Where?
Market Square  

What?
Talent Show
Festiva
La Guaine du Vouest
Magic Mirror Box – ID cards
Craft stalls
T shirt printing
Bouncy castles
Chloe Ferguson Bubbles 
Majorettes
Scavenger hunt (Crown Pier)
Gandeys Circus Performers 

Full L'Eree programme can be found below.

For information on busses, click here

Where?
Queens Hotel, 14:00 - 19:00 

What?
Live music
Free hog roasts
Free nuggets and chips for the children
Face painting
Magician
Bubbles and more

Liberation 80 Celebration at the Last Post

Where? The Last Post

When? 10 May, 11.30 onwards

What?

Festivities kick off from 11:30am at the Last Post in St Andrews, with something for everyone; live music, bouncy castles, a hog roast, Crown and Anchor, ice cream vendor, and an outdoor bar.

Come and enjoy a great community day out as we commemorate this important moment in Guernsey’s history!

When?

- Sunday 11 May

What?

Torteval’s Anglican and Methodist churches will hold a joint Celebration Service at 11:00.

From 14:00 to 17:00, refreshments will be available in the church.

The church will be open and decorated, with an exhibition featuring wartime accounts from evacuees, residents, and others who lived through the five years of German occupation and the Liberation.

Vale Parish will be hosting an invite only tea party on Saturday 10 May.

A series of 9 lectures at the Town Church by Chris Oliver and Steve Le Prevost.  Entry is free and you can book a ticket on Eventbrite.

British Commandos in the Channel Islands (1.5 hours):
Sunday 4th May, 8pm
Join all the landings in the Channel Islands with the newly formed Commandos (some with local connections). Churchill’s orders to ‘set Europe ablaze’, led to raids in the islands with repercussions in the Nurnberg condemned cells.

Finding Your Military Ancestor (1 hour):
Monday 5th May, 7pm
Military history is becoming more popular as is the close connection to personal family history. Learn how to gain the initial information, from all the agencies, and then take it to the next level, very often with surprising results.

Liberation 1943 - Operation Coverlet (1 hour):
Tuersday 6th May, 7pm
Long before Operation Nest Egg a second front was in the planning with COSSAC. Find out about Mountbatten’s plan to invade Guernsey and the 2023 Sandhurst sponsored wargame used released secret British documents.

Operation Basalt - The Raid on Sark (1.5 hours): Sunday 11th May, 8pm
Whilst the British rejoiced in London, on Sark the Germans were finding bodies. A ruthless band of independents, engaged in one of the most outstanding operations by a small-scale raiding party of WW2.

Operation to Liberate Guernsey: Monay 12th May, 7pm
Delves into the preparation involved in liberating the islands. Archived and eyewitness information along with sight of the Operation Nest Egg paperwork, feed into this interesting narrative.

A Day in the Life of the Occupying Forces: Tuesday 13th May, 7pm
Join an average German Soldier and his perspective of the occupation. A man missing his wife, children, parents, or sweethearts and how they felt about being here. What was their experience?

What if the Germans Never Invaded?: Thursday 15th May, 7pm
In an alternative history this hypothetical scenario starts where the world stood in 1939. Then examine what a British defeat at Dunkirk excludes them in the war against Germany. We examine how the events unfold.

Inspiring Youngsters to remember: Friday 16th May, 7pm
A gateway lecture aimed at schools and youth groups, to sow the seed of interest in the history of this island’s Occupation (a mash-up of the previous three lectures using youngster friendly language).

Lecturers:

Chris Oliver
A well-known speaker on Military History around the islands. He has made several programmes for the BBC, Wildfire Productions, Channel 4 and ITV. He is a guest lecturer at Sandhurst and Cambridge University.  Chris is co-founder & Chairman of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

Steve Le Prevost
Also a well-known local speaker and author Steve helps bring life to some of the most interesting parts of our military past.

Tours of Guernsey is running four tours in the week surrounding Liberation Day. For more information click on the links below:

Sunday 4 May, 2.15pm: Liberation 80: Batterie Scharnhorst Tour - Journey into history | Visit Guernsey 

Monday 5 May, 10.15am: Liberation 80: Batterie Mirus Tour - Journey into history | Visit Guernsey 

Thursday 8 May, 10am:Liberation 80: Occupation Explorer Tour | Visit Guernsey 

Sunday 11 May, 10am and 11am: Liberation 80: German Underground Hospital Tour | Visit Guernsey 

Thursday 8 May

St Pierre Park 

19.00 - 23.30 

Immerse yourself in the spirit of 1945 with: 
✨ A three-course dinner featuring delicious dishes inspired by the era. 
✨ Live musical entertainment with the best of the Rat Pack, vintage divas, and heartfelt World War II sing-alongs. 
✨ Room decked in red white and blue and a dance floor perfect for an evening of celebration and remembrance. 

Dress to impress in vintage or formal attire and celebrate the resilience, freedom, and community of Guernsey. 

For tickets, please click here

Thursday 8th May, 7pm

St James

Come and join Festiva as they celebrate 80 years of Liberation, alongside 40 years of the choir and St James as a concert venue, under their musical director, Andrew Warren. They are joined by guests, including the local choir, the Kintsugi Singers. 

The programme will include choral items and solo items, as well as the traditional Festiva ‘Last night of the Proms’ section. 

For tickets please click here

Thursday 8th May, 12pm

Thursday 15th May, 2:30pm

Tuesday 20th May, 4pm

Cost: £42.50 per adult and £32.50 per child

Booking: to book tickets please click here

Duration: Cruise lasts 75 minutes

Friday 9th May, 10am

L'Eree

A People's Service of Thanksgiving will be held at L'Eree as part of the St Pierre du Bois parish event.

The service will be taken by Reverend Adrian Datta from the parish church.

All are welcome.

Friday 9th May, 10am

Cobo Slipway

A special service to bless the flag on the Grosse Rocque. The service will be followed by refreshments at the Cobo Community Centre, organised by Sally Chick and the Martel family. 

There will be a Grand Liberation Day raffle with some super prizes. 

Friday 9th May, 12pm - 7pm

KGV 

Come and celebrate Liberation Day here at the KGV Playing Fields! With live music from 12.30pm - 7pm, bouncy castles, Little Pickles Rides and so much more, it's a great day out for all the family! 

The Legends Terrace Bar will be open and there will be food so bring your blanket and make a day of it.

FREE entry to all! 

Friday 9th May – 6.30pm 

Saturday 10th May  – 12 noon, 3pm & 6pm 

Sunday 11th May – 12 noon, 3pm & 6pm 

Monday 12th May  – 6.30pm 

Cambridge Park

To book tickets please click here 

Saturday 10th May, 7.30pm

Albert Pier 

Sunday 11th May, 3pm

St Saviour's Church 

Directed by Lydia Pugh this concert will bring the Glee Singers to the church for the first time. Note this is a Sunday afternoon concert with a Liberation theme. 

Sunday 11th May

Vale Parish Church

A special Liberation Day service to celebrate 80 years of Liberation, including memories of the occupation.

After the service there will be refreshments and special Liberation biscuits. There will also be an exhibition of memorabilia in the church.

All welcome.

Further details from the Rector on 01481 244088