# Jacksonville Veterans Day Parade > Event for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Wed, Nov 11 · 11:01 AM - Where: Downtown Jacksonville parade route (Water Street and Bay Street), Water Street at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville, FL 32202 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free - Organizer: City of Jacksonville Office of Special Events - Official page: https://events.jacksonville.gov/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-veterans-day-parade--listing-4a06516c69f5aa0ac2a87125 ## About The City of Jacksonville's Veterans Day Parade, which the city calls the largest observance of its kind in Florida with more than 2,500 participants, steps off downtown at 11:01 am on Veterans Day. Children along the route see grand marshals, senior military leaders, active-duty and retired units, veteran groups, Junior ROTC detachments, high school marching bands and decorated floats. The 1.32-mile route starts on Water Street in front of the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, turns onto Hogan Street and then runs east along Bay Street to finish at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Viewing along Bay Street between Hogan Street and A. 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