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Patriotic events and dates to remember across the country. Great British PAC is not responsible for 3rd party events.
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RAFA Adventures: RAFA Walks
Venue to be announced
Thu, 1 October 2026 – Sat, 31 October 2026
Organised by Royal Air Forces Association
A month-long fundraising walking challenge for the Royal Air Forces Association. Participants choose their own route and distance anywhere in the world and walk at their own pace during October.
October Half Term: Jet & Space Week
RAF Museum London · London
Sat, 24 October 2026 – Sun, 1 November 2026
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
Half-term activities at RAF Museum London: a clone-hunting trail around the museum (ages 3+), a 45-minute mobile planetarium space show (ages 6+, 24-27 Oct) and laser tag (ages 7+, 29 Oct-1 Nov).
November 2026
RMA Walcheren Service
RM Garden, Eastney (Royal Marines Memorial Garden) · Portsmouth
Sun, 1 November 2026, 11:30
Organised by Royal Marines Association
A Royal Marines Association service commemorating Walcheren, held at the Royal Marines garden in Eastney. It appears in the Portsea & Portsmouth Royal Naval Association branch's 2026 diary.
The Band of HM Royal Marines 4th November 2026
Exmouth Pavilion · Exmouth
Wed, 4 November 2026, 19:30
Organised by Exmouth Pavilion
A concert by the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines at Exmouth Pavilion, with music ranging from military classics and film scores to marches and modern pieces. The venue says it will feature the Corps of Drums and solo performances.
Cenotaph Parade 2026 (Royal Naval Association contingent)
The Cenotaph, Whitehall · London
Sun, 8 November 2026
Organised by Royal Naval Association
The Royal Naval Association is sending a contingent of up to 140 shipmates to march in the Cenotaph Parade on Remembrance Sunday. Places were allocated first come, first served, and the RNA is holding a lunch reception afterwards for 50 members.
Little Swifts
RAF Museum London · London
Tue, 10 November 2026, 10:30–11:30
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
A free early-years session for children aged 2 to 5 at RAF Museum London, with songs, movement, stories, craft and messy play linked to the museum's collection.
The Vulcan and Cold War Experience
RAF Museum London · London
Wed, 11 November 2026
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
A roughly 75-minute experience at RAF Museum London. Visitors can sit in the cockpits of the Avro Vulcan B2 and McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2, then take a behind-the-barriers tour of other Cold War aircraft.
The AIR 81 Series (Lunchtime Lecture: The Air Ministry Regrets: Facts, fiction, and emotional truths in the AIR81 series)
Lecture Theatre, RAF Museum Midlands · Cosford
Thu, 19 November 2026, 12:00
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
A free lunchtime lecture by Stuart Hadaway and Emily Walton of the Air Historical Branch on the AIR 81 files, the Air Ministry's Second World War RAF casualty records now held at The National Archives. It is held in person at RAF Museum Midlands and streamed online.
The Vulcan and Cold War Experience
RAF Museum London · London
Tue, 24 November 2026
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
A roughly 75-minute experience at RAF Museum London. Visitors can sit in the cockpits of the Avro Vulcan B2 and McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2, then take a behind-the-barriers tour of other Cold War aircraft.
Little Swifts
RAF Museum London · London
Thu, 26 November 2026, 10:30–11:30
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
A free early-years session for children aged 2 to 5 at RAF Museum London, with songs, movement, stories, craft and messy play linked to the museum's collection.
35 Years since the Gulf War (Virtual Lecture: 35 years since Desert Storm: Saddam, AI, and the future of Air Warfare)
Online
Thu, 26 November 2026, 18:00
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
A free online lecture by Ioannis Sidiropoulos on Operation Desert Storm as an early sign of the questions raised by AI in air warfare. It compares US and European approaches to military AI and accountability.
December 2026
RMA Op Frankton Service (Cockleshell Heroes)
Eastney Memorial Gardens (Royal Marines memorial garden, Eastney) · Portsmouth
Sun, 6 December 2026, 11:30
Organised by RMA - The Royal Marines Charity (Royal Marines Association)
A service held by the RMA (Royal Marines Association) commemorating Operation Frankton, the 'Cockleshell Heroes' raid, at Eastney Memorial Gardens in Portsmouth.
Christmas with the Royal Marines
Truro Cathedral · Truro
Wed, 9 December 2026, 19:30–21:30
Organised by Truro Cathedral
The Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Plymouth performs Christmas music, military marches and show pieces at Truro Cathedral, with a display by its Corps of Drums.
RAF Aircraft Procurement: Air Ministry Specifications and Design Competitions
Online
Thu, 10 December 2026, 18:00
Organised by Royal Air Force Museum
An online lecture by aviation historian Tony Buttler on how the Air Ministry procured new RAF aircraft through specifications and design competitions from the 1930s to the 1950s. It is hosted by the RAF Museum on Crowdcast.
The Band of HM Royal Marines
Exmouth Pavilion · Exmouth
Wed, 16 December 2026, 19:30
Organised by Exmouth Pavilion
A concert by the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines at Exmouth Pavilion, ranging from military classics and film scores to traditional marches and modern hits, with the Corps of Drums and solo performances.
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King's Life Guard
Changing of The King's Life Guard on Horse Guards Parade at 11:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (the guard leaves Hyde Park Barracks at 10:28). · Horse Guards Parade · London
Royal & Ceremonial3rd partyFreeOrganised by The Household Division (Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment)
The Bomber Command Tour
Selected days throughout the year until 31 December 2026, with tours at 11:00 and 14:00. Available dates are shown on the museum's booking site; advance booking essential. · Until Thu 31 Dec · RAF Museum London (Hangar 5) · London
History & Heritage3rd party£12 per person; carers go freeOrganised by Royal Air Force Museum
The Cold War Tour
Selected days throughout the year until 31 December 2026, with tours at 11:00 and 14:00. Available dates are shown on the museum's booking site; advance booking essential. · Until Thu 31 Dec · RAF Museum London · London
History & Heritage3rd party£12 per person; carers go freeOrganised by Royal Air Force Museum
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Photo credits
Photographs from Unsplash:
- A Guards band on the march by Paul Fiedler
- A chair-swing ride at a fair by Scott Webb
- Remembrance crosses with poppies by Chris Sansbury
- Pipers in kilts on parade by Bernie Andrew
- Highclere Castle by Tim Alex
- Crowds and Union Flags on the Mall by JP Sheard