Langley does not have one Remembrance Day service. It has three, and which one you attend depends on which Langley you live in. The City, the Township and Fort Langley each hold their own.

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.” — Royal Canadian Legion, Langley

The short version

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Langley City: Douglas Park Cenotaph, 20550 Douglas Crescent, 10:50 to 11:50am.
Township, Murrayville: Murrayville Cenotaph, starting at 10:30am.
Fort Langley: Fort Langley Cenotaph, service at approximately 10:30am.
Cost: free at all three, and open to the public.

A civic war memorial surrounded by autumn maple trees

Why there are three

Langley is two municipalities that share a name. The City of Langley is the compact urban piece around Douglas Crescent and the Nicomekl. The Township of Langley surrounds it and includes Murrayville, Willoughby, Walnut Grove and Fort Langley. Each runs its own civic observance, and Fort Langley’s is community-run rather than municipal. See the full Remembrance Day Langley listing and the Royal Canadian Legion Langley branches for details.

That means there is no single answer to “where is the Langley ceremony”. Pick the one closest to you, or the one whose timing suits a family. All three put the two minutes of silence at eleven.

A stone monument with wreaths at its base in a quiet park

Langley City, Douglas Park

The City’s service is at the cenotaph in Douglas Park, 20550 Douglas Crescent, and runs from 10:50 to 11:50am. It is the most central of the three and the easiest on foot or by bus, with parking around Douglas Crescent and the surrounding streets.

The City also accepts wreath-laying applications, with the window opening on October 1 at 8am. If you represent an organisation that wants to lay a wreath, that is the route rather than turning up with one on the day.

A civic building with flags at half-mast against a grey sky

Township of Langley, Murrayville

The Murrayville service is at the Murrayville Cenotaph and begins at 10:30am. It is presented by the Murrayville Cenotaph Remembrance Day Ceremony Organizing Committee rather than by the Township directly, which is why it does not always appear on the same listings as the City’s event.

Starting at 10:30 means the service is underway well before eleven, so this is the one to arrive early for. If you are coming from Willoughby or the north of the Township, Murrayville is usually the shorter drive.

Fort Langley

Fort Langley holds its own Act of Remembrance at the Fort Langley Cenotaph, with the service commencing at approximately 10:30am. It is listed with Veterans Affairs Canada as a community observance, and it is the smallest and most local of the three.

Fort Langley’s advantage is the setting. The village is compact, the cenotaph is central, and you can walk to it from anywhere in the historic core. The disadvantage on the eleventh is traffic into a small village with limited parking, so arrive early or come in from the river side on foot.

A quiet park pathway lined with trees in early November

The poppy, and what changed this year

The poppy campaign funds Veterans and their families, and money raised locally stays in the community where it was donated.

The change for 2026 is the date. The National Poppy Campaign now starts on October 24, a new permanent annual start date, moved up from the traditional last Friday of October. So poppies are out about a week earlier than people expect. The campaign runs to November 11, and branches set their own local timing, so a box appearing later than the 24th is normal.

How to give:

Traditional boxes in shops and at Legion branches, still the most common.
Pay Tribute tap boxes, run with RBC, in hundreds of locations. One tap of a card, phone or watch donates $5.
Point of sale at partners such as Starbucks, passed to the local branch.
TD branches, which distribute poppies across the country.
At the door, through the Legion’s Amazon Canada collaboration, now in its third year, with biodegradable poppies.
Online through the Legion’s national site.

The Legion also unveils a new donation technology on October 24, which it calls a first for a national fundraising campaign and has not yet detailed. It sits alongside the tap boxes rather than replacing them.

A rain-washed street leading toward a downtown cenotaph

Flypasts, and why there is no time to give you yet

The Royal Canadian Air Force marks Remembrance Day with flypasts over ceremonies across the country. The catch is the notice: routes and times are released only in the day or two before November 11, not weeks out. As of late October no 2026 Lower Mainland route had been published, so any precise time printed now would be invented.

In recent years British Columbia has seen a CP-140 Aurora over Lower Mainland ceremonies. If a flypast is confirmed this year it will be announced by the RCAF and reported locally in the first week of November. With three services in one municipality, assume any flypast would pass over one of them rather than all three. Be at whichever cenotaph you choose by 10:15am.

Questions often asked

How many ceremonies does Langley have? Three: Langley City at Douglas Park, the Township at Murrayville, and a community service at Fort Langley.

What time is the City ceremony? 10:50 to 11:50am at the Douglas Park Cenotaph, 20550 Douglas Crescent.

What time is Murrayville? It starts at 10:30am at the Murrayville Cenotaph.

What time is Fort Langley? Approximately 10:30am at the Fort Langley Cenotaph.

Can I lay a wreath in Langley City? Yes. The City accepts wreath-laying applications, with the window opening October 1 at 8am.

Is it free? Yes, all three are free and open to the public.

Where do I get a poppy? From boxes in shops and at Legion branches, from the tap boxes in partner locations, at Starbucks tills, at TD branches, online through the Legion, or delivered through the Legion’s Amazon storefront. The campaign now opens on October 24.