Ceremonies

Lethbridge Remembrance Day Ceremonies Tuesday November 11, 2025. 10:45am for 11am Vigil Ceremony running concurrently at two locations. Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre, and City Hall

Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre

Doors open at 10am for indoor event with Legion members, veterans, first responders, dignitaries and youth. Ceremony starts at 10:45am for 11am Vigil.

3401 Parkside Dr South

Cenotaph Ceremony (City Hall)

Outdoor event with 20th Independent Field Battery. Ceremony starts at 10:45am for 11am vigil.

910 4 Ave South

Lethbridge Military Museum

Following the ceremonies, the Lethbridge Military Museum will be open from 12-4pm. Free Admission

337 – Stubb Ross Road (Vimy Ridge Armoury)

Flyover

We anticipate a flyover by a Harvard IV and C-17 Globemaster (RCAF) depending on weather and operational requirements

Overhead during ceremonies

Live Stream

Remembrance Day was originally called Armistice Day.

Remembrance Day was originally called Armistice Day.

Armistice Day was first observed to commemorate the truce that ended the First World War on November 11, 1918. While the day is still officially known as Remembrance Day, it is also widely known as Poppy Day because of the tradition of wearing the red remembrance poppy, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” which memorializes fallen soldiers.

“In Flanders Fields”

Canadian poet, physician and soldier Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” in 1915, describing the red poppies that grew in the fields where soldiers died. Inspired by the poem, the red poppy became an international symbol of remembrance for those who fought and fell in service.

Remembrance Day was originally called Armistice Day.

Contests

Poster and Literary Contests:

Each year, the Royal Canadian Legion, in partnership with the Legion National Foundation, invites school aged youth across the country to honor Canada’s Veterans and help foster the tradition of Remembrance through the annual National Youth Remembrance Poster and Literary Contests, as well as our new Remembrance Video Contest for students Grades 7 to 12.

Entries

Entries to the Poster and Literary contests are submitted to and judged at our local Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4.

Deadline

Deadline for submissions to the 2025 contests is Friday November 29, 2025.

For further information about these contests, visit remembrancecontests.ca, or contact General Stewart Branch #4 Contest Coordinator Deborah Cook at dcook99@telus.net.

Poster Image is from Kylie Leffers - 2023 Intermediate Colour Poster 3rd Place Winner – Coaldale Christian School

Contests