ANZAC Day commemoration

ANZAC was the name given to a combined force of the first Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Army troops who landed on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula at around dawn on the 25th day of April, 1915, barely nine months after the outbreak of World War I.

A day of national remembrance on 25 April, takes on two forms:

• Commemorative services are held across the nation at dawn - the time of the original landing, while later in the day, former servicemen and servicewomen meet to take part in marches through the country’s major cities and in many smaller centres.
• Commemorative ceremonies are more formal and are held at war memorials around the country. In these ways, ANZAC Day is a time at which Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war.                                                  
  

  Road closures and parking

  Road closures will be in place on Saturday 25 April 2026 for the Dawn Service and Parade. 

  Accessible parking will be provided at the Darwin Oval Car Park and along the Esplanade for the Dawn Service. Accessible parking can be accessed through the road closure at the corner of Smith Street and Harry Chan Avenue/Esplanade. Traffic controllers will allow access to those with Disability Parking Permits.

  Free parking is available at Westlane Carpark from 5.00am and street parking outside the road closures.

  See below map for reference:

  

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Darwin RSL Sub-Branch 111th ANZAC Day Commemoration

0530 - Public begin assembling at Cenotaph

0550 - Veterans walk from the Darwin RSL to Bicentennial Park.

0600 - Dawn Service commences at The Cenotaph, The Esplanade

0830 - Parade forms up at carpark at the start of Knuckey

0900 - Parade moves off from the car park at the start of Knuckey along Knuckey Street down to the esplanade.

For further information contact Darwin RSL Sub-Branch 8941 5848 or email sec@rsldarwin.org.au