2024

ANZAC Day

Commemorative Dawn Ceremony

Thursday 25th April 2024
5:30am – 6:15am
(please arrive by 5:15am)

The National World War One Memorial
Pershing Park
14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20004

The embassies of Australia and New Zealand will be hosting the ANZAC Day Dawn Service on Thursday April 25. The Dawn Service will be held between 5:30 am and 6:15 am at the WWI memorial which is located at Pershing Park, 1449-1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.*

We suggest you arrive at least 30 minutes early.

The service is followed by a Gunfire Breakfast which is by invitation only.

“What is Anzac Day? Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. … Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula. These became known as Anzacs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day…”***