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Each year tens of thousands of activities take place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). As we get closer to January, explore our interactive map to see HMD activities happening in 2026. Enter your post code to find activities near you - those marked 'public' are open to everyone.

Loughborough Grammar School - Lesson - HMD 2026 Private

Loughborough Grammar School - Lesson - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

• Art (Year 9): Year 9 pupils will be working on a dedicated art project to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.
• English (KS3): Pupils will read and discuss the poem Terezin by Michael Flack.
• History: The Junior History Society will...

Loughborough Grammar School - Open Lecture - HMD 2026 Public

Loughborough Grammar School - Open Lecture - HMD 2026

Friday, 30 January 2026,

Dr Paul Moore from the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will present his research examining the extent of German public knowledge of, and approval for, the concentration camps

Loughborough Grammar School - Assembly - HMD 2026 Private

Loughborough Grammar School - Assembly - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

Loughborough Grammar will hold a whole-school assembly to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. Pupils from Year 6 to Year 13, together with staff, will take time to remember the victims of the Holocaust and reflect on its lessons.

Public

University of York - Lecture - HMD 2026

Monday, 26 January 2026,

Hiding the Holocaust: Examining the architecture and topography of terror

How did millions of people ignore the death and suffering taking place during the Holocaust? This talk will examine the architecture and landscape of Nazi concentrati...

Public

Bolton Family - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Our annual Holocaust Memorial Day Service will take place on 27/01/26 in the Bolton Town Hall.
The service is open to public and hope to have participations from school children, faith and community groups. The service will be attended by t...

Private

Ratcliffe College - Film Screening - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Tutor time (25 minute) slideshow.
Film 1 - "Learning from the Past" - HMDT video
Film 2 - " Where do you think God was in the Holocaust" - The Jonathan Sacks Legacy
Activity - Reflection on recommended reading (Anne Frank (Years ...

9th Grantham(StAnnes) - Light the Darkness - HMD 2026 Public

9th Grantham(StAnnes) - Light the Darkness - HMD 2026

Monday, 26 January 2026,

I did an overview of what the Holocaust was without too much into the atrocities and explained how so many people were killed because of their beliefs

We then discussed how the young people could relate it to our scout values and they said...

Public

Borough of Wigan/Leigh - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Bridging Generations 2026 LEIGH TOWN HALL

We are holding a Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration Event at Leigh Town Hall on Tuesday 27th January from 11am until 12 pm.

There will be Readings by Members of the Community, Poetry by Le...

Private

Lowton Church of England High School - Display - HMD 2026

Monday, 26 January 2026,

We will have 5 separate Collective Worship presentations about Holocaust Memorial Day and a display in our worship centre, which will feature a number of Prayer Stations and reflective activities. There will be survivor stories displayed; facts an...

Cheshire East Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

Cheshire East Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

The Mayor of Cheshire East extends a very warm welcome to anyone who wishes to attend the Cheshire East Holocaust Memorial Day Service, which is being held at the Muncicpal Buildings Crewe, starting at 11.00am on 27 January 2026. There will be a g...

Private

Forest Lodge Academy - Assembly, Arts Activity - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

HMD was mentioned in our assembly.
Year 6 chuldren had a religiin and worldviews lesson focussed on HMD. We shared some of the stories and discussed them, talking anout the choices people had made, how they must have felt and how it made us ...

Wigan Borough - Bridging Generations Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

Wigan Borough - Bridging Generations Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Our Borough is marking the 25th Anniversary of Holocaust Memorial Day by holding a Commemoration Event in the Atrium at Wigan Town Hall. Our Guest Speaker is Alison Cooper from the Northern Holocaust Education Group and she is sharing the story of...

Public

St John's, Lichfield - Display, Remembrance Service - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

St John's, Lichfield: Holocaust Memorial Day Display and Reflection

We will be having a display from Sunday 25th - Wednesday 28th in our Chapel at St John's here in Lichfield. On Tuesday 27th at 14.30pm there will be a short time of refl...

Private

Leicestershire County Council - Talk - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Leicestershire County Council in partnership with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Leicester will mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a short ceremony and talk by Georgia Parsisson from the University of Leicester. Geo...