Wednesday's Veterans Day Parade Closes Downtown Dallas in Three Waves: Staging at 9, the Route at 11, Dispersal Until 2:30

DALLAS — Wednesday's Veterans Day parade will take downtown Dallas off the road grid in stages, and the city has published the schedule to plan around. The parade route proceeds north on Houston, east on Main, south on Ervay, west on Young, south on Akard, east on Marilla and south on Ervay to Canton, according to the City of Dallas's news hub. The staging area — Houston Street from Wood to Young, plus the Houston Street viaduct — closes first, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The route streets themselves close from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Main Street from Houston to Ervay, Marilla from Ervay to Young, Houston between Elm and Young, Ervay between Main and Commerce, Young between Field and St. Paul, and Akard between Wood and Canton. The dispersal area closes longest — Canton between Ervay and Akard, Marilla between Akard and Ervay, Akard between Young and Marilla, and Browder between Canton and Cadiz, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The city's relief valves: Lamar, Griffin, and Commerce at Houston and Ervay remain open along the route for traffic moving in and out of downtown.

Across the Metroplex, Downtown Fort Worth Inc. lists the 2026 Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade for Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with downtown street closures from approximately 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.: southbound North Main from 4th Street into downtown; the streets between Commerce and Throckmorton from Belknap to 5th; Taylor between Belknap and Weatherford; and Belknap from Calhoun to Henderson — with Henderson and White Settlement also closed at their roundabouts from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and foot traffic only for businesses on Commerce, Main and Houston in the parade core. The desk's advice for both downtowns is the same: arrive before the first wave, or route around it entirely.