Petaluma Veterans Day Parade 2026: Schedule, Grand Marshal and Theme
Petaluma will hold its Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Music starts at noon in Walnut Park, the parade steps off at 1 p.m. and a closing program follows at 2:45 p.m. This year’s theme is “Celebrating 250 Years of the United States of America.”
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Petaluma’s Veterans Day Parade returns Wednesday, Nov. 11. Organizers call it the largest Veterans Day parade north of the Golden Gate. This year’s theme is “Celebrating 250 Years of the United States of America.”
Schedule
Noon: Music in Walnut Park by Johnathan Parneli and Friends
1 p.m.: Parade steps off
2:45 p.m.: Closing program
Andrea Krout will sing the national anthem and “God Bless America.” The grand marshal is Andrew LeMarQuand, commander of VFW Post 1929.
A big small-town parade
The Argus-Courier reported that the parade draws about 2,000 participants and up to 40,000 spectators. Plans include a symbolic flyover and landing by a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter. Groups that want to march pay a $70 entry fee.
The Argus-Courier says the lineup traditionally includes military parents and children of service members, the Petaluma Riding and Driving Color Guard, and flyovers by other aircraft.
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