Parade Countdown

November 11, 2026

1:00pm - 4:30pm

Join us for the 79th National Veterans Day Parade, live and in person, along the streets of downtown Birmingham!  The parade begins at 1:00pm, rain or shine!

Registration for the 2026 Parade will open on May, 1 2026.   Registration closes on October 31, 2026. 
Please click on the action button below to register your organization for the 2025 Veterans Day Parade.

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel

2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North

Birmingham, AL 35203

205-324-5000

The Westin Birmingham

2221 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

205-307-3600

Please note that the National Veterans Day Foundation does not and has not authorized nor sanctioned any Veterans Day parades, protests or any other events or actions that may occur on and around Veterans Day 2026 in the Birmingham area other than our scheduled awards dinner and street parade which are scheduled to occur on November 10-11.

Anyone using or attempting to use the name and/or images of the National Veterans Day Foundation for such events may be subject to legal action.

Will be announced in Summer 2026.