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Veterans Day Parade 2024

General info

The Veterans Affiliated Council (VAC) is hosting our Veterans Day Parade this year, on November 11th 2024 in front of the west steps of the Capitol in Sacramento, CA. We organize a parade which progresses through streets surrounding the Capitol building, and host a ceremony which includes a speech given by distinguished guest speakers who represent both highly experienced military veterans and government officials who assist the veteran community in various capacities.

This year’s theme is mental health awareness. We invite everyone to join us as we honor the service of veterans and highlight the importance of mental health support within the military community.

Parking

The following are just a couple of the nearest parking options near to the Capitol Roundabout
area

L St. Lot on the south-west corner of L St. and 9th Ave.
Capitol Garage at 1303 10th St. 95814 on the south-east corner of 10th St. and K St.
Capitol Place at 915 L. St., Sacramento, CA 95814 on L St. between 9th and 10th Sts.
Metro Garage at 701 L St., Sacramento, CA 95814 on L St. between 7th and 8th Sts.

Parade Route

UPDATED route for 2024

1) Kid drop off at EDD building. There is parking under the overhang on 8th street.

Passenger drop off on 8th at Capitol Mall. (800 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814)

2) Pedestrians and Horses will assemble on 9th street, between L and N.

3) Cars and Vendors will stage on 10th street, between L Street and N Street. (1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814)

4) Participants will Check in VAC Booth in the Roundabout on Capitol Mall in between 9th and 10th (914 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814)

5) Pedestrians and horses lead parade onto Capitol Mall, cars will follow.

6) Head west on Capitol Mall and head east, back to 10th street.

7) Loop Back down Capitol Mall, right on 9th, left on N street and left on 10th street.

Vendors and site map

Vendor booth rules & regulations

Rule	Description
Booth sizes and rules	Booth sizes will accommodate up to 10'x10' ft. and spaces for this event spaces, No stakes may be driven into the ground in the booth area - so canopies and tents that may fly away must be heavily-weighted on all four corners, and may still need to be taken down if a breeze develops even if weighted. Do not set up canopies or tents unless there are heavy weights on all four corners, and do not drive stakes into the ground anywhere.
Location of the booth area	The booths for the Veterans Parade will be on the grass area on the west side of the State Capitol Building. The boundaries for the booth area are located on the site map and you will be assigned a number.See map below for details.
Equipment drop-off	Booth equipment drop-off will be on 10th St. from 8 am – 10 am. The earlier that booth participants arrive, the easier their parking experience will most likely be. All vehicles must be off 10th Sts. by 10 am and there will be no parking on 10th sts. during the parade. We request that booth participants drop off booth equipment in under 10 mins. and move your vehicle to the nearest parking garage with available space before completing set-up. Parking on 9th and 10th Sts. after drop off will be at a premium, so completing equipment drop-off quickly and then moving 10th St. as soon as possible will help other booth participants drop off their equipment without blocking the flow of traffic. Please plan to complete your booth set up after parking your vehicle.
Booth setup	Booth set-up is from 8 am – 10 am. Upon arrival, there will be volunteers to help you unload and volunteers to assist you at the booth site. Our board members who helped organize this event will be wearing name tags. As the Parade begins at 11 am. booth participants will want to have their booth set-up complete before 10:00 am.
Parade Route & Starting Point	The Parade begins at 11 am. Line up for the parade The Parade meeting location for all pedestrians participants will meet on 9th street and all vehicles will meet on 10th street. The parade will travel west on Capitol Mall, to 4th street, turn around and head back to 10th street.
Break down	Break-down is from 3:00-4:00 pm. Please break-down completely before parking your vehicle on 9th and 10th Sts. to load as quickly as possible and move away quickly so that other booth participants can load and move away quickly, too. The faster everyone can move away from the Roundabout, the better we will all experience this event.
Food	There will be 6 food trucks serving lunch after the parade if you wish to purchase food.

Vendor booth map

Vendor booth slot assignments

#	Organization name
1	US National Guard (Sandy Hernandez)
2	Women's Veterans Alliance (WVA)
3	Coast Guard
4	Air Force (Syan George)
5	CDCR
6	US National Guard (Sergeant Roman Aquino)
7	Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Beale)
8	American Legion Gung Ho Post 696 BSA Troop 380
9	CMAVC
10	Sacramento County Veterans Service Office (Ro Arnold)
11	Placer Veterans Stand Down
12	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Joe Flores)
13	Tuskegee Airmen Heritage
14	Heroes Dreams
15	Insight Housing
16	CalVet (Ricky Pal)
17	Faith to Farm
18	Lee Middle School
19	Capitol Call
20	Jacquline Creations
21	American Pacific Mortgage
22	Carl Saunders VFW Post 4095
23	Black Rifle
24	New York Life
25	Bayside Church
26	True Car Military
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27	Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association
28	Green Season Succulents & Plants
29	Sacramento Senior Spirit
30	Wounded Warriors
31	UC Davis
32	AUSA (Steven Spriggs)
33	SMUD
34	Sacramento Police Department
35	Nations Finest
36	Wilsom Tech Services
37	America's Homeless Veterans
38	BSA Troop 288
39	Sunrise Senior Living Center
40	Challenge Academy
41	Army Northern Battalion recruiting booth
42	VFW Post 67
43	Volunteers of America

Vendor application

Please fill out the form below if you are looking to participate in the parade itself.

Participation includes, but is not necessarily limited to

Marching bands
Booths
Floats
Vehicles on show
Entertainment