21st Annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade Is Saturday

PALM DESERT, CA - From The City of Palm Springs: Up to 20,000 spectators are expected in downtown on Saturday, Nov. 11 for the 21st Annual City of Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade which will begin at 3:30 p.m. in downtown Palm Springs.

The parade kicks off on Palm Canyon Drive at Ramon Road and heads north concluding at Alejo Road. Immediately following the parade, the Palm Springs High School Spirit of the Sands Band will perform a post-parade patriotic concert on the corner of Palm Canyon and Amado Road. The concert concludes with a fireworks finale.

This year’s theme is “Honoring All Who Served.” The City of Palm Springs proudly announces that once again, the Veterans Day National Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs has designated the City of Palm Springs as a Regional Site for the observance of Veterans Day. Palm Springs is one of approximately 60 events nationwide to receive this important designation.

The City of Palm Springs would like to thank its generous sponsors for the Veterans Day Parade: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Spa Resort Casino, Palm Springs Disposal Services, Desert Water Agency, Donna MacMillan, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Fred Noble, Wintec Energy, Mariposa
Landscapers, CNS Engineers, Inc., Granite Construction, Alfred A. Webb Associates, Dokken Engineering, Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, VIP Motors, Ltd., Mr. Tom Martin, Jessup Motors, Burrtec, Veolia Water, Inc., American Legion Owen Coffman Post 519, Courtyard Marriott Palm Springs, Palm Springs
Convention Center.

With thousands of United States Marines and Sailors stationed locally at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, the City’s Veterans Day Parade is a must see for many Coachella Valley residents who have family or who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces.

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