Hien Nguyen, 77, of San Jose, carries a large American flag with members of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 201 during the Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Veterans Day is celebrated on the same date every year — Nov. 11, in honor of the World War I armistice that took effect at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.
This year, the date falls on a Tuesday, and that’s when the official federal and California closures will take place. (In years when Nov. 11 is a Saturday, the closures are on Friday; when it’s a Sunday, the closures are on Monday.)
Closures on Nov. 11:
• Federal offices and courts
• California state offices and courts. It is a paid day off for state employees.
• California public schools
• Banks
• U.S. Postal Service. No delivery except Priority Mall Express. Post office counter service will be closed, but self-service kiosks in lobbies will be operating.
Remaining open:
• New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq
• Most stores and businesses
• BART and CalTrain will operate on a normal weekday schedule
Holiday events:
• San Jose‘s Veterans Day parade will be on Tuesday, starting at noon downtown.
• San Francisco’s Veterans Day parade will be on Sunday, Nov. 9, starting at 10 a.m. at the east end of North Point Street.
• A ceremony on the USS Hornet in Alameda will be on Tuesday, at 11 a.m.
• A ceremony at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center will be on Tuesday, at 11 a.m.
Originally published at Bay Area News Group