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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.

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Leicester’s Holocaust Memorial Day Committee - Assembly - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Leicester’s Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration

Tuesday 27 January 2026 from 7pm to 8.30pm (approx) followed by refreshments.

Annual Event sponsored by Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council, Leicester Council of Fai...

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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...

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Oadby & Wigston Borough Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council is inviting people to come and mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a short ceremony. The ceremony will start at 12 noon and will last approximately 30 minutes.

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.

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Coventry City Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Holocaust Memorial Day is observed across the UK, and encourages remembrance of those who have lost their lives through systematic, targeted persecution and genocides.

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place annually on 27 January. The day will ...

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Blue Coat School - Survivor Speaker - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Using the Generation2Generation organisation students at Blue Coat school will get the chance to speak to somebody who has a deeper understanding of the events of the Holocaust. This activity will allow students to hear a real life experience, to ...

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Coventry City Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

The event will commemorate the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, with a strong focus on intergenerational engagement. Reflecting Coventry as one of the UK’s youngest cities, the programme will actively involve young people alongside survivors, c...

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Kettering Town Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Outdoor service to mark the day, starting at 2pm . Involves contributions from various faith groups, school students and Mayor of Kettering.

Derbyshire Jewish Community - Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

Derbyshire Jewish Community - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

HMD Interfaith Remembrance Event

Derbyshire Jewish Community, the Multi-Faith Centre, and Every Stitch A Story are hosting a remembrance event featuring the 80 Candles Memorial Quilt and testimonies about the families of members of Derbyshi...

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Stamford Town Council - Ceremony, Exhibition - HMD 2026

Friday, 23 January 2026,

The service will be led by Rev, Andrew Hollins which will Include an address from our mayor. Following the service there will be an exhibition of artwork from local schools and colleges at the town hall, the exhibition will also be on display for ...

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Warwick Town Council - Holocaust Memorial Day street event - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

This is a public event on Tuesday 27th January 2026 at 11am to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. It has happened every year for the last 25 years. Led by the Mayor of Warwick there is a short memorial event involving readings by students from Warwick's...

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Birmingham City Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Monday, 26 January 2026,

Birmingham Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will take place at the Council House, Banqueting Suite, on Monday 26 January at 11:00am. Doors open at 10:30am, when visitors w...

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Sunday, 25 January 2026,

Sandwell Council Metropolitan Borough Councils annual Holocaust Memorial Service
Date: Sunday, 25 January 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Gardens, Highfield House (Sandwell Register Office), West Bromwich B7...

Redditch Borough Council - Commemoration Service - HMD 2026 Public

Redditch Borough Council - Commemoration Service - HMD 2026

Saturday, 24 January 2026,

Redditch Holocaust Memorial Day

Redditch marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2026: Bridging Generations—remembering the past through community voices to shape a safer future.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 – Bridging Generations

Join us ...

City of Wolverhampton Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

City of Wolverhampton Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

We would like to cordially invite you to attend Wolverhampton's Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 Service.

The service will be taking place on Tuesday 27th January 2026 at 11:00am. This year, the service will be taking place in the City Suite w...

Derbyshire Jewish Community - Survivor Speaker - HMD 2026 Public

Derbyshire Jewish Community - Survivor Speaker - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

As part of Holocaust Memorial Day, we are hosting an event at the Chesterfield Library.
The event will take place on Tuesday 27 January 2026 from 6.30pm to 8pm, and we will be joined remotely by Peter Summerfield BEM and his grandson Harry S...

Private

Longton Elim Church - Talk - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

Holocaust Memorial Service 28th January 2026. 7.30pm to 8.50pm Theme Bridging Generations. Speaker Jeanette Marx from Generation 2 Generation. Supported by local churches in the area.