Birmingham's 79th National Veterans Day Parade Set for Nov. 11: Steps Off Downtown at 1 p.m., Free to Watch
The 79th National Veterans Day Parade takes place November 11, 2026, in downtown Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine. The route starts at 18th Street North and 9th Avenue North, runs south on 18th Street to 4th Avenue North, east to 22nd Street, north to 6th Avenue North, west to 19th Street, then north past City Hall to end at 19th Street and 10th Avenue North. Watching from the street is free.
This year's theme is "Salute to the First 250 Years of Veterans." The parade includes military bands, color guards, JROTC units and historical floats, and airs live on Alabama Public Television. Birmingham is the birthplace of Veterans Day: local veteran Raymond Weeks organized the first observance honoring all veterans here in 1947.
Admission is free for spectators, with no tickets required; the route map and event details are on the organizer National Veterans Day Foundation's official website, nationalveteransday.org. (Source: National Veterans Day Foundation)
National Veterans Day Parade official page
Source: National Veterans Day Foundation
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