Hundreds lined Watford town centre on 8 November for the parade and 3pm Peace Memorial service. Every 2026 service time, kept as a guide for next year.
Remembrance Sunday fell on Sunday 8 November 2026, and the next is Sunday 14 November 2027. Watford’s town service was at 3pm at the Peace Memorial outside the Town Hall, after veterans, service personnel and cadets mustered on the Parade by the pond at 2.30pm for inspection by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Robert Voss. The council published the 2026 list on 12 October.
The quick answer
Updated 10 November: the council’s report of the day says hundreds lined the streets for the parade. The Elected Mayor, Peter Taylor, and the Chairman of the Council, Councillor Sohail Bashir, led the service at the Peace Memorial, the Watford Band played the Last Post, and the Royal British Legion, the emergency services, Gurkha ex-servicemen and the Interfaith Association laid wreaths. 2027 times are usually published in October.
Updated 8 November: hundreds lined the town centre for this year’s parade and service. Our report and pictures from the day.
- Sunday 8 November 2026. Armistice Day, 11 November, is the following Wednesday.
- 2.30pm: the muster on the Parade, by the pond, then a short parade across to the Peace Memorial.
- 3pm: the service at the Peace Memorial, Watford Town Hall, Rickmansworth Road.
- Morning: All Saints, Horseshoe Lane, at 9am, then a civic service at the Leavesden war memorial at 10.45am.
Updated 14 October: the council has published its 2026 list of services, so the times below are this year’s. St Mary’s and St Matthew’s have not confirmed theirs yet.
Updated 21 October: St Matthew’s has confirmed a 10am service with the two-minute silence at 10.40am at its war memorial, and the council says the “Tommies” soldier silhouettes will be back around the town.
Updated 5 November: this page used to give a 2.45pm parade from St Mary’s Church led by the Deputy Lord Lieutenant. The council’s current list has a 2.30pm muster on the Parade inspected by the Lord Lieutenant, so we have corrected it. Watford’s MP, Matt Turmaine, says St Mary’s service is in the morning; he is giving a reading there.
What happens at the Peace Memorial
In 2025 the council’s announcement set out the service: the Royal British Legion and other organisations laid wreaths at the Peace Memorial, there was a two-minute silence, and the Elected Mayor and the Chairman of the Council gave readings. The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire attended.
The council’s report of the day says hundreds of people paraded from the town centre to the memorial. The Watford Band played the Last Post, and wreaths were laid by the Watford branch of the Royal British Legion, each of the emergency services, Gurkha ex-servicemen and the Interfaith Association, alongside cadet, Guide and Scout groups.
Every service in Watford this year
The council’s 2026 list gives these times for Sunday 8 November:
| Where | 2026 time |
|---|---|
| All Saints Church, Horseshoe Lane | 9am service, in person and live streamed |
| War memorial, High Road, Leavesden | 10.45am civic service |
| Oxhey Village Green memorial | 2.15pm |
| Muster on the Parade, by the pond | 2.30pm, inspection by Robert Voss, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, then a short parade across to the Peace Memorial |
| Peace Memorial, Watford Town Hall | 3pm |
| Watford Heath memorial | 3pm |
| St Mary's Church, Church Street | Morning, according to the MP's office; the council still lists it as to be confirmed |
| St Matthew's Church, Eastbury Road, Oxhey | 10am service, two-minute silence at 10.40am at the war memorial outside the church |
St Matthew’s time comes from the council’s 19 October announcement, which still lists St Mary’s as “to be confirmed”. In 2024 St Mary’s held a 10.30am service with two minutes’ silence. Check with the church before you go.
The Tommies are back
The council says silhouette figures of First World War soldiers, known as “Tommies”, will again stand at locations across Watford. They come from the charity Remembered, which raises money for people living with the hidden wounds of war. The council says it will publish a map of where to find them on its website.
The council asks anyone organising another service to email communications@watford.gov.uk so it can be added to the list.
Getting there
The Peace Memorial is outside Watford Town Hall on Rickmansworth Road. Tariffs for the Town Hall car park, including its free 30-minute short stay, are on our parking in Watford page. The council’s 2026 list mentions no road closures for the parade; check Watford roadworks and travel in the week before.
Still to be confirmed
- The exact time of St Mary’s morning service
- The council’s map of the Tommy silhouettes
- Any road closures around the Town Hall for the parade
The week before, on Saturday 7 November, is the Cassiobury Fireworks.
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