Changing the Guard
Dates:King's Guard - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Windsor Castle Guard - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Time:11am
Where:Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace, Windsor Castle
The Household Division
Seven British Army Regiments serving His Majesty
London for Ceremonial 
London for Ceremonial
JANUARY 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Fri 2nd January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guard |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 3rd January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
|
Mon 5th January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 13th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 14th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 15th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 16th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 17th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 19th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 20th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 21st January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 22nd January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 23rd January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 24th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 26th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 27th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 28th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 29th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 30th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Sat 31st January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Thu 1st January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
No Music |
|
Fri 2nd January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sat 3rd January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sun 4th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 5th January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 6th January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 7th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 8th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 9th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sat 10th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sun 11th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 12th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 13th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 14th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 15th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 16th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sat 17th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 18th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 19th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 20th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 21st January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 22nd January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 23rd January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 24th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sun 25th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 26th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 27th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 28th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 29th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 30th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of Scots Guards |
|
Sat 31st January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
February 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Mon 2nd February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guard |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 3rd February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 4th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 5th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 6th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 7th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 9th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 10th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 11th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 12th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 13th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 14th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 16th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 17th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 18th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 19th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 20th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 21st February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
|
Mon 23rd February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Tue 24th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 25th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 26th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 27th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 28th February |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Sun 1st February |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 2nd February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 3rd February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 4th February |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 5th February |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 6th February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 7th February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 8th February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 9th February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 10th February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 11th February |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 12th February |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Fri 13th February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 14th February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sun 15th February |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 16th February |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 17th February |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 18th February |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 19th February |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 20th February |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 21st February |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sun 22nd February |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 23rd February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 24th February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 25th February |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 26th February |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 27th February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sat 28th February |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |