Historic landmarks across the country will be illuminated tonight in a second day of VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations.
Eighty-three monuments, buildings and attractions in the four nations and the Channel Islands will be lit up.
The landmarks will shine red, white and blue from 9pm tonight and glow into the evening.
Sites to be lit up will be famous London bridges, like London and Millennium Bridge, as well as seafronts, such as in Blackpool and Weston-super-Mare.
Historic castles, such as Lowther Castle in Cumbria and Enniskillen Castle in Northern Ireland, will also bask in red, white and blue this evening.
What else is happening today?
The moving light display will be accompanied by another day of events to mark 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe.
Earlier on today, 30,000 ceramic poppies will be installed at the Tower of London.
Full list of landmarks that will be lit up tonight
London
Houses of Parliament, London
Elizabeth Tower, London
Buckingham Palace, London
10 Downing Street, London
Battersea Power Station, London
Tower 42 (Natwest Building), London
Millenium Bridge, London
The Shard, London
Tower of London, London
St Paul’s Cathedral, London
London Eye, London
Canary Wharf 1 Canada Square, London
National Theatre, London
British Film Institute, London
The Cenotaph, London
HMS Belfast, London
IWM London, London
BFI IMAX, London
BFI Southbank, London
London Bridge, London
Cannon Street Railway Bridge, London
Southwark Bridge, London
Waterloo Bridge, London
Golden Jubilee Footbridges, London
Westminster Bridge, London
Lambeth Bridge, London
Blackfriars Bridge, London
102 Petty France, London
The National Archives, London
120 Fenchurch Street, London
Twickenham/Aviva Stadium, London
North West England
IWM North, Salford
Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
Manchester Printworks, Manchester
The Royal Exchange, Manchester
Lowther Castle, Cumbria
Blackpool seafront & tower, Blackpool
Rivington Pike, Chorley
Chorley Town hall, Chorley
North East England
Durham Cathedral, Durham
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle
Glasshouse International Centre, Newcastle
Municipal Buildings, Middlesborough
Town Hall, Middlesborough
Town Hall Clock Tower, Middlesborough
Central Library, Middlesborough
Bottle of Notes, Middlesborough
St Hilda’s Bell structure, Middlesborough
Zetland Car Park, Middlesborough
The Issac Wilson pub, Middlesborough
Dorman Museum, Middlesborough
South East England
The Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
Rochester Cathedral, Rochester
Brighton Royal Pavillion, Brighton
South West England
Runnymede Air Force Memorial, Surrey
County Hall, Dorset
Aerospace Bristol, Bristol
The Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare
East England
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Suffolk
West Midlands
Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham
Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire
Kings Heath (trees), Birmingham
National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire
East Midlands
Derwent Dam, Peak District
Scotland
The Kelpies, Falkirk
The Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk
Perth Bridge, Perth
Hamilton House, Lanarkshire
City Chambers, Edinburgh
St Paul’s Church, Perth
Northern Ireland
Belfast City Hall, Belfast
Titanic Museum, Belfast
Enniskillen Castle, Enniskillen
Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
Parliament Buildings
Wales
Welsh Government Building in Cathays Park, Cardiff
Welsh Parliament ( Senedd Cymru) in Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
Castell Coch, Cardiff
Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon
Channel Islands
Castle Cornet, Guernsey
Fort Grey, Guernsey
Beau Sejour Leisure, Guernsey
The display, first planted to mark the centenary of the First World War in 2014, will return to the historic fortress.
The Queen will view the poppies when they go on display, with a small part of the installation visible for free to the public.
A host of other local celebrations and commemorations will also be taking place in cities and towns across the UK today.
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The government has put together this web page to list hundreds of local activities happening throughout the week of festivities.
What does VE in VE Day mean?
VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day.
It marked the day the world celebrated news of the German surrender.
Britons actually celebrated two public holidays for Victory in Europe, the first on May 8 and then another the next day on May 9.
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