June 28
13:00 The Queen begins her review of the International Fleet.
17:30 Air Display starts.
18:00 Tall ships position for battle.
19:00 First part of the show begins.
19:30 Nelson joins his Fleet
21:20 The battle begins.
22:10 Firework finale.
22:30 Grand lighting of the Fleet
June 29
11:00 Drumhead ceremony will be held on Southsea common to honour maritime veterans of all nations and commemorate those who have given their lives in conflict and service in the Armed Forces.
June 30 to July 3
International Festival of the Sea in Portsmouth.
August 4 to 11
Re-creation of how news of the battle was brought back to England - the Trafalgar Dispatch, via Falmouth to London.
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August 28 to 29
Medway Maritime Festival
September 16
11:00 Re-creation of the sailing of Nelson’s funeral barge along the Thames.
October 21
Wreaths will be laid at Cape Trafalgar and at Nelson’s tomb in the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral on 21 October 2005. A service will also be held onboard HMS Victory in Portsmouth.
October 23
Sea cadets will conduct their annual parade in Trafalgar Square and in the afternoon a national service of commemoration will be held in St Paul’s Cathedral, in the presence of senior members of the Royal Family. In the evening, there will be a celebration of Britain’s maritime heritage in Trafalgar Square.