This year’s East Valley Veterans Day Parade theme, “Nifty 250 Freedom Ain’t Free,” honors that enduring legacy. It is a tribute to the readiness and resilience of America’s Armed Forces from before our nation’s birth through every generation that has followed. From the Continental Army standing against the might of the British Empire, to the sailors who turned the tide in the Pacific during World War II, to the soldiers, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and guardians who stand watch today—American service members have answered the call, time and time again.

The East Valley Veterans Parade starts on Center Street and University in Mesa and runs South on Center St. to 1st St, it then turns west onto 1st St. and continues to Robson

Admission into the Arizona Museum of Natural History will be FREE for veterans and active military personnel and up to 6 of their guests.