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
October 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Thu 1st Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 2nd Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 3rd Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 5th Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 6th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 7th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain's Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 8th Oct |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 9th Oct |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 10th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 12th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 15th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 16th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 17th Oct |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards |
|
Wed 21st Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 22nd Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards |
|
Fri 23rd Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 24th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards |
|
Mon 26th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 27th Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 28th Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 29th Oct |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards |
|
Fri 30th Oct |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 31st Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Thu 1st Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 2nd Oct |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sat 3rd Oct |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 5th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 6th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 7th Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 8th Oct |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 9th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 10th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 12th Oct |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 13th Oct |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 14th Oct |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 15th Oct |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 16th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 17th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 18th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 19th Oct |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 20th Oct |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 21st Oct |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Thu 22nd Oct |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 23rd Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 24th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sun 25th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 26th Oct |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 27th Oct |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 28th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 29th Oct |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Fri 30th Oct |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 31st Oct |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
November 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Mon 2nd Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 3rd Nov |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 4th Nov |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 5th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 6th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 7th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 9th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 10th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 11th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 12th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 13th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 14th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 16th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 17th Nov |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 18th Nov |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 19th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 20th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 21st Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 23rd Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 24th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 25th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 26th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 27th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 28th Nov |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 30th Nov |
Number 12 Company Irish |
Captain’s Inspection |
11:00 |
NO MUSIC |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Sun 1st Nov |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 2nd Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 3rd Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 4th Nov |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 5th Nov |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Fri 6th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 7th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 9th Nov |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 10th Nov |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 11th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 12th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 13th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sat 14th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sun 15th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 16th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 17th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 18th Nov |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 19th Nov |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 20th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 21st Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Royal Bermuda Regiment |
|
Sun 22nd Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Mon 23rd Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 24th Nov |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 25th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 26th Nov |
26 Engineer Regiment |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 27th Nov |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sat 28th Nov |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sun 29th Nov |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 30th Nov |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |