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COVID-19 Day of Reflection
A view from above of a yellow heart made of stones on a hillside.

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2027 Day of Reflection events

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted everyone in different ways. There are many ways you and your community can mark the Day of Reflection, suited to how you choose to remember and reflect.


As we get closer to the 2027 Day of Reflection, you can use this page to submit your event to our interactive map and event list. Check this page for more details coming later this year.

How communities have marked the Day of Reflection

 ‘Time to reflect’ tables: Royal Voluntary Service

Set up across Royal Voluntary Service cafes, hospital shops and service centres across the UK, ‘Time to reflect’ tables have offered spaces for NHS staff, hospital patients and members of the public to pause, and write personal messages of reflection, memory, or thanks to healthcare workers and volunteers. 

A minute’s silence: the Science Museum

The Science Museum (London) holds a minute’s silence each year at 11am on the Day of Reflection. 

Creative workshops and documentary screenings: Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council held an event with Compassionate Sheffield at their COVID-19 memorial. A creative workshop provided the opportunity to reflect and leave tributes by decorating wooden leaves. A screening of the ‘Stories from the Pandemic’ documentary film at the Showroom Cinema featured stories gathered from people across Sheffield over the course of the pandemic, followed by a reflective discussion. 

#iwill youth sessions

Sessions were held with young people to spark discussion and share experiences of the pandemic. Young people presented their ideas on what they had enjoyed, the challenges they had faced and activities they explored during that time. Young people used templates and paint to create an art piece based on what mattered most to them during the pandemic, reflected together and shared food.