Dartford's Remembrance service starts 10.45am on Sunday 8 November; High Street and Market Street shut from 10.15am. Swanscombe and Greenhithe times too.
Dartford’s Remembrance Sunday service is on Sunday 8 November 2026 at the War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens, Market Street, DA1 1EU. The service begins at 10.45am, and the High Street and Market Street close to traffic from 10.15am. It is free and needs no ticket.
Dartford Borough Council confirmed the time and the closures in a news release on 2 November.
The quick answer
Updated 2 November: the council has published the start time and the road closures. The service begins at 10.45am, followed by a march-past from the High Street along Market Street. The High Street and Market Street close from 10.15am until about midday, and parking is suspended from 7pm on Saturday 7 November (council release).
Updated 31 October: the council has now published the outline of the Dartford service: a parade through Market Street into the Memorial Gardens, a service led by the Mayor’s chaplain, Eric Hookins, music from the Salvation Army and Holy Trinity’s choir, a two-minute silence and wreath laying. No road closures or parade start time yet.
Updated 27 October: Swanscombe’s 2026 service times are now out, from St Peter and St Paul’s poster on the town council’s website. Dartford’s order of service and Greenhithe’s time are still to come.
- Dartford town: Sunday 8 November 2026, service from 10.45am at the War Memorial, Market Street. Free. A march-past by veterans, uniformed and youth groups follows, from the High Street along Market Street.
- Roads: High Street and Market Street closed to traffic from 10.15am until about 12pm. No parking on either street from 7pm on Saturday 7 November.
- Armistice Day, 11 November, falls on a Wednesday this year. No Dartford town event is listed for it yet.
- Swanscombe: Sunday 8 November, church service at St Peter and St Paul at 10am, act of Remembrance at the church memorial at 11am, then Swanscombe Park at 11.15am.
- Swanscombe Park on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November, from 10.40am, with Year 5 pupils from Manor School.
- Greenhithe: St Mary’s has not published its 2026 time yet.
The Dartford town service
Dartford Borough Council’s listing, reread on 2 November, sets out the order of the morning:
- local veteran, cadet and community groups parade through Market Street into the Memorial Gardens
- a service led by the Mayor’s chaplain, Eric Hookins
- music from the Bexleyheath branch of The Salvation Army and the choir of Holy Trinity Church, Dartford
- a two-minute silence, hymns and a wreath laying ceremony
The council’s news release of 2 November adds the times. The service begins at 10.45am. It is followed by a march-past by veterans, uniformed and youth organisations, starting at the High Street, along Market Street and past the War Memorial. The council says anyone is welcome to attend.
The events listing still shows 10.30am to 11.30am. The release is the newer of the two and gives 10.45am for the service itself, so being in place by 10.30am covers both.
Road closures and parking on 8 November
The council’s release and its November road closures notice set out the following:
| What | When |
|---|---|
| High Street and Market Street closed to traffic | From 10.15am, Sunday 8 November, until the event ends at about 12pm (the closures notice says “until 1pm (or earlier)”) |
| Parking restrictions on the High Street and Market Street | From 7pm, Saturday 7 November, until about midday on Sunday 8 November |
The closures notice describes the parking suspension as covering “the whole town” for the same hours. If you usually leave a car on a town centre street on Saturday night, move it before 7pm.
Dartford’s council car parks do not charge on a Sunday. Car park locations are on our parking in Dartford page, and any closures on Dartford roadworks and travel.
Swanscombe and Greenhithe
St Peter and St Paul’s church in Swanscombe has published its 2026 times. Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council carries the church’s poster on its website, posted on 1 October.
Sunday 8 November:
- church service at St Peter and St Paul at 10am
- act of Remembrance at the church memorial at 11am
- a further act of Remembrance in Swanscombe Park at 11.15am
Wednesday 11 November (Armistice Day):
- service and act of Remembrance in Swanscombe Park, beginning at 10.40am, with members of Year 5 from Manor School
Greenhithe: St Mary’s church held its service from 10am to 12pm on Remembrance Sunday last year, according to the town council’s 2025 listing. No 2026 time has been published yet. We will add it when it is.
Other villages
Other villages in the borough may hold their own acts of Remembrance through the parish church or parish council. We found no published 2026 details for any of them when we checked. If your village’s service is missing here, send us the details and we will add it.
What is still to be confirmed
- Dartford: confirmed on 2 November (above).
- Greenhithe: St Mary’s 2026 service time.
- Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November: whether Dartford holds a two-minute silence event in the town centre.
We will update this page as the details come out. Other November dates in the town: Dartford fireworks and the Christmas lights switch-on on Saturday 14 November.
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