Today Saturday (27 June), Leicester held its annual Armed Forces Day parade in the city center to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The parade was led by the Pipes and Drums of the Seaforth Highlanders, made up of serving military, reservists, veterans, and cadets, and started off from Belgrave Gate, at 11 am. It made its way past the Clock Tower, onto High Street, and fell out in Jubilee Square. A saluting dais was set up on High Street across from Carts Lane, where the Lord-Lieu

Leicester military, veterans and cadets offered free travel to events this Armed Forces Weekend Stagecoach Midlands supports Armed Forces Day 2026 with free travel for military, ex-military and cadets on 27th and 28th June Part of Stagecoach’s wider commitment to the Armed Forces Community Free travel also offered for Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday Serving military, veterans, and cadets are set to get free travel this Armed Forces Day weekend, Saturday 27th and Sunday

The Flag of the Armed Forces will be raised at Leicester’s Town Hall on Monday (22 June) to mark the start of Armed Forces Week. Leicester’s Lord Mayor, Cllr Kulwinder Singh Johal, will be joined by the Lord-Lieutenant, Mike Kapur OBE, CStJ, for the ceremony at 1.30pm. The flag will be flown until Armed Forces Day on Saturday (27 June), when Leicester will host its annual Armed Forces Day parade. The parade, led by the Pipes and Drums of the Seaforth Highlanders, will be made