Armistice Day centenary

Armistice Day centenary
Part of the First World War centenary
	Top to bottom, left to right: World leaders and dignitaries under the Arc de Triomphe; Relatives of Gavrilo Princip and Archduke Franz Ferdinand shaking hands; Remembrance Day ceremony in Toronto; Commemorative exhibition at London King's Cross;
Date	11 November 2018
Participants	State and international organization representatives; Thematic institutions; Relatives of World War I veterans;

The Armistice Day centenary was the international series of events Armistice of 11 November 1918, which ended hostilities in World War I. It marked the end of the First World War centenary, which covered a wider period from 2014 through 2018.

In the months leading up to the date of the centenary on 11 November 2018, numerous commemorations were planned both in conjunction with the annual series of Armistice Day, Remembrance Day and Veterans Day events and as part of commissions dedicated to marking the four-year centenary period. In Paris, France, over seventy heads of state and government attended an international ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, followed by the opening of the inaugural Paris Peace Forum. In London, a service of thanksgiving was hosted at Westminster Abbey. Other military ceremonies took place elsewhere throughout the United Kingdom and in key members of the Commonwealth which participated in the war, while similar commemorations were held in Europe and across the world.

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