Thursday  Cape Coral  Veterans Day Parade along Cape Coral Parkway.  11 am.

Thursday  Fort Myers  Veterans Day Parade moves to the Edison Mall parking lot this year due to the Fort Myers Boat Show downtown.  10 am.

Thursday  Fort Myers  Veterans get free admission to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates.

Thursday  Bonita Springs  Veterans Day Ceremony at Riverside Park.  11 am.

Thursday  Naples  Veterans Day ceremony at Cambier Park.  9:30 am.

Thursday  Marco Island’s  American Legion Post 404 Veterans Day Ceremony at the Marco Island Lutheran Church on North Collier Blvd.  11 am.

Thursday  the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda is holding an entire day of celebrations, including cockpit tours of the Huey helicopter and a patriotic concert this evening starting at 7 PM. Details at military heritage museum dot org.

Thursday  Saddle Up for Soldiers: The Ben Allen Band plays an outdoor concert benefiting mental-health programs for combat veterans at the nonprofit Miles Ranch in North Fort Myers. 6 to 9 PM at the Edison Restaurant on McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers… there is a cover charge, and barbecue is included.  See the post on our Facebook page.

Thursday thru Monday  A replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Memorial, the  nearly 300-foot-long Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is available for viewing 24 hours daily now through Monday morning at 9 AM at the Naples Church, 10910 Immokalee Road.  It’s Free. Naples Church.com or see the post on our WAVV 101.1 FM Facebook page.

Saturday  Salute to American Veterans at Estero Community Park, featuring patriotic and pop music, food trucks, attractions for kids, a 21-gun salute and more. 11 am. to 2 pm.

Sunday  Cape Coral  The Lee County Community Band performs patriotic music and a salute to U.S. military at Cape Coral High School’s auditorium on Santa Barbara Blvd.  3 pm.  Free.