Each year, the Veterans Day National Committee—comprised of representatives from nearly 50 organizations dedicated to serving and supporting America’s Veterans—hosts the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery. On Nov. 11, the ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and continue inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by Veterans organizations and remarks from dignitaries.
VA encourages communities and non-profit organizations to apply to host VA-recognized, local Veterans Day observances. These events will ensure that fitting tributes are paid across the Nation and serve as examples for other communities to follow when planning their Veterans Day observances. This year, Veterans Day ceremonies recognized by VA will be held in 66 communities throughout 34 states and the District of Columbia to honor the Nation’s Veterans.
Each approved regional site receives a supply of official Veterans Day posters, military ceremonial support from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and a certificate from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the official program.
Click here after Veterans Day 2023 if you are interested in applying for your community to become a regional site in 2024.
The list of selected regional Veterans Day sites is below. If your community or organization is not one of these sites, click here for VA’s event calendar, which will be updated weekly with Veterans Day ceremonies, parades and other events in communities across the country.
2023 Veterans Day Regional Sites
Alabama
National Veterans Day Parade
National Veterans Day Foundation, Birmingham AL
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile Bay Area Veterans Day Commission, Mobile AL
Mobile Bay Area Veterans Day Recognition (veteransday-mobilebay.com)
Alaska
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
State of Alaska, Office of Veterans Affairs, Anchorage AK
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska
Arizona
Phoenix Veterans Day Parade
Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV), Scottsdale AZ
Arkansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars Marion/West Memphis Post 5225, West Memphis AR
California
City of Palm Springs, CA
City of Redondo Beach & Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial Task Force, CA
http://www.RBVeteransMemorial.com
Merced Field of Honor
Merced Sunrise Rotary Club Charity, Merced CA
Rotary Club of Merced Sunrise | Merced Field of Honor (mercedsunriserotary.org)
OneVet One Voice, San Francisco CA
The Town of Truckee, Friends of Vets Hall, and American Legion Post 439, Truckee CA
Truckee American Legion Post 439 (americanlegiontruckee.org)
VFW Post 8070, American Legion Post 180, and the City of Azusa, Azusa CA
The American Legion a U.S. Veterans Association
Colorado
Associated Veterans of Loveland, Loveland CO
Associated Veterans of Loveland
Connecticut
Norwalk Military and Veterans Liaison Committee, Ceremonies and Honors Committee, Norwalk CT
District of Columbia
Korean War Veteran Memorial Foundation, Washington DC
Florida
Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial Association Inc., Ponce Inlet FL
Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial | Ponce Inlet, FL (ponce-inlet.org)
Veterans Memorial Park
City of Oldsmar, Oldsmar FL
Coconut Grove, Florida
American Legion Post 182, Miami FL
https://coconutgroveamericanlegion.weebly.com/
City of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
Veterans Memorial Park and Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins Jr. Veterans Museum, Tampa FL
Department of Consumer & Veterans Services, Hillsborough County, Florida
Georgia
Veterans Affairs of Dawson County, Dawsonville GA
Veterans Affairs of Dawson County | Veterans Organizations (dawsonchamber.org)
Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia Veterans Day Association Inc.
Georgia Veterans Day Association, Inc., Kennesaw GA
Home | Georgia Veterans Day Association, Inc.
Coffee County, Georgia
Coffee High School, Douglas GA
Home – Coffee High School (schoolinsites.com)
United Military Care, Marietta GA
https://www.unitedmilitarycare.org/post/give-thanks
Hawaii
Wahiawa Lions Club, Wahiawa HI
https://ourwahiawa.com/12907544
Indiana
Oak Hill Cemetery and Arboretum – City of Evansville, Indiana Board of Public Works, Evansville IN
Oak Hill Cemetery & Arboretum / City of Evansville (evansvillegov.org)
Kansas
Leavenworth City with Leavenworth County, Kansas
Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade Committee, Inc., Baldwin City KS
Home | Lvvets (lvvetsparade.com)
Kentucky
Owensboro Veterans Day Parade
Owensboro-Davies County Veterans Organizations Committee, Owensboro KY
Owensboro-Daviess County Veterans Organization | Facebook
Maryland
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 24, Annapolis MD
Fleet Reserve Association Annapolis Maryland – FRA 24
City of Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick Veterans Day Parade, Brunswick, MD
City of Brunswick, Maryland (brunswickmd.gov)
The Rotary Club of New Market, New Market MD
Rotary Club of New Market, MD – – Together, We Connect!
Massachusetts
The Memorial Church of Harvard University
The Harvard Veterans Alumni Association, Pittsfield MA
https://www.harvardveterans.org/
Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts
Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Hyannis MA
Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center
Oak Bluffs Veterans Day Parade
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9261, Edgartown, MA
Michigan
Detroit, Michigan “Armed Forces Salute”
Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition, Detroit MI
MDVC | Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition (mdvcmi.org)
Minnesota
Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial Community Center
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs & Minnesota Commanders’ Task Force, St. Paul MN
Welcome – Commanders Task Force (mnctf.org)
Mississippi
D’lberville, Mississippi
Gulf Coast Veterans Parade Inc., Biloxi MS
Missouri
City of St. Louis, Missouri
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum and the City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum | Find Yourself Here. (mohistory.org)
Dexter R-XI School District, Dexter MO
Montana
Butte Montana Silver Bow County
American Legion Silver Bow Post 1, Butte MT
Philipsburg Town Council
Philipsburg, MT
townofphilipsburgmt.com
Nevada
Las Vegas, Clark County Nevada
Southern Nevada Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas NV
Southern Nevada Veterans Chamber of Commerce (snvcc.org)
New Hampshire
Town of Atkinson, New Hampshire, Recreation Department, Atkinson NH
Atkinson, NH | (town-atkinsonnh.com)
North Carolina
Warsaw Veterans Day Celebration Committee, Warsaw NC
Veterans Day Parade – Warsaw NC Chamber
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina
The Patriots Salute to Veterans Association, Inc. & VFW Post 9116 – North Carolina, Campobello, SC
Ohio
Veterans Mural Association, Amherst OH
Oklahoma
The Town of Langston City, Oklahoma
Wm Conrad Veterans Memorial Gardens, Langston OK
Ponca City Veterans Day Parade Association, Ponce City OK
Veteran’s Day Parade and Celebration of Freedom Saturday in Ponca City (poncacitynow.com)
Oregon
Douglas County Veterans Day Parade Committee, Roseburg OR
Veterans Day Parade Committee | Douglas County, OR (douglascountyor.gov)
Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Warrenton OR
Portland Oregon
Veterans Day Portland Inc., Aloha OR
Portland Veterans Day Parade | Oregon (veteransdaypdx.org)
Pennsylvania
Conemaugh Valley Veterans, Johnstown PA
Conemaugh Valley Veterans | Welcome to Our Website! (cvvets.org)
American Legion CH Berry Post 173, Tamaqua PA
South Carolina
City of North Charleston Recreation Department, North Charleston SC
City of Florence
Florence Veterans Park Committee (Florence Parks & Recreation Commission), Florence SC
https://www.cityofflorence.com/
Tennessee
Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, Gatlinburg TN
Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council (NDCVCC),
Nashville, TN
Texas
Austin Veterans Day Parade
City of Austin, Austin TX
austinveteransparadefoundation.org
Tarrant County Veterans Council, Fort Worth TX
Tarrant County Veterans Council (tcvc.us)
Central Texas – Killeen, Texas; Harker Heights, Texas; Copperas Cove, Texas
Central Texas Area Veterans Advisory Committee/ Killeen Heights Vet Center, Harker Heights TX
Veterans Day Parade | Avac (centex-avac.org)
Utah
Cedar City, Utah – Iron County
Southern Utah University – Veterans Resource and Support Center, Cedar City UT
Virginia
Southside Hampton Roads Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations, Virginia Beach VA
Roanoke Valley Veterans Council – Virginia Veterans Parade, Roanoke VA
Virginia Veterans Parade- Home (virginiasveteransparade.org)
Washington
City of Auburn, Auburn WA
West Richland Area Chamber of Commerce, West Richland WA
https://www.westrichlandchamber.org/veterans-day-parade
Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Port Angeles WA
Quincy Middle School
Quincy School District, Quincy WA
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New York has at least 4 VA hospitals, at least 25 VA services stations in upstate NY, the largest city in the country, and more veterans then any other state. But, absolutely no mention of any event or recognition for us, I am sure some one at your VA headquarters knows these. Yet no mention of any of these facts in any publication the VA sent me
or the other hundreds of thousands of Veterans in New York State. WHY ????????
?
Where is Illinois having ceremonies. I do not see it on the list.
how can I get a new ID? thanks Jim
Why do you always leave out Idaho?
Please join us in College Park, Maryland for the 30-year Anniversary of our Veterans Memorial.
On 11/11 at 11:00am location: the corner of Route 1 and Greenbelt Ave.
We will have the original architect of the memorial Mr. James Clark as our featured speaker.
New York does not have a VA approved Veterans day parade or event. That is shameful. The American legion, VFW, and other veteran agencies in New York should be ashamed. Maybe they should ask for donations less frequently and concentrate more on things that are important to veterans like me. I did get an invitation from the Legion for this month. However it costs $149 for the hotel, $10 to register, and the veterans have to pay for dinner. I’m pretty sure the meetings will include a lot of fundraising. Of course we celebrate big for Cinco DeMaio and pride events. Not happy about this New York.
How do we add our local parade to this list? Montgomery County Indiana Veterans Coalition, Crawfordsville Indiana ?
If you had read this article, this if your state, city or county was Not listed, then No One from your state, city or county applied! The VA did Not do a random draw. If you want your Veterans to be recognized, then you have to apply. Read this article again, please.
I don’t see Wisconsin….we will have to get to work on that!
Louisiana was forgotten also
I don’t see anything for West Virginia, are they not participating?
I know, Welch, WV has the longest running Veterans Day Parade running.
Illinois is not worthy to be called a Veterans state. I see Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo but nothing for Veterans who fought to keep Illinois a safe place. I guess one has to line a politicians pocket to be recognized as a Veteran
I was looking for New Jersey’s “STANCE” and I did not see it which I am not surprised since a few years ago Veteran flag was taken down and they put it up IN Paramus Park NJ.the the RAINBOW flag. They RESPECTED the VETs of the country in that no other state did, Maybe we should thank Gov. MURPHY for that “MEMORIZATION” !?!?!?
Once again, Maine the forgotten State is again, is Forgotten. Thanks a lot VA