JULY 2026

04 — Jul BCSO/BVMC Independence Day Parade and America 250 Celebration. (1000 – 1300). Check BCSO web site to register in the parade in late May. Parade starts at Merritt Island High School ( 1000- with set up (0830-1000) and continues to Edgewood Jr/Sr High School and the BVMC Plaza where we plan food trucks and music, and the NOTU Submarine Deck Guns Saluting Battery, to celebrate 250 years of America and Veterans who created, protected and continued America as we know and love it. 

04 — Titusville 250 America Parade with OASIS leading off with 50 floats available and info at usa250parade.com and 321-267-7922. Proceeds to support OASIS in their mission of sending care packages to hundreds of deployed troops five times per year. Contact Tess at Oasis for more information and how to support the Parade and Oasis. 321-243-7753.

04 Jul — Palm Bay Independence Day 250th America Festival and Fireworks at Eastern Florida State College Palm Bay with music, food trucks and fireworks. 1700- 2100 with Fireworks at 2100.

11 Jul — Veterans Appreciation Day at DAV Chapter 109 in Titusville 1500-1800 at 435 N. Singleton Ave. Food , Drinks, games, movies and camaraderie!!! 

14 Jul – Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation Fun’Raiser, 4^th Annual Christmas in July, 1700-1900, Rising Tide Tap & Table, 523 Glen Cheek Dr, Port Canaveral, FL. Exclusive private raffle party, $100 raffle donation minimum, and VIP Tables available. Silent and live auctions, heavy appetizers, fun swag, cash bar and Cape Canaveral Lighthouse membership. 321-351-5052 or https://canaverallight.org/ 

 

AUGUST 2026

09 Aug — Annual Military Order of Purple Heart Recognition Ceremony at the BVMC Museum (1400-1600) with special recognition of 10 Purple Heart Recipients. Their stories of courage and sacrifice will be told. Quilts of Valor are also presented along with recognition from several officials. Contact Donn Weaver for more information.

 

SEPTEMBER 2026

11 Sep — 25th Annual Commemoration of the attacks on America on 9/11/2001 sponsored by Club 1013 And BVMC. (1700-1830) In the Plaza or new Park Amphitheater. Details in July. 

12 Sep — Space Coast Honor Flight #4 of 5 2026 visits by veterans to see their monuments and memorials in Wash DC. Starts at 0400 hours at Melbourne International Airport Main Terminal with Welcome home set 2030 hours same evening. Come out and honor these veterans, some from the Korean War era and their Guardians that will travel with them. Many veteran organizations and community groups support this amazing program. MOAACC Good Deeds funds FIT ROTC Cadets and Veterans in the VA sponsored FIT Psych PhD program to serve as guardians throughout the year. Contact schf.org for more information and to sign up on the waiting list for both honorees and guardians.

26 Sep — JROTC Raider Challenge Meet #1 at BVMC Park and Amphitheater. (0630- 1230)

26 Sep — Special Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Dinner and Celebration sponsored by the Vietnam Exhibit Project led by Ben Bydalek. Details in late July. (1700-2000) Contact Ben for more info. thenamwar@yahoo.com

 

OCTOBER 2026

10 Oct — JROTC Raider Challenge Meets #2 at BVMC Park and Amphitheater. (0630-1230) 

10 Oct — Medal of Honor Chili Cook- off Fundraiser BVMC Park (1100- 1500). Details in August. 

17 Oct — Space Coast Honor Flight #5 of 5 2026 visits by veterans to see their monuments and memorials in Wash DC. Starts at 0400 hours at Melbourne International Airport Main Terminal with Welcome home set 2030 hours same evening. Come out and honor these veterans, some from the Korean War era and their Guardians that will travel with them. Many veteran organizations and community groups support this amazing program. MOAACC Good Deeds funds FIT ROTC Cadets and Veterans in the VA sponsored FIT Psych PhD program to serve as guardians throughout the year. Contact schf.org for more information and to sign up on the waiting list for both honorees and guardians.

31 Oct — JROTC Raider Challenge Meet #3 for District Championship at BVMC Park and Amphitheater (0630-1300)

 

NOVEMBER 2026

07 Nov — Annual St Francis Hospice 5K Run for Veterans at the new Veterans Memorial Park Amphitheater and Plaza 0730- 1130. Includes vendors, awards, veteran pinning as SFH raises funds for their “ We Honor Veterans Program “ throughout the County all year. Details and registration in August.

07 Nov Third Annual Cape Canaveral Veterans Day Parade sponsored by VFW Post 10131. Starts and Ends near the Cape Canaveral City Hall at 1111 Hours until 1330. Includes music, vendors, food, and more. Signups and more information in August.

07 Nov — Second Annual VyStar MOACC Good Deeds Foundation Veterans Recognition Dinner 1700-2000 Fundraiser at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto as they recognize veteran organizations, projects and individuals who have made major contributions on the Space Coast 2025-26. Keynote Speaker is Rep Mike Haridopolos, with Clerk of Courts Rachel Sadoff as MC and Sheriff Wayne Ivey as Auctioneer. Sign up to sponsor tables or reserve seats at moaacc.org 

08 Nov — Home Stretch 9th Annual 5K sponsored by National Veterans Homeless Support in the Eau Gallie Arts District with the start at 0800 hours. Sign up at https://runsignup.com/homestretch5k

11 Nov — Veteran Day Events at BVMC and many other locations in the county. Details in August. 

 

DECEMBER 2026

05 Dec — Annual Merritt Island Grand Illumination sponsored by CAMI and BVMC 1500- 2000 at BVMC Plaza. More details in August.

19 Dec — Wreaths Across America Ceremony at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery and other Brevard locations. CCNC 0800 – 1030 for family and friends, 1030 – 1100 to lay wreaths and 1100-1130 for the Ceremony at the Flag Assembly Area.