Find out about the events taking place for Armed Forces Day 2024.
Date and time: Saturday 29 June, 10am to 4pm.
Location: Downs Junior School, Rugby Road, Brighton, BN1 6ED.
Celebrate Armed Forces Day with a diverse range of activities taking place at Downs Junior School, the home of Take Shelter WW2 Museum.
You can look forward to:
The event is free to all, fully accessible and there will be plenty of undercover and inside spaces.
Learn more about the event on the Armed Forces Day website.
Date and time: Sunday 30 June, 10:45am.
Location: Royal Sussex Regiment Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton.
An event commemorating the First World War Battle of the Boar’s Head in 1916 at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
The service is dedicated to the memory of the 366 men of the Southdown’s battalions of The Royal Sussex Regiment who lost their lives at the battle, known in regimental history as ‘The Day that Sussex died’.
Date and time: Sunday 30 June, 1pm to 3pm.
Location: Brighton Beach Bandstand, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2PQ.
Sit back and listen to a glorious afternoon of free music from the Burgess Hill Military Marching Youth Band to celebrate Armed Forces Day in Brighton & Hove 2024.
They will present 2 half-hour concerts of popular and military band music that raised morale and kept the residents of Sussex and Great Britain singing during the long hard years of the Second World War.
There will be deck chairs available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis and reserved seating for veterans, disabled and older people who wish to attend.
The event is free, and no tickets are necessary.
Learn more about the event on the Armed Forces Day website.