Things to Do for Veterans Day

By Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau on Sep. 09, 2025

Veterans Day FAQs

As a military-friendly community, there are usually several events around town to help commemorate Veterans Day.

Explore the past events below to inspire your next early-November trip!

Veterans Day Events

Vietnam Wall of Southwest Florida

The Charlotte County Veterans Day Parade usually happens the weekend before Veterans Day, and typicallys travles from the Port Charlotte Beach Park to Willam R. Gaines Veterans Memorial Park via Harbor Boulevard and Edgewater Boulevard.

Florida West Coast Car Club typically hosts their annual Veterans Car Show at the Vietnam Memorial Wall of Southwest Florida the weekend before Veterans Day with a short memorial service, trophies, live music, food, and more.

Laishley Park is usually adorned with hundreds of US flags for the Healing Field of Honor.

The Gulf Theater at the Military Heritage Museum always has a Veterans Appreciation Show, often a fun USO-style show. Veterans always receive 20% off tickets.

The Military Heritage Museum offers a Veterans Day Celebration on the day itself with activities ranging from a ceremony with patriotic music and a Color Guard to movie, a Ham Radio station, and more. Exterior of The Military Heritage Museum and the Huey Helicopter

Charlie Foxtrot Brewing, a veteran-owned craft brew pub always comes up with something fun and social to thank our Veterans, usually on the day itself or the weekend before.

Come on down and spend Veterans Day weekend with us!

Veterans Day FAQs

When is Veteran's Day?

Veteran's Day always falls on November 11.

What is the significance of Veterans Day?

Veteran's Day is always on November 11 to commemorate the armistice that ended World War I, which was signed on November 11, 1918 (at 5:15 am).

Is it "Veteran's Day" or "Veterans Day"?

Veterans Day, with no apostrophe, is proper, as the day does not "belong” to veterans, but honors them.

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