Chichester's Remembrance service is at 11am on Sunday 8 November in Litten Gardens. The 2026 order of service is out; the salute is at Eastgate Square.

Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026, and Chichester’s service is held at the war memorial in Litten Gardens. Chichester City Council organises it every year on the second Sunday of November, and has confirmed this year’s service for 11am and published the order of service.

The quick answer

  • When: Sunday 8 November 2026, 11am, confirmed by the city council. The two-minute silence falls at the start, as in 2025.
  • Where: the war memorial, Litten Gardens; the salute is taken at Eastgate Square.
  • Order of service: published by the city council as a four-page PDF, with Chichester City Band supporting.
  • Taking part: veterans who want to march registered with the city council at administration@chichestercity.gov.uk last year.

Updated 10 October: the city council has confirmed 11am on Sunday 8 November in Litten Memorial Gardens, on its 2026 order of service page, which said the order itself “will be published when finalised”.

Updated 24 October: the council has now published the 2026 order of service. It follows the same running order as 2025, set out below.

How the day runs

From the city council’s Remembrance page: the Mayor leads the council from the Council House to the war memorial in Litten Gardens, joined by civic dignitaries, ex-service groups, serving armed forces, the emergency services, youth organisations and community groups.

After the service the organisations march past the Mayor, who takes the salute at Eastgate Square. The parade then forms up on both sides of East Street and the civic party walks back to the Council House through the ranks. For a view of the march past, East Street and Eastgate Square are the places to stand.

The 2026 order of service

The city council’s order of service for 8 November 2026, posted on its Remembrance Sunday page, runs in this order:

  1. The Exhortation, read by a Royal British Legion representative, with the response “We will remember them”
  2. The Last Post, then the two-minute silence, then Reveille
  3. The Kohima Epitaph, read by a Royal British Legion representative
  4. The service, led by the Reverend Canon David Nason, and a prayer
  5. The laying of wreaths at the war memorial
  6. The hymn “O God, our help in ages past”
  7. A reading by the Mayor of Chichester, from St John’s Gospel (John 15.10-13)
  8. Prayers led by Canon Nason, then the Lord’s Prayer
  9. The National Anthem, the blessing, and “Sussex by the Sea”

The council thanks Chichester City Band, which plays at the service each year. The order is the same as last year’s, when the service was on Sunday 9 November 2025, also at 11am in Litten Gardens.

Joining the parade

In 2025 the council put out a call to veterans inviting them to march, with parade call times “confirmed closer to the date”. Veterans registered by emailing administration@chichestercity.gov.uk. Expect the same route for 2026, but wait for this year’s notice before you plan.

Armistice Day

Armistice Day itself, 11 November, falls on Wednesday 11 November 2026. The city council’s Remembrance page describes only the Sunday service; we have found no separate 11 November ceremony published for the city.

Getting there

Road closures for the parade have not been published. See our roadworks and travel page for closures as they are notified, and parking in Chichester for car parks and Sunday charges.

Still to be confirmed

  • Parade call times and any road closures.
  • Services in Selsey, Midhurst, Petworth and the villages, which are run by their own town and parish councils. We will add them as they are published.