Veterans Day is Tuesday, Nov. 11. There are a number of events lined up around Carson City, northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe in celebration of American veterans and their contributions to our country.
Here’s a rundown of area parades, ceremonies and activities.
Carson City
Veterans Day Fun Run
There will be a 5K and a 1-mile fun run/walk to honor military veterans. The 5K includes a scenic trail run along the Carson River. The Carson High Safe Grad Committee invites the community to lace up their running shoes for the second annual Veterans Day Fun Run on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Korean War Veterans Memorial Park located at 600 Marsh Rd, Carson City.
The 5K starts at 9 a.m. and the 1-mile run/walk at 9:15 a.m. at Riverview Park, 600 Marsh Road in Carson City. Registration is open now at www.carsonhighsafegrad.com/fun-run.html. The race is open to runners and walkers of all ages and experience levels, with space for up to 150 participants.
A portion of the proceeds benefits Carson City branch of Nation’s Finest, a veterans nonprofit organization. Go here for information.
Attack on Hunger: Veterans Day Community Food Drive & Celebration
The organization attackonhunger.org will host a community-wide food drive and celebration on Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at L&N Party Rentals, 1770 Dori Way #110, Carson City.
All residents are encouraged to join this Veterans Day for the community event dedicated to honoring our heroes while fighting food insecurity. Their mission is to serve 1,000 meals to veterans and their families and raise funds to launch a new nonprofit that will provide life-changing resources to local veterans.
Enjoy free coffee and donuts, delicious burritos, tamales, tacos, and horchata, plus merch, raffles, crafts, baked goods, bounce house, and resource booths throughout the day. Veterans eat free, and community members are invited to contribute with a $10 donation — every meal makes a difference.
Virginia City
Veterans Day Parade
Virginia City is proud to honor veterans with its annual Veterans Day Parade along C Street on Tuesday, Nov. 11 beginning at at 11 a.m. and running through noon. The parade will travel down C Street. For more information see visitvirginiacitynv.com.
Reno
‘Service to our Nation’ Veterans Day Parade
The annual Reno Veterans Day Parade and ceremony in downtown Reno begins at 11:11 a.m. Tuesday at the Virginia Street Bridge with the parade route from Virginia Street Bridge and proceeding north on Virginia Street and ending at 6th and Virginia. The parade will feature marching bands and multiple organizations.
Join in honoring our nation’s heroes at the Reno Veterans Day Parade, which will fill Virginia Street with music, color, and community spirit to remember and honor those who served.
Lyon County
Monday, Nov. 10 is the annual Yerington Elementary School Assembly honoring veterans in Yerington and Mason Valley. The event is at 8:30 a.m. in the multi-purpose room, 112 N California St, Yerington.
Fallon
There will be a free breakfast served for the first 300 veterans from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Fallon Convention Center. This event is hosted by the Fallon Chamber of Commerce and New Millennium.
South Lake Tahoe
Community Veterans Day Ceremony
American Legion Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe invites community members to join the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, American Legion Riders and Sons of the American Legion in honoring all veterans this Veterans Day. The Veterans Day ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at the American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Light lunch, refreshments and cake will be served.
Formerly Armistice Day, Nov. 11 commemorates the anniversary of the 1918 peace agreement that ended World War I. It’s historically significant that this day is observed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh month of the eleventh day to commemorate when the guns fell silent at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.
South Lake Tahoe’s local cemetery, Happy Homestead, is the final resting place for more than 700 veterans. American Legion Post 795 members will place American flags on their gravesites to honor them this Veterans Day. Interested volunteers are asked to meet at the cemetery to place the flags on Monday, Nov. 10, beginning at 10 a.m. and on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m. to remove the flags. Happy Homestead is located at 1261 Johnson Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
For more information on the Veterans Day ceremony, contact American Legion Post 795 Commander, Tom Millham at 530-308-5215 or tmillham@jps.net.
