Bluffton Veterans Day parade: date, time and route

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Facts come from the Town of Bluffton’s calendar, its Nov. 5, 2025, news release (PDF) and American Legion Post 205. This page is updated each year at the same address.

Bluffton’s Veterans Day parade is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, through the Historic District, according to the Town of Bluffton calendar. The town lists the start time as to be announced. In 2025 the parade stepped off at 10 a.m. The parade is hosted by American Legion Post 205 and is free to watch.

Know before you go

• Date: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026; time not yet posted (10 a.m. in 2025)
• Route in 2025: Pritchard Street, Calhoun Street and the Promenade, ending at Dr. Mellichamp Drive
• Cost: free
• Organizer: American Legion Post 205
• Town of Bluffton: 843-706-4500 (offices closed Nov. 11)

When and where

The parade is held on Veterans Day itself, Nov. 11, whatever the day of the week. The post’s home page lists the Bluffton Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11 on its 2026 schedule.

In 2025 the town said the parade started at 10 a.m. on Pritchard Street, ran through Calhoun Street and the Promenade and ended at Dr. Mellichamp Drive, and it encouraged the public to attend, according to its Nov. 5, 2025, release (PDF). The town calendar listed the 2025 parade in the Historic District from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., a window that includes lineup and cleanup.

We will add the 2026 start time and route here when the town or the post posts them.

About the parade

Before 2015, Post 205 marched each Veterans Day in the county parade in Beaufort, the post says on its parade page. As a Bluffton post, it held its own parade in Bluffton for the first time on Nov. 11, 2015, with help from the town’s police and fire departments. Since the 2018 parade, it has been held in the name of the Town of Bluffton and sponsored by Post 205. The town lists it among the events it supports.

Marching in the parade

The post says it will consider any group whose entry relates to veterans, is military-related or is patriotic. It posts sign-up details on its parade page, which still showed its 2022 instructions when we checked: units gathered on Pritchard Street at 9 a.m. to line up, with questions to the post adjutant at 843-304-1514.

Parking and road closures

The town has not posted 2026 closures. The parade runs through Old Town, so expect the route to be closed to traffic while it passes. In past years the post has put up no parking signs along the route two days ahead and handed flyers to residents and merchants on the route, its parade page says. Park away from Calhoun and Pritchard streets and walk in. Our getting around guide lists public parking in the Historic District.

Also on Veterans Day

• Town offices are closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, according to the town calendar. In 2025 the town moved that month’s Town Council meeting to later in the week because of the holiday.
• More November events are on our things to do this month page and our things to do guide.

What to know

• Arrive early for a curbside spot on Calhoun Street.
• Rain: neither the town nor the post had posted a rain plan when we checked.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Bluffton Veterans Day parade in 2026?

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, according to the Town of Bluffton calendar, which lists the time as to be announced. In 2025 the parade started at 10 a.m.

What is the Bluffton Veterans Day parade route?

In 2025 the parade started on Pritchard Street, went along Calhoun Street and the Promenade and ended at Dr. Mellichamp Drive, according to the Town of Bluffton.

Who organizes the Bluffton Veterans Day parade?

American Legion Post 205 hosts it. The post held its first Bluffton parade in 2015, and since 2018 the parade has been held in the name of the Town of Bluffton and sponsored by the post.

Are Bluffton town offices open on Veterans Day?

No. Town of Bluffton offices are closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, for Veterans Day, according to the town calendar.