On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, several commemorations will take place. At 10:00 AM, the ceremony begins at the municipal cemetery at the main entrance on Molenstraat. This will include a moment at the monument for political prisoners and fallen Belgian soldiers, as well as the memorials in the honorary plots of 1914-1918 and 1940-1945.
At 11:00 AM, a solemn service will be held in the Dekenale Sint-Vincentiuskerk in memory of the fallen soldiers and civilian victims of both World Wars. Following this, at 11:50 AM, there will be a ceremony at the monument “De Soldaat en het Meisje” (The Soldier and the Girl) on Canadaplein.
The day concludes with a ceremony at 12:15 PM on the Markt, at the memorial plaque on the Stadhuis (City Hall).
On Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM, the solemn “Te Deum” will be sung in the Dekenale Sint-Vincentiuskerk, following the weekly eucharist service, to celebrate King's Day.
