2nd Annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony

A year after its debut, Parrish's homegrown Veterans Day observance returns as the 2nd Annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony. The Parrish Civic Association started it with the goal of making it an annual fixture. The route loops from the Fort Hamer Road roundabout up to Erie Road and back down Fort Hamer. Entries line up in the Parrish Community High School student lot and hand out beads and candy along the way. Afterward, a ceremony honoring local veterans is held at Parrish Community Park, where patriotic tributes share the grounds with food trucks. It is a neighborhood-scale counterpart to the long-running parades in Sarasota and Palmetto.