First ever Veterans Day Parade coming to downtown Wilmington

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Veterans will be honored this weekend in downtown Wilmington in a first of its kind event in the area.

The Southeast North Carolina Veterans Day Parade will include veterans, veterans groups, veterans support groups, high school marching bands, ROTC units, and first responders.

Everyone is from South East North Carolina and beyond is invited to attend.

It starts at 9:30 Saturday morning in the CFCC parking lot, and will proceed down Front Street, turn left on Orange St., and end at the USO where refreshments will be provided for parade participants.

The parade will be followed by the annual commemorative service held at the National Cemetery on Market St.

The parade is sanctioned by the New Hanover County Veterans Council.

For information on how the parade will impact downtown Wilmington traffic, click here.

To learn more about the parade and how the idea began, click here.