Ceremonies

There will be two ceremonies this year at different times and locations.

  • Cenotaph Downtown


    910 4 Ave South
    10:45am for 11am Vigil Ceremony
    Outdoor event with 20th Independent Field Battery. No seating.
    Flyover scheduled: C-17 Globemaster (RCAF) and Harvard IV (Geoffrey Brayne). Operational and weather dependent.

  • Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre


    101 Exhibition Way South
    11:45am for 12pm Vigil Ceremony
    Indoor event with Legion members, veterans, first responders, dignitaries and youth.
    Doors open at 10:30am. Livestream of 11am event broadcast.
Lethbridge Military Museum

Vimy Ridge Armoury located near the Lethbridge Airport, 337 Stubb Ross Road
Open 12pm - 4pm
Free Admission
Livestream

11am Ceremony Watch live
12pm Ceremony Watch live

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.

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 Hami Kim - 2026 Senior Colour Poster 1st place local/ 2nd place district - Immanuel Christian Secondary School

Contests