Remembrance services, parades and ceremonies are being held across Brighton, Hove, Portslade and Rottingdean from Thursday 5 November to Armistice Day on Wednesday 11 November, and all are open to the public.
The main Brighton parade and service is at the war memorial on the Old Steine at 10.50am on Sunday 8 November, with roads around the Old Steine closed from 10am to 12 noon.
Quick facts
Main Brighton service: Sunday 8 November, 10.50am, Brighton War Memorial, Old Steine, BN1 1EN. Arrive by 10.30am.
Hove service: Sunday 8 November, 2.30pm, Hove War Memorial, Grand Avenue, BN3 2NA. Arrive by 2.20pm.
Armistice Day: Wednesday 11 November, with a two-minute silence at 11am.
Road closures: Brighton, Hove, Portslade and Rottingdean on Sunday 8 November, with times below.
Free bus travel: veterans and serving military personnel on Sunday 8 November and 11 November, with a valid ID card.
Thursday 5 November: Blessing in the Garden of Remembrance
10.50am, Brighton War Memorial, Old Steine, BN1 1EN. A blessing in the Garden of Remembrance. Please arrive by 10.45am.
Sunday 8 November: every service in Brighton and Hove
9am, Royal Sussex Regiment Memorial, Regency Square, BN1 2FG: the Royal Sussex Regimental Association Remembrance. Please arrive by 8.50am.
10.45am, Easthill Park, Manor Road, Portslade, BN41 2FA: the Portslade Remembrance Sunday parade and service starts promptly at 10.45am, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at 11am. Guests are asked to assemble by 10.30am.
10.50am, Brighton War Memorial, Old Steine, BN1 1EN: the Brighton Remembrance Sunday parade and service, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony and the March Past and Salute. Please arrive by 10.30am.
11am, Hove Cemetery, Old Shoreham Road, BN3 7EF: a short wreath-laying ceremony at the North Gate Memorial, followed by the same ceremony at the South Gate Memorial. Please arrive by 10.50am.
11.30am, Rottingdean: the parade forms at the lower High Street at 11.30am. The service starts promptly at 12 noon at the War Memorial on the Village Green, BN2 7HA.
2.30pm, Hove War Memorial, Grand Avenue, BN3 2NA: a service and wreath-laying ceremony, followed by a March Past, Salute and parade to All Saints Church on The Drive. Please arrive by 2.20pm.
3pm, All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove, BN3 3QE: the Remembrance Sunday civic memorial service, following the service and parade from Hove War Memorial.
Road closures on Sunday 8 November
Brighton, 10am to 12 noon: Pavilion Parade, Old Steine, Castle Square and North Street between Bond Street and Castle Square.
Hove, 1.45pm to 3.45pm: Grand Avenue, including the junction with Church Road, and The Drive, including the junction with Eaton Road.
Portslade, 10.25am to 10.55am: Locks Hill, Manor Road between the junctions with Locks Hill and Easthill Way, and Easthill Way between the junctions with Manor Road and Easthill Park.
Rottingdean, 11.30am to 1pm: the High Street, including south of the A259, and The Green.
Wednesday 11 November: Armistice Day
Armistice Day is marked with a two-minute silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, to commemorate the agreement that ended the fighting of the First World War.
Brighton, 10.50am, Brighton War Memorial, Old Steine Gardens, BN1 1EN: the service starts at 10.50am, with the two-minute silence at 11am. Please arrive by 10.45am.
Hove, 10.55am, Hove War Memorial, Grand Avenue, BN3 2NA: the service starts at 10.55am, with the silence at 11am. Please arrive by 10.50am.
Rottingdean, 10.55am, War Memorial, Village Green, BN2 7HA: the service starts at 10.55am, with the silence at 11am. Please arrive by 10.50am.
Getting there
Trains: engineering work between Brighton and Worthing on 7 and 8 November means buses replace all trains, so journey times will be longer. Paper train tickets are accepted at no extra cost on Brighton & Hove bus routes 1, 2, 6, 7, 46 and 49.
Free travel for veterans: Brighton & Hove Buses and Stagecoach are both offering free travel on Remembrance Sunday (8 November) and Armistice Day (11 November) to veterans and serving military personnel who carry a valid military or veterans' ID card.
Councillor Amanda Grimshaw, the city's Armed Forces Champion, said it is "an honour to mark Remembrance each year" and invited everyone to join a local event or take a quiet moment to reflect.
The details above come from Brighton & Hove City Council's news release, "Marking Remembrance across the city", published on 4 November 2026.
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