Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place on 27 January. It is a national day to commemorate the 6 million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution of other communities. It was also founded to support learning and remembrance of where persecution led in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
As antisemitism and other forms of prejudice continue today, HMD brings the nation together to remember persecutions of the past and stand against hatred and division in the present.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2027 is ‘No Place for Prejudice’. This theme encourages a dual approach to action. Through a historical lens, it examines how prejudice shaped and enabled the Holocaust, demonstrating that it did not emerge suddenly in 1933, but was rooted in centuries of antisemitism across Europe, shaping ideas about belonging, exclusion, and whose lives mattered.
Secondly, it serves as an urgent moral challenge for today. Prejudice is not only overt hatred; it includes everyday assumptions, exclusions, hierarchies, and silences that normalise discrimination, including within institutions meant to protect people. By understanding how prejudice is learned, reinforced, and embedded across workplace, public, and community spaces, we can better stand against it today.
Your HMD activities can take place between December and February. Whether you're planning an event or looking for other meaningful ways to participate, we offer a wide range of resources, ideas, and guidance to help:
See our Get Involved Guides for more information on how your organisation or site can mark HMD
Join us to Light the Darkness at 8pm on the 27 January by lighting a candle safely in your window, or by lighting up your building in purple
Explore our free resources for further inspiration