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 October 2024.

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 October 2024

Confirmed dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled to change the Windsor Castle Guard in October 2024.

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

Tuesday 1 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Thursday 3 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

7 Company Coldstream Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Household Cavalry

Remarks

-

Saturday 5 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Tuesday 8 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

F Company Scots Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Irish Guards

Remarks

-

Thursday 10 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Saturday 12 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Grenadier Guards

Remarks

-

Tuesday 15 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Thursday 17 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards

Musical Support:

Band of the Household Cavalry

Remarks

-

Saturday 19 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band and Bugles of The Rifles

Remarks

-

Tuesday 22 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

1st Battalion Welsh Guards

Musical Support:

Pipes No. 12 Coy. Irish Guards

Remarks

-

Thursday 24 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Saturday 26 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

1st Battalion Welsh Guards

Musical Support:

Pipes No. 12 Coy. Irish Guards

Remarks

-

Tuesday 29 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Musical Support:

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Remarks

-

Thursday 31 October
@ 11:00

Windsor Castle Guard

Number 9 Company Irish Guards

Musical Support:

Pipes No. 12 Coy. Irish Guards

Remarks

-

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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