Antwerp Districts Commemorate Armistice Day with Numerous Ceremonies

Various district administrations are organizing ceremonies, flower tributes, and processions on November 11th to honor the victims of the world wars.

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On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the districts of Antwerp are organizing various ceremonies to commemorate Armistice Day. From laying flowers to local ceremonies, the memory of the end of World War I will be kept alive.

In the district of Antwerp, a tribute will take place at 10:30 AM at the Schoonselhof cemetery. Mayor Els van Doesburg, Governor Cathy Berx, and district mayor Paul Cordy will be present. The ceremony will be musically accompanied by the Royal Music Band of the Local Police Antwerp, the Waelrant youth choir, and Brassery. A peace speech will be delivered by Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives Peter De Roover. There will be a flower tribute at various monuments. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ATV.
In Berchem, a ceremony begins at 10 AM in the Sint-Willibrorduskerk, followed by a procession to the monument for the fallen and flower tributes at various monuments. Antwerp Ghostwalk will provide an evocation.
The districts of Zandvliet, Berendrecht, and Lillo will hold flower tributes at their respective monuments at 10 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1 PM, each with musical accompaniment by Royal Fanfares.
In Borgerhout, a ceremony will be held at 11 AM at the honor plot of the cemetery, with participation from the brass class of Academie Borgerhout.
Borsbeek will hold a commemoration service in the Sint-Jacobuskerk at 10 AM, followed by a procession and a speech by district mayor Walter Kiebooms at the Monument of the Fallen Soldier at 11 AM.
Deurne is organizing a ceremony at 10:45 AM at the Monument der Gesneuvelden at Sterckshof, with speeches and a flower tribute. After the ceremony, refreshments will be served at the district hall.
Ekeren has three commemorations planned: at 9:45 AM at the Monument for the Fallen on Van de Weyngaertplein, at 10:30 AM a service in the Sint-Lambertuskerk, and at 11:15 AM at the Monument der Gesneuvelden on Beukelaerlaan.
In Hoboken, gatherings will take place at 10 AM at the Heroes' Monument in Broydenborg park and at 11 AM at the cemetery's honor plot, with speeches and a moment of silence.
Merksem will hold a flower tribute at 11 AM at the heroes' monument in the old cemetery, followed by a procession and a wreath-laying ceremony at 11:40 AM at the Memorial of the Resistance. Schools are creating peace wreaths to be laid on Tuesday, November 10th.
Wilrijk begins at 9:15 AM with a ceremony at the Steytelinck cemetery, followed by a major tribute on the Bist at 10 AM. At 10:30 AM, there will be a lecture titled ‘De Geheime Kamer’ in the community center.
Based on information from the official source: Stad Antwerpen — Persberichten (04/11/2026)