©Yvon Bosquet
Every year, the D-Day Festival Normandy offers a programme of festive events to mark the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.
The D-Day Festival Normandy returns from May 30 to June 14, 2026.
The D-Day Festival Normandy is first and foremost a unifying event taking place throughout the D-Day coastal area, on Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach.
Events are also being organised in Caen and Bayeux.
Parachute drops, parades of military and civilian vehicles, bagpipe concerts, popular dances, historical re-enactments, fireworks displays, exhibitions, documentary screenings… the programme is packed with festive and family events.
See you in June 2026 !
Important information : the events offered in this festival are intended to celebrate the freedom regained after the military operations of June 1944 in Normandy. The tourist offices that compiled this information have ensured in advance that the organizations offer all the necessary ethical guarantees. Visitors are expected to do the same and to respect the memory of those who fought and suffered.
Full D-Day Festival Normandy programme
From May 30 to June 14, 2026
Here is the 2026 program for the D-Day Festival Normandy :
Some events will be added or updated a few days before the festival. We therefore recommend that you consult the digital version of the program for more details.
The print version will be available in mid-May 2026 at tourist offices.
The program is subject to change without notice.
D-Day Festival Normandy programme in Cœur de Nacre – Juno Beach
©Yvon Bosquet
- Military Vehicle Base Camp, June 4–8, 2026, at Radar Station 44, Douvres-la-Délivrande : come see the military vehicles used by Allied troops during World War II: jeeps, Dodges, tow trucks…
- A parade featuring 150 civilian and military vehicles from World War II, on June 5, 2026, departing from the Hillman site in Colleville-Montgomery at 8:00 p.m. and proceeding to Creully Castle via Sword Beach, Juno Beach, and Gold Beach. More detail :
- Concert by the band Mafia Normande on June 5, 2026 at 9 p.m., Place du 6 Juin, Bernières-sur-Mer
Liberation Balls :
- June 5, 2026, 6:30 p.m., Place des Marronniers, Douvres-la-Délivrande, featuring the band O’Sisters
- June 5, 2026, 7:30 p.m., Salle Aubert, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, featuring the band Overlord
- June 6, 2026, in the evening, Courseulles-sur-Mer, place du marché (market square), featuring Panama Swing band
- Le Marathon de la Liberté, June 7, 2026, starting from Courseulles-sur-Mer at 9:10 a.m. : With over 30,000 participants every year, the event is now among the top 5 largest running events in France.
- La Berniéraise, June 6, 2026, Bernières-sur-Mer, starting at 10:00 a.m. : a large gathering of sailboats and rowboats in front of the Maison des Canadiens in Bernières-sur-Mer, on Juno Beach, to pay tribute to the Allied soldiers who landed on the beach.
©Thomas Le Flo’ch
- Concert : The Royal Canadian Mounted Police “H” Division (Nova Scotia) Community Pipes, Drums, and Highland Dancers, June 6, 2026, 2:00 p.m., Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer
- Fireworks Display, June 7, 2026, 10:45 p.m., Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
- Radar Station 44 Festivities: June 13–14, 2026, Douvres-la-Délivrande: reenactment camp, exhibition of British, German, and civilian military vehicles, demonstrations of military communications equipment, exhibition on women in the military during World War II…
