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Commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp
The central commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp will take place on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Dachau Memorial will be open to individual visitors during the usual opening hours. Audio guides in 18 languages are available. We ask for your understanding that unfortunately, no guided group tours will take place and that some buildings and parts of the grounds of the Memorial Site will need to be temporarily closed.
We kindly ask that you allow sufficient time for your arrival, as security checks will be conducted at all entrances.
Please note, that following items may not be brought onto the premises:
- Weapons of all kinds, incl. cutting and stabbing weapons, knives
- Bags and Rucksacks larger than DIN A4 format (21 x 29,7cm)
- Flags, banners & signs
- Tripods
- Glass bottles, Drinks > 0,5l
- Pepper Spray etc.
Dominique Boueilh, President of the Comité International de Dachau (CID), Karl Freller, Director of the Bavarian Memorial Foundation, and Dr. Gabriele Hammermann, Director of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, cordially invite you to take part in the commemorative ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp to be held on Sunday, May 3rd 2026.
Program
| 09.15 am | Ecumenical Service in the Carmelite Holy Blood |
| 09.30 am | Russian-Orthodox Mass in the Resurrection Chapel |
| 09.45 am | Hour of Commemoration of the State Association of Israelite Religious Communities in Bavaria in front of the Jewish Memorial |
| 10.45 am | Commemoration at the Former Crematorium |
| 11.30 am | Central Commemorative Ceremony on the former roll call sqaure |
| Wreath Laying at the International Monument |
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| Following this: Day of Encounters Max Mannheimer Haus (Roßwachtstraße 15, 85221 Dachau) |
Venue of the commemorative ceremony
KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau
Pater-Roth-Straße 2a
85221 Dachau
Please note that film and photographs will be taken for public relations purposes.
The site is only partially accessible to people with limited mobility.