Barnstable Veterans Day 2023: What To Know

BARNSTABLE, MA — Veterans Day 2023 is scheduled for Saturday, and Barnstable has events planned for the day.

This year’s Veterans Day activities will take place on Saturday. Here's what to know:

Note: Quotes are attributed to the Town of Barnstable.

JFK Memorial and JFK Hyannis Museum Honor John F. Kennedy

8:30 a.m. "Join us for a Veterans Day Wreath Laying at the JFK Memorial and the Korean War Memorial on 480 Ocean Street, Hyannis."

9:00 a.m. "Following the wreath event at the Memorial, a wreath will be laid on the Veterans Memorial at the JFK Hyannis Museum, 397 Main Street. Retired and active military and their families will receive free admission to the JFK Hyannis Museum all day."

9:30 a.m. "The Annual Barnstable Soldiers Veterans’ Day Ceremony honoring our veterans will begin on the Hyannis Village Green Bandstand, 367 Main Street, Hyannis with a welcome followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, Governor’s message, and this year’s Guest Speaker is US Army Ranger and Barnstable Town Councilor Paul Cusack. The program will conclude with the laying of the wreaths and the Benediction."

10:30 a.m. "Everyone will be invited to attend the 6th Annual Veterans Town Hall will begin in the James H. Crocker, Jr. Hearing Room. The event features six (6) ten minute testimonies of Combat Veterans."

The Town of Barnstable’s offices will be closed for the observance of the Veterans Day holiday on Friday.

The Town of Barnstable Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division will be closed Saturday in observance of the holiday.

Trash and recycling services will resume on a normal schedule Sunday.