Welcome to the

San Jose Veterans Day Parade

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in Downtown San Jose

Parade Entry

Honoring those who serve

History of the Parade

Each year, since 1918, the Veterans Day Parade has been produced with support from the City of San Jose, Santa Clara County, and contributions from many individuals and organizations.

This parade, the largest Veterans Day Parade in Northern California, honors all who served or are currently serving their country.

107th Veterans Day Parade

The Heroes of WWII

Celebrating

The Greatest Generation

We thank our Generous Sponsors!

  • Logo of the City of San Jose, California, with a stylized sun design and text indicating it is the capital of Silicon Valley.
  • The logo for DeVcon, featuring stylized green text arranged vertically with a leaf underneath.
  • Colorful graphic of house shapes in blue, brown, white, red, green, and yellow with the text "Destination: Home" below.
  • Seal of Santa Clara County, featuring a landscape with a sunrise, mountains, an arched bridge over a river, and trees, with the text 'The County of Santa Clara' and the year '1850'.
  • Logo with the text 'LSPower Grid', with 'L' and 'S' in blue, the 'O' stage represented by a green half-circle, and 'Grid' in orange.
  • Logo featuring the words 'PCE & E' with a blue background and white and yellow text.
  • Logo of the Toenskøtter Family Foundation, featuring a blue circle with a white letter T and text in black reading 'Toenskøtter Family Foundation'.
  • Logo for Brandenburg Family Foundation featuring a stylized orange and gray star and the text 'Brandenburg Family Foundation' in black

Who We Are

Silicon Valley Chapter (SVC) of Military Officers is an affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) welcomes you to our website. We are “One Powerful Voice” as an organization and this website is an extension of our activities.

Plan your day

  • Police officers in uniform carrying flags in a parade on San Pedro Street in San Jose, CA with the San Pedro Square sign overhead and spectators watching on the sidewalk.

    Enter the Parade

    Be part of this this, the largest Veterans Day Parade in Northern California, which honors all who served or are currently serving their country.

    Parade Entry
  • Map of downtown San Jose showing parking locations, with blue markers indicating city-operated parking and orange markers indicating privately operated parking, centered around the downtown area near the transit station.

    Parking

    SAN JOSE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION

    Anticipated Attendance: 20,00
    Please plan accordingly

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  • A person is using a red tack to pin a map on a surface.

    Parade Route

    The Parade Route is one mile:

    • Start at the intersection of Almaden Boulevard and Santa Clara Street

    • Proceeds east on Santa Clara Street

    • Turns right onto Market Street passing Plaza de Cesar Chavez

    • Ends at San Carlos Street

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PARADE FAQ

  • The parade will start at 12:00 p.m. sharp. It steps off on Santa Clara Street at the 87-freeway overpass.

  • Portable restrooms are in the staging area, near the Demas Avenue parking lot and on Barack Obama Way near the SAP Center.  Along the parade route near the announcer stand at Santa Clara and Market Streets and the main announcer stand located at the corner of Park and Market Streets.

  • The Information center will be located at the corner of Delmas Avenue and Santa Clara Street.  Look for the blue canopy.  You can also locate any of the parade coordinators/volunteers for additional information.

  • If participants arrive in individual cars, parking is available in a variety of public parking lots in the downtown San Jose area or on side streets outside of the staging area. No parking is allowed in the staging area. Any cars left unattended in the parade staging area and are not in the parade are subject to being towed.

  • There is no shuttle service scheduled. It is recommended that participants carpool to the end of the parade and have a designated driver bring one vehicle back to the staging area.

  • The parade route is .9 miles long. It will take one- and one-half hours to pass. It will take participants approximately 20 minutes from start to finish.

  • The parade officially ends at the corner of San Carlos and Market Streets, close the San Jose Convention Center.