2024 Colorado Springs Veteran’s Day Parade canceled

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – On Friday, the Colorado Springs Veterans Day board of directors said the annual 25th Veteran’s Day Parade was canceled.

The parade was originally scheduled for Nov. 2. The board of directors said they did not receive enough sign-ups to participate in the parade for it to go on.

They said they have seen a decrease in participation, spectators and sponsors since Covid.

“Since our first parade in 2000, we have not charged participants an entry fee, unlike most other community parades as we did not want our Veteran groups and participants to shoulder the expenses of paying for a parade meant to honor them and their service,” the board said.

They said they had reliable sponsors but needed more to assist with the funds associated with running the parade. They said they’ve seen an increase in costs for insurance, police support, waste removal and other services making the parade much more difficult to pay for.

The board did say they plan hold an event in 2025 to honor Colorado Springs Veterans, and they will share more detains as they continue to plan.

“We thank our all of our sponsors, participants, the military and the city in our previous efforts to run a great parade and we look forward to future support in recognizing our community’s veterans in 2025 and beyond,” the board said.

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