 Anzac Day and specific battle commemorations have special places in the annual schedule of events.The Carillon is played in over 200 hours of live concerts per year and a comprehensive domestic and international carillon teaching programme is conducted under the direction of the National Carillonist, Timothy Hurd..Since the opening of the National War Memorial Carillon in 1932 there have only been four official carillonists 

The Hall of Memories is approached through an octagonal vestibule forming the base of the Carillon Tower.