Remembrance Sunday in Exeter 2026: The County Service

Short answer: Sunday 8 November 2026, 4pm, at Exeter Cathedral. This is the Devon County Service, free and open to all with no booking. Being in the afternoon, it does not clash with a morning parade in your own town.

The county service

Sunday 8 November 2026, 4pm, at Exeter Cathedral. This is the Remembrance Sunday Devon County Service — the service for the county rather than for the city alone, attended by military and veterans’ associations from across Devon.

It is free and there is no booking. Everyone is welcome.

An afternoon service rather than a morning one, which is worth knowing: if you want to be at your own town’s parade in the morning, you can do both.

What happens

The cathedral choir sings. During the service, commemorative wreaths are passed to the Dean of Exeter and placed in the Devon and Dorset Regimental Chapel. They are then laid at the war memorial on Cathedral Green on Armistice Day itself.

Armistice Day

Wednesday 11 November 2026, when the wreaths move from the chapel out to the memorial on Cathedral Green. The silence is at 11am.

Getting there

• Cathedral Green is about five minutes from Exeter Central. From St Davids it is nearly a mile and uphill, so allow twenty minutes or take a bus.
• A Sunday afternoon in the city centre, so the usual car parks apply — Guildhall and Princesshay are the closest.
• If you need step-free access, check the cathedral’s own access information before you travel — the main West Front is up steps.

Remembrance Sunday across Devon — every service and parade we have confirmed, with the national timings.

Source

Exeter Cathedral, read 3 November 2026.