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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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Deans Community High School - Assembly - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Pupils in S1 have been delivering assemblies and will do one every day on Monday 26th January 2026 - Friday 30th January 2026.

These assemblies were created by the pupils, educating the whole school about the history of the Holocaust, and ...

Eastbourne Holocaust Memorial Day volunteers - Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

Eastbourne Holocaust Memorial Day volunteers - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Eastbourne's Holocaust Memorial Day Event 2026

Eastbourne’s Holocaust Memorial Day event, organised by dedicated local volunteers, will take place on Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 6.30pm at the Welcome Building (next to the Congress Theatre), ...

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Bright Umbrella Theatre - Arts, Film screening - HMD 2026

Friday, 27 February 2026,

TEREZÍN (Film Screening) — a play by Anna Smulowitz. Bright Umbrella’s Sanctuary Theatre. Tuesday 27 February 19.00. Admission free. Bar and coffee bar.

Join us for a powerful screening of the film version of Terezín, Anna Smulowitz’s accl...

Bright Umbrella Theatre - Film screening - HMD 2026 Public

Bright Umbrella Theatre - Film screening - HMD 2026

Friday, 27 February 2026,

TEREZÍN (Film Screening) — a play by Anna Smulowitz. Bright Umbrella’s Sanctuary Theatre. Tuesday 27 February 19.00. Admission free. Bar and coffee bar.

Join us for a powerful screening of the film version of Terezín, Anna Smulowitz’s accl...

Northern Ireland War Memorial - Author Talk - HMD 2026 Public

Northern Ireland War Memorial - Author Talk - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

HMD 2026 - 'Transport Number 4 - Vienna 1941' by Mark Scott

This Holocaust Memorial Day event on Tuesday 27 January 2026 features a talk by author Mark Scott about his new book 'Transport Number 4 - Vienna 1941'. The book's publication has ...

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HMP Polmont - Radio Show - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 3 February 2026,

The young people in HMP Polmont are writing a radio show to be broadcast to the full prison population to commemorate HMD. They are using the theme of Bridging Generations to discuss why they think it's important to for younger and future generati...

Crescent Arts Centre - Arts event - HMD 2026 Public

Crescent Arts Centre - Arts event - HMD 2026

Saturday, 24 January 2026,

Join us at The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, to celebrate the legacy of Helen Lewis: dancer, choreographer, and Holocaust survivor who became a pioneering figure in contemporary dance in Northern Ireland.

At this event:

- Hear about...

University of Exeter - Art Exhibition - HMD 2026 Public

University of Exeter - Art Exhibition - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

At the University of Exeter, the Jewish Society will be hosting a public Exhibition at Exeter University Forum all day on the 29th and 30th January.
The display will showcase art in repsonse to the Holocaust, looking at pain through the eyes...

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SAS Branch RBLS - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Royal British Legion Scotland, Saltcoats, Ardrossan and Stevenston Branch

A static remembrance service of the holocaust and other genocides outdoors at Saltcoats war memorial at 11am. Open to the public to participate

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Glasgow City Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Glasgow City Council Schools HMD Event

A range of speakers will address an audience of around 400 young people and education staff.

Activities will include speeches, poetry, music, readings, dance and a candles ceremony.

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Unison Renfrewshire - Film Screening - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

We are proud to hold a commemoration event in honour of Jane Haining, Scotland's Heroine, captured and killed at Auschwitz Birkenau in 1944.

Join us and Jane's family for a special showing of a newly commissioned film by Unison Renfrewshire...

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Dollar Academy - Gen2Gen Speaker - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026,

All of our senior school pupils, aged 11-18, will receive a presentation from one of two speakers from Generation 2 Generation who will be sharing survivor stories on the morning of January 28th.

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Torquay Girls’ Grammar School - Talk - HMD 2026

Thursday, 22 January 2026,

A Holocaust talk by a Generation2Generation speaker on 22nd January, as part of my Next Steps Project for the Lessons from Auschwitz project organized by the Holocaust Educational Trust.
It will run at lunchtime from approximately 12:45 til...

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Brechin High School - Lesson - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

Learning about the memory gap.

Teaching S3 pupils about why holocaust memory is important to share. Also coming up with ideas on how to continue sharing ideas.