City of New Haven Veterans Day Ceremony

NEW HAVEN, CONN. — The 2026 City of New Haven Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at New Haven City Hall (165 Church St, New Haven, CT 06510) on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend this free event. Colonel Adele E. Hodges, USMC (Ret) is the principal speaker with remarks by the Mayor of the City of New Haven Justin Elicker, State Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, and US Senator Richard Blumenthal. The Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School (CO-OP) Band will perform, and the Connecticut Minuteman Composite Squadron from the Civil Air Patrol will serve as the color guard. Soloist Ruth Rosa will sing the National Anthem, and Peter Cannon will perform “Taps.” Following the ceremony at City Hall, commemorative wreaths will be placed at the World War Memorial on the Green and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Long Wharf Drive.