CommunityTuesday, November 10
Paducah's Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m. Wednesday, and city offices will be closed
The 5AM Paducah team
If you're planning to honor veterans Wednesday, Nov. 11, the city of Paducah has three events lined up: a sunrise ceremony, an opening ceremony and the annual parade. The parade starts at Sixth and Washington streets, runs along Sixth, turns right on Broadway toward the riverfront, then turns left on Water Street and ends at Water and Jefferson streets.
Veterans Day in Paducah will run from sunrise to the parade
- Nov. 11At 6:15 a.m., Sunrise Reveille and flag raising at Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza will begin.
- Nov. 11At 10 a.m., the Veterans Day Opening Ceremony will begin at Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza.
- Nov. 11At 11 a.m., the Veterans Day Parade will begin at Sixth and Washington streets.
- City Hall and other city offices: closed Wednesday
- Garbage and curbside recycling: collected Thursday, and Friday if necessary
- Paducah Compost Facility, 1560 N. Eighth St.: closed Wednesday
Wednesday's trash and recycling routes will be collected Thursday
Paducah's Veterans Day holiday schedule
November 2026
- Make-up pickup for Wednesday routes
- City offices closed, no pickup
If a route isn't finished Thursday, it will be collected Friday, Nov. 13.
Source: KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News | Paducah News
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| Days | |
|---|---|
| Make-up pickup for Wednesday routes | Nov. 12 |
| City offices closed, no pickup | Nov. 11 |
At the 10 a.m. opening ceremony, the city will unveil an interpretive panel for the newly painted Veterans Crosswalk connecting City Hall to the plaza. Headed out of town? KFVS lists Heartland events, including a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedication at 11:30 a.m. in Perryville, Missouri, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale's 45th annual flagpole vigil from 6 a.m. to noon.