NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 want to see you at the Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Tuesday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. Enjoy the bands, floats and much more as they march down Commerce Street in downtown Fort Worth.
This year’s parade theme is “Saluting Vietnam Veterans.” Fort Worth has been designated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Veterans Day National Committee (VDNC) as a VA-recognized regional site for this year’s celebration. Each year, the VDNC invites cities, towns, and non-profit organizations across the nation to play a special role in honoring America’s heroes. The VDNC has recognized the Tarrant County Veterans Council (parade organizer) and the City of Fort Worth (event host) for its tribute to America’s heroes.
Veterans Day parade spectators can view the event at numerous locations along the parade route. The parade will form up in the Panther Island Pavilion parking lot at about 11 a.m. and head east on Belknap St. to the Tarrant County Courthouse. It will then go south on Commerce Street, across 5th Street, up Houston Street and back down Belknap to the Panther Island Pavilion parking lot.
The Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade is organized by the Tarrant County Veterans Council. Be a part of Fort Worth’s annual Veteran’s Day celebration that began more than 100 years ago in 1919, and honor Tarrant County’s 176-year military legacy, from past, to present and future.
Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade
Tuesday, November 11
Opening Ceremony – 10:30 a.m.
Parade Begins – 11:00 a.m.
Parade Route: East on Belknap to the Tarrant County Courthouse then South on Commerce Street Downtown Fort Worth
For the complete parade route and more information, click HERE.
About Tarrant County Veterans Council (TCVC)
The Council was chartered in 1971 to provide an organization through which veterans service organizations in the Tarrant County area could coordinate their efforts to better serve area veterans and their survivors. TCVC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.