Remembrance Sunday 2026: Isle of Man services, parades, times and road closures

Remembrance Sunday services, parades and wreath-laying ceremonies will take place across the Isle of Man this weekend as communities gather to honour those who lost their lives in conflict.

The island will observe a two-minute silence at 11am on Sunday, November 8, for Remembrance Sunday, and again on Wednesday, November 11, for Armistice Day.

Events are planned in Douglas, St John's, Marown, Port Erin, Port St Mary, Castletown and Ramsey.

Here is a guide to the services, parade times and road closures.

Douglas City Council's Remembrance Sunday parade will assemble at Market Hill at 9.15am on November 8 before departing at 9.20am.

The procession will travel along Duke Street, Strand Street, Castle Street, Marina Road and Church Road Marina before entering St Thomas' Church via Finch Road.

The church service begins at 10am and is expected to finish at approximately 10.40am.

Those attending will then parade to the War Memorial for the two-minute silence at 11am, followed by the laying of wreaths.

The parade will be led by Douglas Town Band, standard bearers, military personnel and the Mayor of Douglas, Councillor Steven Crellin JP.

Roads immediately surrounding St Thomas' Church will be closed from 9.30am to 11am.

Church Road Marina and Harris Promenade will be closed from 10.30am until noon.

A further ceremony will take place at the War Memorial on Armistice Day, Wednesday, November 11.

Harris Promenade will close from 10.45am to 11.30am for the ceremony.

The National Service of Remembrance will take place at the Royal Chapel of St John's at 3pm on Sunday, November 8.

Following the service, the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister Chris Thomas MHK will lay wreaths at the National War Memorial.

Members of the public are welcome to attend and are asked to be seated inside the church by 2.45pm.

A service of remembrance will be held at Marown Parish Church at 10.45am on Sunday, November 8.

Port Erin's wreath-laying ceremony will begin at 10am on Sunday at the Memorial Hall Garden of the British Legion Hall.

A parade will depart at 10.15am for Rushen Parish Church, where the act of remembrance begins at 10.45am.

Port St Mary will hold an Armistice Day service at the Garden of Remembrance on Bay View Road on Wednesday, November 11.

The service begins at 10.50am.

Three remembrance events are planned in Castletown.

The Castletown Poppy Concert takes place at Victoria Road Primary School on Friday, November 6, starting at 7pm.

On Remembrance Sunday, November 8, a service will begin at Arbory Street Methodist Church at 10am.

This will be followed by an act of remembrance at the War Memorial in Market Square at 11am.

A further act of remembrance will take place at the War Memorial at 11am on Armistice Day, Wednesday, November 11.

Ramsey's Annual Civic Service of Remembrance will take place at the War Memorial in the Courthouse Grounds at 10.50am on Sunday, November 8.

On Armistice Day, Wednesday, November 11, maroons will sound to mark the beginning and end of the two-minute silence at 11am.