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Each year tens of thousands of activities take place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). As we get closer to January, explore our interactive map to see HMD activities happening in 2026. Enter your post code to find activities near you - those marked 'public' are open to everyone.

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St Thomas More CVA - Talk - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 8 January 2025,

Feast day celebration for St Maximilian Kolbe
We celebrate the life of St Maximilian Kolbe, a catholic saint who gave his life in the place of another man in Auschwitz. As part of the day the northern holocaust memorial service are giving a ...

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Manchester High School for Girls - HMD Education Talk - HMD 2026

Friday, 12 December 2025,

On Friday 12th December, Year 6 will have a special visitor — Alison Cooper from the Northern Holocaust Education Group.

Alison will be sharing the remarkable and moving story of her mother, Judis Singer, who was born during the Second Worl...

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St Annes Academy CofE - Holocaust commemoration talk - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 21 January 2026,

Bringing the Northern Holocaust Education Group into school on Wednesday 21st January at 14.00 - 14.50 provides Year 9 students with a powerful and meaningful learning experience that deepens their understanding of one of the most significant even...

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Bolton by Bowland Parish - Talk - HMD 2026

Friday, 16 January 2026,

On the 16th of January 2026, Marin Hyman an ex-colleague of mine will deliver a talk to the parishioners of Bolton by Bowland village, Ribble Valley, Lancashire. The talk will focus entirely on Martin’s relative’s experiences of the concentration...

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Warwick Town Council - Holocaust Memorial Day street event - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

This is a public event on Tuesday 27th January 2026 at 11am to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. It has happened every year for the last 25 years. Led by the Mayor of Warwick there is a short memorial event involving readings by students from Warwick's...

North Tyneside Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026 Public

North Tyneside Council - Ceremony - HMD 2026

Friday, 23 January 2026,

North Tyneside's Commemorative Event will take place at Quadrant East, Cobalt Business Park,m Silverlink, North, North Tyneside NE27 0BY on Friday 23 January 2026 9:30-11:30am.
The event will feature presentations from North Tyneside schools...

Deutsche Schule London - Survivor speaker - HMD 2026 Public

Deutsche Schule London - Survivor speaker - HMD 2026

Wednesday, 21 January 2026,

Eva Clarke was born during the last weeks of the Second World War in the concentration camp Mauthausen. Listen to her story.
We are fortunate and grateful to have Eva Clarke with us to talk about her difficult start into life during the last...

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Taunton Library - 80 candles for 80 years - HMD 2026

Monday, 5 January 2026,

To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Birkenau and the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust selected 80 UK organisations to participate in the “80 candles for 80 years” initiative....

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Brighton Quakers - Light a Candle of Hope Ceremony - HMD 2026

Tuesday, 27 January 2026,

January 27th 2026
12.30am to 5.00pm.
You are very welcome to join us on Holocaust Memorial Day as we hold in our thoughts all the people who were killed in the Holocaust in Nazi Germany and all the people killed in many genocides since...