Remembrance Sunday services and parades will take place across Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday 8 November 2026.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council says most events will take place between 10.15am and 11.30am. Locations include Kingsway in Stoke, St Mary’s Church in Bucknall, St John’s Church in Goldenhill, Longton Park, Fenton Town Hall, Swan Square in Burslem and Hanley Town Hall.
Further remembrance events are planned in Brindley Ford and Tunstall. The City Service at Stoke Cenotaph will be streamed on the council’s Facebook page from about 10.40am for people unable to attend.
Parade and road-closure information
Burslem: The parade will muster at 10am on Waterloo Road and start at about 10.15am, following Nile Street and Waterloo Road to the cenotaph in Swan Square. The service starts at 10.45am, with temporary road closures expected to remain until about 11.30am.
Stoke: Kingsway will close from the Kingsway end between 8am and noon. The Glebe Street junction closure runs from 10.15am until noon.
Longton: Temporary closures will affect Queens Park Avenue at its junctions with Cocknage Road/Carlisle Street and Trentham Road.
Hanley: Stafford Street, Albion Square, Piccadilly and Percy Street will have temporary closures while the service takes place.
Bucknall: Restrictions on Werrington Road are scheduled from 10.45am to 11.15am.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time and follow any diversions. The information above was supplied by Stoke-on-Trent City Council on 6 November.