🇫🇷 France
Armistice Day
Next observed on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
When is Armistice Day in 2026?
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Counting down to Armistice Day
What Armistice Day marks
Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918—although, according to Thomas R. Gowenlock, an intelligence officer with the U.S. First Division, shelling from both sides continued for the rest of the day, ending only at nightfall. The armistice initially expired after a period of 36 days and had to be extended several times. A formal peace agreement was reached only when the Treaty of Versailles was signed the following year.
Background summarised from Wikipedia — Commemorating the end of WWI, available under CC BY-SA.
When is Armistice Day each year?
Armistice Day falls on 11 November every year, so the date never moves — only the weekday does. In 2026 it falls on a Wednesday; in 2027, a Thursday.
Frequently asked
When is Armistice Day in 2026?
Armistice Day falls on Wednesday, 11 November 2026 in France.
What day of the week is Armistice Day 2026?
Armistice Day 2026 falls on a Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
When is Armistice Day in 2027?
Armistice Day falls on Thursday, 11 November 2027.
Where is Armistice Day observed?
Observed nationally in France.
What does Armistice Day celebrate?
Commemorating the end of WWI. Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918—although, according to Thomas R. Gowenlock, an intelligence officer with the U.S. First Division, shelling from both sides continued for the rest