VE Day 2025: Map shows the UK landmarks that will be lit up tonight

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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.

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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