Events

D-Day Commemoration 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 76th D-Day Commemoration ceremonies are at a strict minimum and the annual parachute jump has been cancelled. To mark June 6, 2020, The Normandy Institute has invited a distinguished group of its supporters to pay tribute to D-Day, the veterans and the importance of the commemoration. We are honored to announce that amongst the speakers are: The US Ambassador to France, Jamie McCourt, General Cavoli, Admiral Foggo, General Winski, General Petraeus, Congressmen Suozzi, Fortenberry and Wenstrup, Congresswoman Eshoo, Susan Eisenhower, Henry Montgomery, Beto O’Rourke, Tom Brokaw, Rita Cosby, Kirk Saduski, and [...]

D-Day Festival 2019 Festivities in the vicinity of the Normandy Institute Each year since 2007, D-Day Festival Normandy has been offering a program of festivities to commemorate the anniversary of the Allied Landings on June 6th, 1944. For all the events taking place during May-June 2019 in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Picauville, Utah Beach – Sainte Marie du Mont and Carentan, see: » download the program for our region Events in the wider region For the 13th edition of the D-Day Festival Normandy, the nine tourist offices of the D-Day Landing Beaches (Baie du Cotentin, Isigny-Grandcamp-Intercom, Omaha Beach, Bayeux Intercom, BSM Tourisme, Terres de Nacre, [...]