Many businesses thank veterans and active military members by offering them a free meal or other gift on Veterans Day, which is Monday, November 11, 2024. If you’re a member of the military, please check out this list, and see if there’s a deal that you might be able to take advantage of.
Read on for lots of food freebies, and much more.
If you’re not a military member, you probably know one. Why not share this information and also thank them as well?
Not all of these deals take place exactly on Veterans Day, so make sure to read all the details. But unless otherwise specified, these freebies and deals are for veterans and active duty military and take place Monday, November 11, 2024. Also, participation might vary by location.
Also, make sure to read this whole post, because it includes events like Veterans Day ceremonies, parades and festivals. Please check with the organizers regarding outdoor events, as the weather is not looking good. We will not be able to update every event with the status.
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Free and discounted food and drink
Participating locations only. Most restaurants will require some proof of service. Follow the links for details on those requirements. Please keep checking back. We will be adding food and drinks for 2025 as they’re announced.
These are restaurants that offered Veterans Day deals or freebies in 2024:
- Ace No.3
- Abblebee’s
- Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar
- Biscuit Belly
- Bob Evans
- BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse
- Brewers at 4001 Yancey
- Carolina Ale House
- Carrabba’s
- Chicken Salad Chick
- Chili’s
- Cicis Pizza
- City BBQ
- Denny’s
- Emmet’s Social Table
- Freddy’s Frozen Custars & Steakburgers
- Golden Corral
- Harriet’s Hamburgers
- Hickory Tavern
- Hooters
- IHOP
- IKEA
- Little Caesars
- Mac’s Speed Shop
- Metro Diner
- O’Charley’s
- Panera Bread
- Piada Italian Street Food
- Pilot, Flying J
- Red Lobster
- Red Robin
- Scooter’s Coffee
- Sea Leavel NC
- Smashburger
- Smelly Cat Coffee
- The Smoke Pit Restaurant
- Sonic Drive-In
- Starbucks
- Sullivan’s Steakhouse
- TCBY
- Triple C Brewing
- Twin Peaks
- VFW Mecklenburg Post 1160
- VIVA Chicken
- The Waterman Fish Bar
- Wendy’s
Other Freebies and discounts
Check back soon for 2025 deals and freebies. These businesses offered deals or freebies in 2024:
- Autobell Car Wash
- Food Lion
- Great Clips
- Red Roof Inn
- North Carolina Zoo
- Schiele Museum
- Staples
- Museum of the Waxhaws
- True Rest Float Spa
Veterans Day Events
Veterans Salute 5K/10K/Fun Run
These races take place on November 8, 2025, in Downtown Concord. There’s a cost for the 5K and 10K, but the one-mile Fun Run is free.
Veterans Day Celebration in Belmont
Downtown Belmont is hosting an early Veterans Day Celebration on Sunday, November 2, 2025, in the upper field of Stowe Park, 24 S Main Street, Belmont, North Carolina. Time TBA. The event typically includes live music, a flag ceremony, a military vehicle display and a Christmas card station.
Tribute to Veterans in Glencairn Garden
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Veterans Day Parade Ceremony in Huntersville
The parade and ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The parade will start at First Baptist Church, 14813 N Old Statesville, Huntersville, North Carolina, at 9:30 a.m., and will end at Veterans Park, 201 Huntersville-Concord Road, Huntersville, where the ceremony will take place at 11 a.m.
Salute to Veterans Parade
The annual Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 11 a.m. The parade will start at North Tryon Street at Montford Point (between 9th and 10th Streets) and proceed down Tryon Street to Brooklyn Village Avenue.
Carolina Veterans Festival
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Town of Davidson’s Veterans Day Program
The Town of Davidson is holding a Veterans Day Program on Tuesday, November 11, 2024, at 11 a.m., inside Davidson Town Hall, 251 South Street, Davidson, North Carolina.
Warbirds Over Monroe Air Show
Warbirds Over Monroe Air Show takes place Saturday, November 8, and Sunday, November 9, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, 3900 Paul J. Helms Drive, Monroe. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for youth age 12-18, $5 for current and former military service men and women, and free for children under age 12.
Town of Waxhaw Veterans Day Ceremony
The annual Waxhaw Veterans Day ceremony takes place at the Waxhaw Military Wall of Honor, 100 E. North Main Street, Waxhaw, on November 11, 2025, at 11 a.m.
Veterans Day Program in Cornelius
The Veterans Day program in Cornelius will take place Tuesday, November 11, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Veterans Monument at Rotary Plaza, 21445 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, North Carolina, behind the Cornelius Town Hall.
Veterans Day Celebrations in Mooresville
The Town of Mooresville typically hosts a whole week of Veterans Day events, including a ceremony, parade, flag processional, free meals for veterans, a blood drive and more. Check back soon for details.
Veterans Day Ceremony in Indian Trail
Town of Indian Trail’s Veterans Day ceremony takes place Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 6 p.m., at Indian Trail Town Hall, 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road, Indian Trail.
Full Calendar for Veterans Day Weekend
If you’re looking for something to do Veterans Day Weekend, here’s Charlotte on the Cheap’s full calendar of events.
