D-Day Anniversary Ceremony, Normandy American Cemetery
When
6 June 2027
The date is fixed at 6 June, the anniversary itself. The programme, timings and access arrangements are published closer to the day.
Held every year
Every 6 June the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer holds the best-known of the anniversary ceremonies, on the bluff directly above Omaha Beach.
The date never moves: it is the anniversary itself. What does change year to year is the programme and the level of official attendance, both of which the American Battle Monuments Commission publishes in the spring.
Expect heavy restrictions on access and parking on the day, and on the days either side in a round-numbered anniversary year. If you want the cemetery quiet, come the week before.
See the site on the interactive map.
