Honoring America's Veterans,

Phoenix Veterans Day Parade

PRESENTED by Honoring America’s Veterans

Join 45,000+ spectators as we honor United States veterans

Wednesday, Nov 11th, 2026

The 30th anniversary Parade is entering a new chapter on a new route.

Countdown to the 2026 HAV, Phoenix Veterans Day Parade!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Your generous tax-deductible contribution helps us pay tribute to our military veterans. We’d greatly appreciate your support.

Parade Program Coming Soon

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Join us as we host honor and recognition events to salute our veterans and their loved ones,

thanking them for their service and patriotism to our country.

Download a PDF of the Parade Program here for all the information that you will need to know on the day of the Parade.

Parade Details

Started in 1997, the Honoring America’s Veterans, Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, recognizes the contributions of our United States Veterans. The Parade helps build a patriotic Phoenix community spirit that recognizes the sacrifices veterans make for our country. The Parade couldn’t happen without the generous support of our community, our sponsors, the parade organizers, the Honoring Arizona’s Veterans board, and our parade participants.

Parade Map

Important: Route Change!

The Phoenix Veterans Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m and head North on Third Street from McDowell to Indian School Road

Parade Time

The exact time may vary depending on the final number of parade entries, but it typically lasts for two hours, starting at 11:00 a.m. and ending around 1:00 p.m.

Please allow ample time before and after for parking, and/or walking to the location you’d prefer to view the parade.

Parking

VISITOR PARKING is on a “first-come, first-serve” basis on the side streets around the parade route, so please come early and allow ample time to navigate crowds.

To find out the “side streets” where you can park and weave your way towards the parade, please look at the route closure map. It will tell you where the parade is, what streets close at what times and lists the side streets for you to access to find parking and then make your way into the parade route.

The route map also shows where speaker towers are located, if you’d like to sit nearby and hear entries announced as they march by.

Street Closures

HAV Veterans Day Parade, Phoenix Route Closure Notifications

Updated street closures for the 2026 Parade will be postsed soon.

7:30AM

Close Central Ave, from Bethany Home Road to Missouri
Close Montebello, from Central to 2nd Street

10:00AM

Close Central Ave. between Missouri and Camelback Road
Close Camelback between Central and 7th Street
Close 7th Street between Camelback and Indian School Roads
Close Indian School Road, 3rd Street to 9th Street
Close 7th Street, Osborn to Indian School Road

10:45AM

Close Missouri Avenue East Bound and West Bound

Entry Guidelines and Standards

Important! Please read our guidelines before applying for the parade:

HAV is pleased to provide a limited number of free parade entries to Local Veterans Service Organizations. Please contact us at info@honoringamericasveterans.org for availability and details.

Corporations interested in having a float, vehicle, marching band or other entry in the parade should visit the Sponsorship page, and contact us for details.

Please note we have a limited number of parade entries available; if we cannot accommodate your request, please consider booking a sponsorship for next year.

Why November 11th?

The Parade is held on Nov. 11th as that is the day in our history known as Armistice Day. It was on this date (11/11) at 11 a.m. that the signing of the Peace Treaty took place ending World War I.

We proudly commemorate the significance of this day by holding our Parade on Nov. 11th and starting it at 11 a.m.

A preview for what is to come...

We hope you’re as excited as we are! Get in the spirit by watching our trailer for the Veterans Day Parade.

Jim McMahon 2026 Celebrity Grand Marshal

Super Bowl XX champion quarterback Jim McMahon will serve as the Celebrity Grand Marshal as Honoring America’s Veterans celebrates 30 years of presenting the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, arriving in the same year the nation marks its 250th anniversary.

Essay Competition 2026

Compete against hundreds of students and submit your essay today. This year’s theme will be 250 Years of Freedom, 30 Years of Honor. The essay competition opens at midnight on August 4th, 2026 and closes at 11:59 pm on September 28th, 2026. All essay submissions are due at that time.

Veterans Grand Marshals 2026

Honoring America’s Veterans hosts an Honor, Our Heroes, Veterans Grand Marshal’s Competition each year, where community members nominate veterans to serve as Grand Marshals. If selected, the Marshals serve as the representative for their era of service. They also ride in the parade, have their bios printed in the parade program and online, and receive other special recognition to make this a memorable experience.