Children in Halloween costumes at a parade

Illustrative photo, not from this event. Photo: GoToVan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Free

NYC Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue

The country's largest Veterans Day parade: 20,000+ marchers, 280+ units and 25+ floats up Fifth Avenue. Free to watch from the sidewalk.

IS IT REALLY FREE?

Free. Free to watch

WHEN & WHERE

WED, NOV 11 · 12:30 PM–3:30 PM
Wed Nov 11 · steps off 12:30 PM, runs to about 3:30 PM, rain or shine
Fifth Avenue
Steps off at Fifth Ave & E 26th St, heading north
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Run by the United War Veterans Council. The 2026 grand marshal is retired Navy captain and NASA astronaut Suni Williams. The parade runs north on Fifth Avenue from 26th Street.