City of Columbia’s 38th Annual Veterans Day Parade

Celebrate Veterans Day at the City of Columbia’s 38^th Annual Veterans Day Parade on Friday, November 11.

Known as one of the Southeast’s largest Veterans Day Parade, the event will kick off at 11 a.m. from the intersection of Sumter and Laurel streets, and travel southbound on Sumter Street ending at Pendleton Street near the State House.

This year’s grand marshal will be Ft. Jackson in honor of its 100 years of service as a United States Army installation.

The Veterans Day Parade is sponsored by the City of Columbia, AARP and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina.

For more information, please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 803-545-3100 or visit