Fort Worth's Veterans Day Parade Steps Off Wednesday at 11: the 107th Tarrant County Salute
The Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade — hosted by the City of Fort Worth, organized by the Tarrant County Veterans Council — opens with a 10:30 ceremony downtown on Wednesday, November 11, under the theme '250 Years of Veterans in Service.'
FORT WORTH — North Texas's biggest Veterans Day observance is three days out, and its details are set. The 2026 Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade steps off in downtown Fort Worth at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, with an opening ceremony from 10:30 to 11, according to the parade's official site. The parade is hosted by the City of Fort Worth and organized by the Tarrant County Veterans Council, and this year's observance marks the 107th anniversary of Veterans and Armistice Day celebrations in the city.
This year's theme carries the country's birthday in it: 'Saluting Our Nation — 250 Years of Veterans in Service,' in the organizers' wording, with Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker listed in the sequence of events. Assembly is at Panther Island Pavilion, per the day's North Texas veterans listings, and the parade itself is free along its downtown route. The Weather Desk's current feed gives the morning its best day of the week — clear skies and an afternoon high near 80 on Wednesday.
The parade anchors a full day of North Texas observances listed for November 11. The Fort Worth Botanic Garden offers free general admission on Veterans Day, the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas offers free admission to all visitors that day, and Arlington closes the day with its Veterans Day Parade and Drone Show at 5:30 p.m. at the National Medal of Honor Museum lawn and the Arlington Entertainment District, with free museum admission during the day. Residents planning to attend the Fort Worth parade should check the organizers' site for route maps and parking before Wednesday; this desk will file any schedule change the organizers publish.
