City Services: Remembrance Day 2024

To honour the memory of those who have served and to show appreciation for those who continue to serve our country, flags at all City of Calgary facilities will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sundown on Remembrance Day.

Below is a list of some of the Remembrance Day ceremonies happening in Calgary:

• Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1415 14 Ave. N.W.)
• King's Own Calgary Regiment (137 Battalion Memorial, North Glenmore Park) 
• Studio Bell National Music Centre (300-851, 4 St. S.E.)
• Field of Crosses (Memorial Drive between 3 Street N.W. and Centre Street)
• The Hangar Flight Museum (4629 McCall Way N.E.)
• The Military Museums (4520 Crowchild Tr. S.W.)
• Canadian Pacific Memorial (CP Memorial Square, 7550 Ogden Dale Rd. S.E.)
• Calgary Highlanders Remembrance Day parade (Central Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

If you are planning to attend a Remembrance Day service or event, please check the event website or contact the organization to confirm the event details before attending. 

Getting around

Calgary Transit 

This Remembrance Day, Calgary Transit will be operating buses, CTrains, and On Demand on a Saturday level of service. All veterans and accompanying family members will be able to ride transit for free on Remembrance Day. Veterans wearing uniforms or bearing Veteran identification cards are eligible. 

The Red Line will be closed between Lions Park Station and downtown starting Saturday, Nov. 9 until the very early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 12. Shuttle buses will replace northbound train service to all stations from 7 Street Station to Lions Park Station; and southbound to all stations from Lions Park Station to 8 Street Station. 

Note: a separate special shuttle will run between Lions Park Station and Jubilee Auditorium for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Shuttles will run every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 only. Visit calgarytransit.com/CTrain-service for maps and details.

Plan your trip, and find more information on fares, schedules, and service changes at calgarytransit.com.

Road closures, detours and traffic

There will be several short-term road closures to accommodate Remembrance Day ceremonies on Monday, Nov. 11:

Field of Crosses (Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

• Eastbound & westbound Riverfront Avenue S.E. access to the Centre Street Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m.-noon
• Eastbound Memorial Drive N.W. to northbound Centre Street will be closed from 9 a.m.–noon
• The right-hand lane on westbound Memorial Drive N.W. will be closed between the Centre Street underpass and 3 Street N.W. between 6 a.m.–1 p.m.
• Please watch for increased pedestrian volume in the area.

Calgary Highlanders Remembrance Day parade (Central Memorial Park) (Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m.)

• 13 Avenue S.W. will be closed between 2 & 5 Street S.W.
• 12 Avenue S.W. will be closed between 2 & 4 Street S.W.
• 4 Street S.W. will be closed between 12 & 13 Avenue S.W.

26 Avenue S.E. (8 p.m. November 8 to 1 p.m. November 11)

• 26 Avenue S.E. closed between 11 Street S.E. and Dartmouth Road.
• 11 Street S.E. closed between 23 & 26 Avenue S.E.

Road construction and traffic safety

• Visit calgary.ca/trafficinfo  for a list of current traffic incidents, road closures and detours.

Parking

Calgary Parking offers veterans (with veteran plates) free parking on Remembrance Day in all surface lots and parkades.

Everyone enjoys free parking in on-street ParkPlus zones on Monday, Nov. 11 and weekend rates at all Calgary Parking parkades and surface lots. Please note that regular rates will be in effect at partner lots such as TELUS Spark, Calgary Stampede, Calgary Zoo and Heritage Park.

The Calgary Parking Contact Centre and Impound Lot will be closed on Monday, Nov.11. For more information, please visit Calgary Parking.

Around the house

Landfill hours

There will be regular hours of operation for Monday, Nov. 11. Landfill hours and locations are available on calgary.ca/landfill.

Facility hours and closures

Remembrance Day public swimming, skating and closures

Free swimming

We’re offering free public swimming on Nov. 11, from 1–2:30 p.m. and 3–4:30 p.m. at these locations:

• Acadia Aquatic & Fitness Centre (9009 Fairmount Dr. S.E.)
• Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre (4812 14 Ave. S.E.)
• Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre (6715 Centre St. N.W.)

Due to the popularity of our free swims, we ask that you only attend one time slot. Pools may be cleared at 2:30 p.m. to make room for new customers.

Weight rooms will also be open during these times.

Free skating

We're offering free public skating on Nov. 11, from 1–2:15 p.m. at:

• Murray Copot Arena (6727 Centre St. N.W.)
• Optimist/Blunden Arenas (5020 26 Ave. S.W.)
• Kohn/Condon Arenas (502 Heritage Dr. S.W.)

Admission is free. Check our arena rules before joining us. Equipment rentals are not available.

Paid swimming and skating at Southland and Village Square Leisure Centres

• Public skating will be offered on , from 1–2:15 p.m.
• Public swimming will be offered on Nov. 11, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

A moment of silence will be observed at 11 a.m. to honour those who have served and died in the line of duty.

Closures

All indoor pools, fitness centres and arenas (except for those mentioned above),  arts centres, and the Calgary Soccer Centre will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Swimming lessons will be running as scheduled on Nov. 9 and 10, but not Nov. 11. Double check your program schedule at liveandplay.calgary.ca