A NOTE AS YOU PLAN YOUR VISIT: Experience a special "lights up" program of the Gettysburg Cyclorama as part of the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience from Jan. 20-22. The traditional Cyclorama light & sound show included with the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience resumes Jan. 23. Learn more.

2021 News

News / 2021 News / Remembrance Day Illumination, Nov. 20

Remembrance Day Illumination, Nov. 20

Nov 5, 2021

The Gettysburg Foundation presents the 19th Annual Remembrance Day Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. The event is subject to weather conditions.

remembrance-day-illumination

The commemoration features a luminary candle on all 3,512 Civil War soldiers’ graves. The fallen soldiers’ names are read throughout the evening. Guests may enter the cemetery through the gate at Taneytown Road or the gate at Baltimore Street. This non-ticketed event is free of charge and open to the public.

Filed In:

Archives