Knoxville’s 99th Veterans Day Parade will march down Gay Street on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, beginning at 10:45 a.m. The annual parade is organized by the American Legion Post 2 with support from the City of Knoxville Office of Special Events. The event will be held rain or shine.

Parade-related closures begin at 8 a.m. with the following roads: 

• E. Hill Avenue between Hall of Fame Drive and Gay Street 
• Main Street between Walnut and Gay streets 
• Gay Street between Main Street and E. Hill Avenue 

These streets will close at 9 a.m.: 

• Market Street between Union and Clinch avenues 
• Union Ave between Walnut and Gay streets 

Gay Street between Main Street and E. Fifth Avenue will close at 10:15 a.m.  

All roads will reopen by 12:30 p.m.  

On-street parking on Gay Street will be unavailable starting at 7 a.m., as will on-street parking on Market Street, Union and Wall avenues.  

Parade attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Parking in City-owned garages and metered parking not in the parade zone will be free on Monday in honor of Veterans Day.  

Henley Bridge decorative lights will be red, white and blue overnight on Nov. 11.  

For additional information about the City’s Office of Special Events, which assists festival planners with road closures and other services, visit KnoxvilleTN.gov/Events.