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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.

Cardiff Council - Light the Darkness - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Cardiff Castle will light up purple to mark HMD on Tuesday evening, 27 January 2026. Social media posts will be scheduled across all Cardiff Council platforms, and we will include #LightTheDarkness to encourage people to place a candle in their wi...

South Croydon - Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

South Croydon - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Monday, 26 January 2026,

When: Monday 26 January, 18:30-19:30
Where: Emmanuel Community Centre, Rockhampton Road, CR2 7AF (Room G1)
The Ceremony: Everyone is welcome to join us in remembering the victims of the Holocaust. The event will feature moving readings...

Private

Ravens Wood - Assemblies - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Assemblies for all Year groups 7-13 exploring the Holocaust, this year's theme and tackling contemporary antisemitism.

Guildford School of Acting - Talk - HMD 2026 Public

Guildford School of Acting - Talk - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

Holocaust Memory and Theatre with Professor Erika Hughes

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, GSA welcomes Erika Hughes, writer, director, and Professor of Performance & Society, for a talk exploring how theatre has been one of the most...

Private

De Stafford school - Second Generation Speaker - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Lesley Urbach from Generation 2 Generation charity. Lesley will be speaking about her mother and aunts experience of the Holocaust. This very much connects with Holocaust Memorial Day theme of 'bridging generations'.

Public

Southend City Council - Ceremony, Exhibition - HMD 2026

Sunday, 25 January 2026,

Southend City Council Service of Commemoration 2026

Service of Commemoration on Sunday 25th January, 3pm at The Civic Centre, Southend on Sea, SS2 6ER. The service is open to the public and will include music, poetry, students presentation...

Public

Barry - Vale of Glamorgan Council - Exhibition - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Richard Bowers, Vanishing Point
Art Central Gallery, Barry - Holocaust Memorial Day Exhibition, 2026
Saturday 17 January until Saturday 28 February 2026

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is marking Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) w...

Vale of Glamorgan Council  - Light the Darkness - HMD 2026 Public

Vale of Glamorgan Council - Light the Darkness - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Golau’r Tywyllwch – Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

Fel rhan o ddigwyddiad cenedlaethol Ymddiriedolaeth Coffáu’r Holocost i nodi Diwrnod Coffáu’r Holocost (27.01.2026), mae Cyngor Bro Morgannwg yn goleuo’r lleoliadau canlynol yn borffor:
• Tŵr y...

Private

South Wales Police - Staff Workshop - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

An awareness and engagement activity to highlight HMD, and a short time of reflection in the Police Learning Centre, led by the Chief Constable and Force Chaplain.

Salisbury City Council - Memorial Service - HMD 2026 Public

Salisbury City Council - Memorial Service - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Join Salisbury City Council at The Guildhall on Tuesday 27 January 2026, as Salisbury marks Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

HMD takes place annually on 27 January. The international day remembers the six million Jews murdered during the Holoc...

Public

Medway HMD Planning Committee - Commemoration Service - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

The Medway Holocaust Memorial Day Event will take place at Rochester Cathedral on Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 5:30pm, with the help of students from local schools and Medway Youth Council, together with Kent Police, MIFA and representatives of the ...

Private

Bedales School - Assembly - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

Our annual HMD Jaw (Bedalian for assembly) will take place for all senior school students on Wednesday 28th January from 5-6pm. We have a speaker from G2G for the fourth successive year.

Private

Embley School - Assembly - HMD 2026

Monday, 19 January 2026,

Embley School in Hampshire will continue our annual commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Pupils will attend a whole school assembly aiming to raise awareness, focused on the theme of 'Bridging Generations'.

This will be built upo...

Public

Horsham Unitarian Church - Remembrance Service - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

The Unitarian Church in Horsham, West Sussex, will be holding a Holocaust Remembrance service for its congregation and all comers at 5.00pm on the afternoon of the 27th. This is a repeat of a similar service held in 2025, which attracted a number ...