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The Royal British Legion Wales Festival of Remembrance returns for its 45th Annual event on Saturday 1st November 2025 from 7pm. The event is held at the International Conference Centre Wales, this new purpose built and modern location is just off the M4 motorway near the city of Newport in South Wales.
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The venue with a capacity of close to 1500 is a perfect location for the Wales Festival of Remembrance as a large-scale national event that enables the people of Wales to reflect, remember, commemorate and honour all from our Armed Forces, those serving, veterans, their families and those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
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This year is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It was the most devastating and lethal war in history. It spanned the globe and claimed tens of millions of lives.
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The Royal British Legion will pay tribute to the Second World War generation, from British, Commonwealth and Allied Forces, in marking VE Day (8th May) and VJ Day (15th August).
At the heart of this year's event will be the men and women who served and gave so much to secure peace and the freedoms we enjoy today.
​Maintaining our focus on VE Day we will celebrate Peace in Europe. Imagining the weight of the world on the shoulders of Allied soldiers, sailors and aviators. For years they fought against Nazi and other Axis forces, enduring unimaginable hardship. Finally, on 7th May 1945, German forces unconditionally surrendered. The following day, 8th May, was declared Victory in Europe Day.
Spontaneous celebrations spread throughout the Allied nations. Community singing and dancing took place, along with street parties, parades and thanksgiving services/ The long nightmare of war in Europe was finally over.
People celebrated from London to Moscow, Nairobi to New York. The future, once uncertain, now held the promise of peace. ​​
As the Allied nations rejoiced at the end of the war in Europe,
fierce fighting still raged in the Far East and the Pacific
For more than three months after VE Day, brutal fighting continued in the East as the Allies liberated Japanese-occupied land.
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The turning point came with the Allies' use of the devastating atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This hastened Japan's unconditional surrender, marked on 15th August, 1945.
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We remember Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day), that in effect marked the end of the deadliest war in history.
​We have set up this website to enable you to find out as much as possible about this year’s Festival of Remembrance. Please do navigate around the pages, book tickets, work out your travel arrangements and keep up to date as the artists and performers that will be supporting us on the night are confirmed.
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I look forward to seeing you at this year's Festival at the ICC on Saturday 1st November when Wales will unite in Remembrance and Commemoration for our Armed Forces Community past and present.​​
Ant Metcalfe
The Royal British Legion​​