Veterans Dinner
Each year the Edina Parade Team organizes a veterans dinner to thank area veterans for their service to our country. The annual event includes music, speeches, and dinner for veterans and their families. The Independence Day Brass Band plays each branch’s anthem as each group of veterans is celebrated. Parade organizers share parade day details with veterans marching in the parade the next morning.
If you are a veteran interested in attending our 2024 event, please register online. Call the Edina Community Foundation at 952-300-2378 or email ecf@edinacommunityfoundation.org with questions.
The 2024 Veterans Dinner will be held on July 3rd at Hughes Pavilion at Centennial Lakes Park. Doors open 5:00 p.m.
Thank you to Chick-fil-A for donating the food for the 2024 Veterans Dinner!
What People Are Saying
“Duty, honor, and love of country span many generations of Americans; causes and outcomes may differ, but sacrifice and hardship are shared equally. I was touched, I was moved, and I came away from the parade feeling better about my sacrifice that was so many years removed from the present. Thanks to you and . . . the Edina community for making this July 4th the best one that I've ever experienced.”
— Vietnam Veteran Greg Moon's thank-you to the Edina Parade organizing team