VE Day 80th Anniversary

Salford’s VE Day 80

Event start time: 9:10pm
Location: Sunken Gardens, at the front of Salford Civic Centre, M27 5DA

Salford City Council will be holding a commemorative, community celebration to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day from 9pm onwards on Thursday, 8 May 2025.

Taking place in the sunken gardens at Salford Civic Centre, this event will create a peaceful moment for reflection and contemplation.

Visitors can enjoy a fire and light installation from Walk the Plank lasting for 80 minutes accompanied by an original soundtrack of spoken voices created by a local artist featuring people of Salford’s reflections on peace.

This is a free, community celebration open to the public. A food and drink vendor will be on site for the event. This event will take place outdoors so guests are encouraged to dress appropriately, it will be a standing event with some limited bench seating in the garden. Accessible toilets will be available.