New Bedford to Observe Veterans Day 2024

NEW BEDFORD – New Bedford’s Veterans’ Advisory Board and the City of New Bedford are proud to announce the 2024 New Bedford Veterans Day Parade.

The parade will take place on Monday, Nov. 11. It will begin forming at the intersection of Rockdale Avenue and Union Street by Buttonwood Park around 10 a.m. with the parade stepping off at 11 a.m.

The parade will march east on Union Street to County Street, then turn left and head north on County Street to William Street, then turn right onto William Street and head east to City Hall, and end at the reviewing stand in front of the New Bedford Main Library, at the intersection of Pleasant and William streets. The address for the end of the parade is 613 Pleasant St. in Downtown New Bedford.

A Veterans Day service will be held at the reviewing stand following the conclusion of the parade, and all are invited to attend. Seating will be reserved near the reviewing stand for elderly veterans and veterans with disabilities. After the ceremony, all are invited to visit the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum for light refreshments, located at 1000C Rodney French Blvd.

This year’s parade Grand Marshall is Rick Martin, who joined the Air Force in 1971 as a field maintenance airman. He eventually joined the Navy and obtained the rank of Captain in the Naval Reserves.

In the case of inclement weather, there will be a service at the Fort Taber Community Center at Fort Taber Park, 1000A S. Rodney French Blvd., beginning at 12 p.m.

If you plan on marching in this year’s parade and have yet to RSVP, please email Veterans’ Agent Christopher Gomes at cgomes@newbedford-ma.gov or call the New Bedford Veteran’s Services Department at (508) 991-6184.

If you have not sent an RSVP but still would like to march, we invite you to still show up to the parade. All who want to participate in the parade will be given the opportunity.