Veterans Day week in Sussex: where to be, and what's free

If you served, these are for you. Bring a friend who did, too.

Sunday, Nov. 8

3 p.m., Lewes. A Veterans Day celebration listed on the Cape Gazette community calendar at the Villages of Five Points clubhouse, with the Dover Air Force Base honor guard, the Cape Henlopen JROTC, a Quilts of Valor presentation, speaker Russ Huxtable and a reception. The listing doesn't say whether it's open to the public, so check with the host before you go. (Listing)

Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day

11 a.m., Lewes. Flags for Heroes ceremony at Cape Henlopen High School. (Listing)

11 a.m., Rehoboth Beach. The VFW's annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand, 1 Rehoboth Ave. (City calendar)

Ceremonies at local posts. VFW, American Legion and AMVETS posts across Sussex hold their own ceremonies, and times vary by post. Most haven't posted 2026 details yet, so call your post. We'll publish every ceremony we can confirm in Tuesday's special edition.

6:30 p.m., Dover. Eden Veterans Refuge hosts a sit-down Veterans Day dinner, open to the public, at 118 Lakeview Ave. Doors open at 6:30 and dinner is at 7. RSVP at 302-508-5597, according to the group's flyer.

Sussex County government offices are closed Wednesday and reopen Thursday. (County notice)

Thursday, Nov. 12, to Sunday, Nov. 15

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dagsboro. Military Appreciation Days at the Delaware Botanic Gardens, 30220 Piney Neck Road. Veterans get in free with military ID. (Listing · delawaregardens.org)

Every week

Mondays at noon, online. T'ai Chi Chih for Veterans with instructor Jessica Lewis, free for veterans and caregivers on Zoom. The class is listed with the state's veterans services. The instructor's schedule lists the class Mondays from noon to 1 p.m., on Zoom for now.

Through Dec. 15

Colonial PVA's PlayStation 5 giveaway. The Colonial Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America is giving away a new PlayStation 5. It's free to enter, and entries close Dec. 15 at noon, Deputy Director Jason Spohn said in an email to The Sussex Ledger. Enter here. Spohn said the chapter will also run a Giving Tuesday campaign on social media and by email on Dec. 1.

Have a veterans event in Sussex County? Send the date, time, place and a link to [email protected].

Help is available

If you're a veteran in crisis, or worried about one, call 988 and press 1, text 838255 or chat through the Veterans Crisis Line. It's free, confidential and open 24/7.

Tell us about your veteran

Our Veterans Day special edition comes out Tuesday, and we want it full of Sussex County veterans. Tell us about your veteran, or your town's veterans: a parent, grandparent, neighbor, coach or friend.

Send us:

• Their name, branch and when they served
• Their town in Sussex County
• A few sentences about them, in your words
• A photo, if you have one and they're OK with us running it

Send it with our Tell us form by Monday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m., or email it to [email protected] with "My veteran" in the subject line. It's free, and every veteran we can confirm gets a place in the edition.