Monday 5 May 2025:

  • Bank Holiday Monday (5 May 2025) the Cenotaph in London will be dressed in Union flags, a Military procession and a flypast in London.
  • Street parties will also be held across the country and ceremony on HMS Belfast.

Tuesday 6 May 2025:

  • An installation of ceramic poppies will return to the Tower of London to mark the anniversary. Nearly 30,000 of the original poppies from the 2014 display at the Tower, which commemorated the centenary of the First World War, will be displayed in a new installation within the walls of the fortress.
  • Historic landmarks across the UK will be lit up this evening.

Wednesday 7 May 2025:

  • Parliament Choir will host a Victory in Europe Day Anniversary Concert in the famous Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster.

Thursday 8 May 2025:

  • A service will take place at Westminster Abbey that will be both an act of shared remembrance and a celebration of the end of the war.
  • Concert at the historic Horse Guards Parade to finish the VE Day 80 commemorations in a celebratory tone, echoing how the nation reacted to the news 80 years before.

Friday 15 August 2025:

  • To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in the Far East, a service will take place at the National Memorial Arboretum. In partnership with the government, the Royal British Legion will lead the nation in honouring and remembering those who fought and died during the War in the Far East.

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