Fort Wayne's Veterans Day parade steps off on Parnell Avenue on Saturday
The annual parade, themed 'Celebrating 250 Years,' starts at 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 and travels north on Parnell Avenue to the Memorial Coliseum, with a ceremony in Memorial Hall at about 12:30 p.m.
The Hoosier Wire · November 7, 2026 · Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne's annual Veterans Day Parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, on Parnell Avenue, sponsored by the Allen County Council of Veterans Organizations.
This year's theme is 'Celebrating 250 Years.' Lineup begins at 10 a.m. at Nettie Avenue and Parnell Avenue, and an opening ceremony at 10:45 a.m. will include remarks from board members and the National Anthem performed by Wisdom Pearson, a senior at Concordia High School.
The parade steps off at 11 a.m. and travels north on Parnell Avenue to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, where wreaths will be placed and taps played in memory of fallen service members.
A ceremony follows in Memorial Hall at about 12:30 p.m., with guest speaker Max Parrott, a Vietnam War U.S. Army medic, and the National Anthem performed by Tom Didier. Guests are directed to enter through the Parnell Avenue employee parking lot entrance on the west side of the complex.
