Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony

Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony
Thursday | September 11 | 11:00 AM
In Shrine of Memory: Global War On Terrorism & Beyond
In-person only.

The Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony will be held Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the Shrine of Memory: Global War on Terrorism and Beyond and will be an “in-person only” event.

This annual ceremony will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Northern Virginia and the downing of the jet aircraft in Shanksville, Pennsylvania that occurred on September 11, 2001.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend the ceremony. Attendees are requested to arrive early in order to be in place for the 11 a.m. start time. Admission and parking is free and Virginia War Memorial will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Virginia War Memorial’s documentary film, "A New Century, A New War", will be played in our Reynolds Theater throughout the day.

You may also like the following events from Virginia War Memorial:

• Next month, 20th September, 10:30 am, Storytime at the Memorial: POW/MIA History in Richmond
• Next month, 23rd September, 10:30 am, Storytime at the Memorial: POW/MIA History in Richmond
• Next month, 30th September, 06:00 pm, VWM Livestream – Meet the Artist: Henry Kidd in Richmond, Virginia

Also check out other Arts events in Richmond, Theatre events in Richmond, Entertainment events in Richmond.