How, when and where Barrie will remember our war veterans

Remembrance Day parade and ceremony held in downtown Barrie, Ont. on Tues., Nov. 11, 2025.

Remembrance Day Vigil

As a symbolic act of remembrance, respect and guardianship, cadets from the Air, Army, Sea and Navy League cadet corps in Barrie will stand vigil at the Barrie Cenotaph in Memorial Square.

• Tuesday from 7 p.m. to midnight
• Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Remembrance Day Parade & Ceremony

Wednesday at 10 a.m.

• The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Vimy Urn Wall at Meridian Square. Designed by artist Marlene Hilton Moore, the wall houses an urn holding sacred soil, symbolic of the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917.​​
• The parade will march on Dunlop Street East from Mulcaster Street to the Barrie Cenotaph in Memorial Square.
• At 11 a.m., two minutes of silence will be observed followed by the laying of wreaths. A Feu de Joie or ceremonial blank rifle salute, will take place during the ceremony.

Road Closure Information

To facilitate the Remembrance Day Ceremony & Parade, road closures with no on-street parking will be in effect from 6 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 11 on:

• Dunlop Street East from Clapperton to Mulcaster
• Dunlop Street East from Mulcaster to Poyntz
• Owen Street from Collier to Dunlop

The Mulcaster Street intersection at Dunlop Street East will remain open for north-and south-bound traffic until approximately 9:30 a.m.

From approximately 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Mulcaster Street between Collier and Lakeshore Mews will be closed to through traffic for the parade. The closure impacts the following road segments:

• Mulcaster Street from Collier to Dunlop
• Mulcaster Street from Dunlop to Lakeshore Mews