper/Ypres
This Ceremony of Remembrance is a special Last Post Ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary of the Armistice. Attendance is by invitation.
The ceremony is usually attended by bands, a choir, Standards and wreath layers.
Please note: There may be some alternative arrangements for the 2024 ceremony at the Menin Gate during the ongoing restoration works.
Live Projection of the Ceremony
A live projection of the ceremony will usually be shown on a large screen in the Grote Markt (Market Square).
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Evening Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial
11 November 2024
Time: 20.00 hours
Venue: The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ieper/Ypres
Free
The daily sounding of the Last Post Ceremony on the evening of 11 November is usually attended by a band and Standards.
For more information about The Last Post Ceremony each evening, see our page at:
Ceremony of Remembrance, Indian Monument
12 November 2024, 11.00 hrs
Venue: Ramparts, south side of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper/Ypres
Free
A ceremony will be held as part of the annual Ypres commemorations to remember the Indian troops who served in the Ypres Salient.
See our page at:
Concert
“The Great War Remembered” Concert at St. Martin's Cathedral, Ieper
9 November 2024 (17.00 & 20.15 hours) & 11 November 2024 (17.00 hours)
Venue: Sint-Maartenskathedraal (St. Martin's Cathedral), 8900 Ieper/Ypres
Entry by ticket only.
The annual Great War Remembered concert is held in the magnificent cathedral. Choirs and bands bring their talents together to submerge the audience in the atmosphere of the Great War through instrumental and vocal music, combined with images of the First World War. The concert is organized by The Last Post Association, the volunteer organisation responsible for sounding the daily Last Post at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper.
To buy tickets for the 2024 concerts please visit the Last Post Association website:
Website: lastpost.be/concert/
Related Topics
Armistice Day in Ypres
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For information about the events that make up the annual events for Armistice Day in Ypres see our page:
Armistice Day Commemorative Events in Ieper - Ypres
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Ieper - Ypres Events Information
Further information about the wide variety of local and cultural events held in Ieper during the year can be obtained from the Visitor Centre for Ypres and the Westhoek (the Ieper Tourist Office). The Visitor Centre is located in the Cloth Hall (Lakenhallen) in the centre of Ieper.
Parking in Ieper
On 11 November parking is free in Ieper from 08.00 hours. Avoid the zone around the Menin Gate Memorial. To see a map of street parking and car parks go to the Ieper Tourist Office:
Website: www.toerismeieper.be/parkingplan
For up to date information about events, advice on parking in the town email or visit the Ieper Tourist Office website at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.toerismeieper.be
Visiting the Ypres Salient
For information about battlefield sites to visit, cemeteries, memorials and visitor accommodation see our page at: