The Pump Room Gardens will host Leamington’s annual Armed Forces Day celebration on Saturday 27 June 2026, with a free community event running from 11am to 4pm. Organised by Warwick District Council, the day aims to thank serving personnel, reservists, veterans, cadets and their families.
Military vehicles, including tanks, will be on display alongside stalls from Warwick military museums, veteran support charities and local regiments. Live music comes from Vintage Celine Rose. Free children’s activities include a bouncy castle, trampolines, hot dogs and ice creams, while stocks last, plus Sikh Langar vegetarian food (while stocks last).
The Warwick District Council event will also recognise the contributions allies have made in past conflicts and continue to make and strengthen. BID Leamington is working with the council to help town-centre businesses benefit from the extra visitors the day is expected to draw.
Previous years have seen Challenger 1 and Scimitar tanks on Dormer Place and a Lancaster bomber flypast as part of the festivities, which are now a fixture in the district’s calendar.
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