Windsor Castle Guard Schedules

Dates and times the Windsor Castle Guard is scheduled to change with details of the Regiments and Bands taking part in May and June 2025.

For details of the ceremony and the route the Windsor Castle Guard follow, on the march to and from the Castle, visit:

 

The Ceremony - The March

Windsor Castle Guard Schedule May 2025

Dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled to change the Windsor Castle Guard in May 2025.

The Windsor Castle Change normally takes place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 11:00

Captain's Inspection, is scheduled to take place Mondays and Wednesdays at 15:00
(This parade takes place on either the Quadrangle Lawn or the Lower Ward, where the Windsor Castle Guard will be drawn up for the Captain's Inspection).

Please Note: This schedule can and may change.

Changes to the Regiments and Bands scheduled to take part, since first published, are shown in red.

Friday 23 May
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Saturday 24 May
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard Change:

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Monday 26 May
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Scots Guards

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Tuesday 27 May
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard Change:

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

Wednesday 28 May
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

No Music

Remarks

Takes place on the Lower Ward

Thursday 29 May
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard Change:

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Friday 30 May

Captain's Inspection

CANCELLED

Musical Support:

 

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Saturday 31 May
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard Change:

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Windsor Castle Guard Schedule June 2025

Dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled to change the Windsor Castle Guard in June 2025.

The Windsor Castle Change normally takes place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 11:00

Captain's Inspection, is scheduled to take place Mondays and Wednesdays at 15:00
(This parade takes place on either the Quadrangle Lawn or the Lower Ward, where the Windsor Castle Guard will be drawn up for the Captain's Inspection).

Monday 2 June
@ 11:00

Captain's Inspection

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Tuesday 3 June
@ 15:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Wednesday 4 June
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

No Music

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Thursday 5 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Friday 6 June
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

Takes place on the Lower Ward

Saturday 7 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Tuesday 10 June
@ 15:00

Guard Change

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Thursday 12 June
@ 11:00

Admin Mount

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

No Music or Ceremony

Remarks

-

Saturday 14 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Tuesday 17 June
@ 15:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Welsh Guards

Remarks

Takes place on the Lower Ward

Wednesday 18 June
@ 15:00

Guard Change

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Welsh Guards

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Thursday 19 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Coldstream Guards

Remarks

-

Friday 20 June
@ 15:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Coldstream Guards

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Saturday 21 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Coldstream Guards

Remarks

-

Monday 23 June
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

Takes place on the Lower Ward

Tuesday 24 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Wednesday 25 June
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

No Music

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Thursday 26 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

Number 12 Company Irish Guards

Musical Support:

Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards

Remarks

-

Friday 27 June
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

Number 12 Company Irish Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Coldstream Guards

Remarks

Takes place in the Quadrangle

Saturday 28 June
@ 11:00

Guard Change

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Irish Guards

Remarks

Monday 30 June
@ 15:00

Captain's Inspection

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Household Cavalry

Remarks

Takes place on the Lower Ward

Related Pages

Changing the Windsor Castle Guard is one of the highlights of a visit to Windsor and whether you want to visit the Castle to watch the ceremony or see the Guards as they march up the High Street the pages below should help:

Visiting Windsor Castle

A guide to Windsor Castle and how to get tickets

Visiting Windsor Castle

Guard Mount Ceremony

  • Windsor Castle Guard
  • Where, when & why
  • The ceremony
  • Best spots to watch

About Changing the Guard

The March

Where to see the Guards and Band marching to and from the Windsor Castle Guard Mount.

Route, Map & Pictures

Timing:

10:45 - New Guard step off from Victoria Barracks on Sheet Street and march through the Town Centre to Windsor Castle.

11:00 - The Changing the Guard Ceremony then takes place inside Windsor Castle .

11:25 - The Old Guard step off for the march back to the barracks.

Changing the Guard Schedule Updates

Schedules for the Changing the Windsor Castle Guard are normally confirmed around the 20th of the preceding month.
Dates and Times can change, sometimes at short notice,when the Guards are required for operational or other ceremonial duties, or as a result of Castle closures.

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Provisional Dates

Dates the Windsor Castle Guard are scheduled to change are normally confirmed, by the British Army, around the 20th of the preceding month.

Provisionally the Windsor Castle Guard are expected to change on Tuesday's, Thursday's, and Saturday's in 2023.

Normally there is no Windsor Castle Guard change ceremony on Sundays

Wet Weather Cancellations

The Windsor Castle Guard change can sometimes be cancelled in wet weather.

When a Wet Mount is called the Guards march to and from the Castle without musical support.

The decision to call a Wet Mount is not made until the last minute, which means we cannot update our website in time to help people en-route or already at the Castle.

Disclaimer - Please Read

Every reasonable effort has been made by changing-guard.com to compile accurate information about the Changing the Guard ceremony and to keep the schedule up to date.

However, schedules can and do change from time to time, sometimes without notice, meaning we cannot guarantee the Changing the Guard at Windsor Castle will take place on the dates stated or accept any responsibility for loss or inconvenience caused by using the information provided on this website.

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