Remembrance Sunday was 8 November: Stockwell and Streatham services at 10.30am and Windrush Square in Brixton from 1.50pm. The council's full list is kept here.
Remembrance Sunday 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November. Lambeth’s services are at Stockwell and Streatham from 10.30am, and at Windrush Square in Brixton from 1.50pm. Armistice Day, the two minutes’ silence at 11am on the eleventh, is the following Wednesday 11 November.
Updated 30 October: the council published its 2026 arrangements on 29 October. The times below replace the 2025 list this page carried before.
Lambeth’s 2026 services
The council’s notice, “Remembrance Sunday services to be held across the borough”, lists these for Sunday 8 November:
| Where | Time | Run by |
|---|---|---|
| Stockwell War Memorial Gardens, South Lambeth Road | 10.30am to 11.25am | Lambeth Council |
| Streatham Memorial Gardens | 10.30am to noon | Friends of Streatham Common |
| Lambeth Town Hall to Windrush Square, Brixton | Morning (no time given) | Parade and wreath laying |
| African and Caribbean War Memorial, Windrush Square | From 1.50pm | Nubian Jak Community Trust |
Stockwell has a formal parade, a two-minute silence and wreath laying. Streatham is a community remembrance service with a wreath laying ceremony.
There is no Clapham Common service on the council’s list. Stockwell, on South Lambeth Road, is the nearest for most Clapham residents.
Windrush Square: the afternoon service
The day starts with a parade from Lambeth Town Hall to Windrush Square for a wreath laying at the African and Caribbean War Memorial. The council’s notice does not give a time for the parade.
The afternoon service, from 1.50pm, is organised by the Nubian Jak Community Trust. The council says it will include:
- an opening ceremony and African drumming
- multi-faith prayers
- military tributes from Caribbean and African representatives
- wreath laying by MPs and dignitaries
- the Last Post and a two-minute silence
- a military component led by the West Indian Association of Service Personnel
Veterans, community organisations, faith groups and diplomatic representatives are expected to attend.
In 2025 the Windrush Square event was free but booked through Eventbrite. The 2026 notice does not mention tickets or booking.
What changed from 2025
Last year the council listed six ceremonies, including Kennington Park, the S.O.E. Agents Monument on Lambeth Palace Road and Gipsy Hill Church on the Vincennes Estate (Lambeth Council, 16 October 2025). Those three are not on the 2026 list. That does not mean nothing happens there: local churches and groups often hold their own services, and the council’s notice only covers the ones it lists.
The Streatham service was at Albert Carr Gardens at 10.45am in 2025. The 2026 notice names the Streatham Memorial Gardens and a 10.30am start.
The memorial itself
The African and Caribbean War Memorial stands against the brick wall on the southern side of Windrush Square, a bronze obelisk set in front of a pale stone triangle, with a bronze plinth in front of it. Its inscription reads:
In Memory Of The Service Men And Women From Africa And The Caribbean Who Served Alongside The Forces Of The British Commonwealth And Her Allies During WWI And WWII
Beneath that, in smaller letters, sits the line the memorial is known for: Remembering the Forgotten. The plinth in front carries the units, among them the West India Regiment and British West Indies Regiment, air crew and ground crew of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, the West Indies Auxiliary Territorial Service, the Caribbean Regiment, and the Bermuda Militia Artillery and Infantry, closing with “And to all the Forgotten”.
It is the reason the borough’s main ceremony is held in Brixton rather than outside the town hall.
Poppy appeal and getting there
Lambeth does not run the poppy appeal; the Royal British Legion does, through volunteers outside stations and in supermarkets from late October. If you want to sell rather than buy, the Legion recruits collectors through its own site from September.
Windrush Square is directly outside Brixton station on the Victoria line, so walk or take the tube. Expect the square to be busy from the morning parade through to the afternoon service. Our parking page sets out Lambeth’s controlled parking zones and their Sunday hours, and the roadworks and travel page carries the closures and diversions in force locally.
Lambeth has not published a road closure order for the 2026 parade. It did not publish one last year either; the parade is stewarded rather than formally closed off.
What we will update, and when
- Any booking link for Windrush Square, if one is published.
- Any church or parish service in Clapham, Streatham or West Norwood that is published separately from the council’s list.
Frequently asked questions
When is Remembrance Sunday 2026?
Sunday 8 November 2026. Remembrance Sunday is always the second Sunday in November. Armistice Day, with its two minutes’ silence at 11am, falls separately on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
Where is Lambeth’s main Remembrance Sunday ceremony?
Windrush Square in Brixton, at the African and Caribbean War Memorial. A parade goes from Lambeth Town Hall to the square for a wreath laying, and the afternoon service organised by the Nubian Jak Community Trust starts at 1.50pm.
Do you need a ticket for the Windrush Square event?
The council’s 2026 notice does not mention tickets. In 2025 the event was free but booked through Eventbrite, so check the council’s events calendar before travelling.
Is there a Remembrance Sunday service in Clapham?
Not on the council’s list. The nearest is at Stockwell War Memorial Gardens on South Lambeth Road, from 10.30am to 11.25am.
What time is the Streatham Remembrance service?
10.30am to noon at the Streatham Memorial Gardens, run by the Friends of Streatham Common, with a community service and wreath laying.
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