REMEMBRANCE DAY – Ceremonies set to honour our war veterans

Remembrance Day ceremony schedule for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 at Riverside Park, hosted by the Kamloops Legion:

10:30 a.m. – Public is encouraged to gather near the Cenotaph in Riverside Park.

10:50 a.m. – Parade marches on the Colour Party as well as veterans.

10:55 a.m. – Legion Emcee begins the ceremony.

11 a.m. – Moment of silence is observed, 2141 heritage steam locomotive sounds its whistle, and ceremony continues.

Brocklehurst students recite “In Flanders Fields”

At end of the ceremony, veterans, RCMP, Rocky Mtn. Rangers and other service and military units will march from Riverside Park and along Victoria Street to Fifth Avenue and the viewing platform.

Following the ceremony, the public is welcome at the Kamloops Legion at 425 Lansdowne Street to join with veterans, Legion members and guests for lunch and refreshments. J.R. Vicars Armoury will also be open to the public after the ceremony.

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Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc will hold its Remembrance Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, with light refreshments to follow inside the church.

A ceremony, hosted by the Sun Peaks Rotary Club, will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sun Peaks Centre. The public is invited to bring wreaths or other memorabilia to lay in honour.