Remembrance Day 2026 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Sofia

A Remembrance Sunday service will be held in Plovdiv on November 8 2026 and a Remembrance Day service in Sofia on November 11, the British embassy in Bulgaria’s capital said.

“We will remember all those, military and civilian, who lost their lives in conflict around the world,” the embassy said.

The service is Plovdiv will be at 11am and the one in Sofia will begin at 10.50am, at the cities’ respective Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries. Those attending the service in Sofia are asked to arrive by 10.40am.

The service in Sofia is being held jointly with the embassies of Ireland, Germany, Italy and France. After the service at the Commonwealth cenotaph, those attending will continue to the German, Italian and French military cemeteries.

Remembrance Day is annually on November 11, the anniversary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War. Traditionally, Remembrance Sunday is observed on the Sunday closest to November 11.

Plovdiv Central Cemetery is about a kilometre from the city centre, within the city limits, with the entrance about 100m north of the crossroads of Iztochen Boulevard and Maria Loisa Boulevard. As you enter the main entrance to Plovdiv Central Cemetery, take the first turning on the right in front of the church. Continue and take the third road on the left. The Commission cemetery is at the end of this road and is surrounded by a low brick wall.

The Commonwealth war graves cemetery in Central Sofia Cemetery is about two km north of the railway station on Purva Bulgarska Armia Street, with the cemetery entrance opposite Mara Buneva Street.

If you see someone in Sofia wearing a red poppy this November, here’s why.

The poppy is Britain’s symbol of Remembrance. It is worn in memory of those who served and died, and in support of those who serve today. Since 1921, the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal has raised funds for serving personnel, veterans and their families.

This year’s appeal is dedicated to families, because when someone serves, their family serves too.

Pick up a poppy and give what you can at:

British Embassy, 9 Moskovska Street, Sofia

British Council

Anglican Church, 5 Oborishte Street, Sofia

London Shop, 1 Krakra Street, Sofia

Bookhouse, 21 Gladstone Street, Sofia

Not nearby? You can also donate online by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/donate