Veterans Day · 11 November 2026. We pause together at 11:00 a.m. your time.
Veterans Day 2026
Verify with the business. Offers change, they are not at every location, and proof of service is the restaurant’s rule, not ours. Checked 10 November 2026. This page is not an advertisement and not a complete list.
Chili’s own page says veterans and active military can get a free meal on 11 November 2026 at participating restaurants, in the restaurant, from a select menu. Call the location before you go.
chilis.com/restaurant-events/veterans-day
Source: Chili’s page, HTTP 200 on 10 November 2026. Also listed by VA News.
Ruby Tuesday’s page says U.S. veterans, retired, active duty, and reserve members can choose a free Everyday Fresh Meal, dine-in, on Wednesday 11 November 2026, with proof of service, at participating locations. The page prices the meal up to $17.99.
Source: Ruby Tuesday’s page, HTTP 200 on 10 November 2026.
Hy-Vee’s release is dated Nov. 6, 2026. It says veterans and active-duty members get a free breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at stores with hot food service, and 15 percent off groceries that same Wednesday at Hy-Vee and Dollar Fresh Market.
Source: Hy-Vee corporate release, dated Nov. 6, 2026. HTTP 200 on 11 November 2026.
Applebee’s Veterans Day page, and VA News, describe a free dine-in entrée on 11 November 2026 for veterans and active duty, with proof of service. Beverages and gratuity are not included. Our automated check received HTTP 403 from Applebee’s, which means the host answered. Confirm the menu at the restaurant.
applebees.com veterans-day-free-meals
Sources: Applebee’s page (host responded 403) and VA News.
VA News says its 2026 discounts list was recreated and verified on Oct. 22, 2026, and updated through Nov. 11, 2026. VA’s own words are to verify with the organization offering the deal, because offers change and are not at every location. That Oct. 22 date is the VA check, not the date of a store’s own release. Use the VA list, then open the business’s page.
2026 Veterans Day discounts, free meals and other retail offers — VA News
11 November 2026 is Veterans Day. This site’s own pause is at 11:00 a.m. in your local time. It is our observance of the Armistice hour. It is not a Department of Defense order, and this page does not list local parades or ceremonies we have not checked on an official calendar.
For a national roundup of offers, use the VA News link above. For a ceremony near you, check that town, post, or VA facility and confirm the time with the host.