The 2025 Festival of Remembrance will be held Saturday 8 November, 2025.
To be eligible to purchase tickets, you must be a member of the RBL. Members will be notified via the Membership e-Newsletter and Legion magazine with information about Festival of Remembrance tickets and the on-sale date and time in due course.
For 2025 Festival of Remembrance tickets, the date and time of sales opening has not yet been confirmed, but we recommend reviewing this webpage from June onwards next year.
If you would like to receive communications about the tickets for next year’s Festival of Remembrance, you can update your preferences through the self-service portal or get in touch at [email protected].
Festival of Remembrance 2024
Every year, the RBL’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert hall honours the service of, and the sacrifices made by, the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces community.
In the presence of Their Majesties The King and Queen, personal testimonies, storytelling and wonderful music performances express the nation’s gratitude to serving personnel, veterans and their families. The production also marks the sacrifices of those who have defended our freedoms and why it is important to always remember the vital contribution of the Armed Forces community.
This year’s Festival was broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 9th November at 9.00pm.
The key elements in this year’s Festival are:
- Second World War: 80th anniversaries
This year marks the 80th anniversary of key turning points in the Second World War, which marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe. While D-Day was fundamental to the allied victory, the Second World War was not won on any single day – or battle – and we will recognise and pay tribute to all who served from the British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and allied nations, such as those who served in the Battles of Monte Cassino, Imphal and Kohima, Operation Market Garden and the Scheldt.
- Beyond the Second World War: Kosovo and Afghanistan
We will recognise those who served and currently serve in Kosovo 25 years after the deployment of NATO peacekeeping force: KFOR, and those who served in Afghanistan as this year marks 10 years since the end of Operation Herrick.
- The RBL’s role in society today
We will showcase the RBL’s Remembrance for All philosophy and promote our role as champion of Remembrance, to ensure the service and sacrifices of Armed Forces personnel from Britain and the Commonwealth are always remembered.
As a member, we suggest you opt in to receive communications; this can be done through the self-service portal. Members will then receive the Membership e-News and Legion magazine with information about Festival of Remembrance tickets.
Self-service portalFor any unanswered questions prior to Saturday 8 November 2025, please contact the Remembrance Events team via [email protected].
