Remembrance Day 2025

Remembrance Day is on Tuesday, 11 November. On this day, we pay respect and pause for one minute to remember the service and sacrifice of our veterans and current serving personnel. In Sydney and throughout communities across the state, at local war memorials, schools, and in town centres, it is a time to come together to remember and reflect on the events that shaped our nation.

The most noticeable symbol of Remembrance Day is the red Flanders poppy, with people encouraged to wear one on their left side to mark the day.

In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated with poppies on Remembrance Day at both dawn and at dusk to commemorate the service and sacrifice of our veterans and current serving personnel. The projections are best viewed from the Overseas Passenger Terminal.

Purchase a red poppy and other Remembrance Day products from the Anzac Memorial’s online shop. You can also purchase a red poppy to wear from RSL NSW Poppy Appeal volunteers in Martin Place on the day.

Images: © Salty Dingo