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Veterans Day parades and ceremonies set for Wednesday across the Lowcountry

Plus, a new Food Lion opens on Hilton Head and Bluffton gets a Thanksgiving shout-out.

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Veterans Day parades and ceremonies are set across the Lowcountry on Wednesday, Nov. 11

Veterans Day falls Wednesday, with a Jasper County boil Saturday

Veterans events in Beaufort and Jasper counties

November 2026

  • Veterans Day events
  • Jasper County Lowcountry boil

Source: The Island News

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Veterans Day eventsNov. 11
Jasper County Lowcountry boilNov. 14

If you're planning Wednesday, Nov. 11, Bluffton will hold a Veterans Day parade, according to the town's calendar. The American Legion's lists it too. The listings we saw don't give a start time, so we suggest checking the town's calendar before you go.

Nearby, parades, ceremonies and a free meal will honor veterans across Beaufort and Jasper counties. Retired Marine Lt. Col. William Rivers "Skeet" Von Harten, a Vietnam combat veteran, will lead the Beaufort County parade as grand marshal. WTOC is keeping a running list of events across the in Georgia and South Carolina.

  • Beaufort parade lineup: 8 a.m. on Adventure Street
  • Hilton Head ceremony keynote: Brig. Gen. Peter C. Glass
  • Hilton Head rain site: St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church
  • Hardeeville wants veteran photos: recre8@hardeevillesc.gov

Four Veterans Day events start between 8 and 10:30 a.m.

WhereWhatWhen
BeaufortFree meal, Blackstone's Cafe8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
HardeevilleCeremony, Memorial Park8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
BeaufortParade from Beaufort National Cemetery10 a.m.
Hilton Head IslandCeremony, Veterans Memorial Park10:30 a.m.

Source: The Island News

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Food Lion

Food Lion opens a 41,000 square-foot store at 93 Mathews Drive in on Hilton Head on Wednesday, Nov. 11, after a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting. Giveaways and prizes are planned for the first 100 customers. Hilton Head Island Packet

Two openings and a free screening are on the calendar for the next week

  1. Nov. 11Food Lion on Hilton Head holds a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting.
  2. Nov. 11"Botanica" opens at the Coastal Discovery Museum.
  3. Nov. 14Free lung cancer screenings run 8 a.m. to noon in Bluffton.

Sources: Hilton Head Island Packet, WSAV-TV, Post and Courier

Screenings

St. Joseph's/Candler is offering free lung cancer screenings Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon at its Imaging Center at 10-A Oak Forest Rd. in Bluffton. Appointments are limited; call 912-819-7515. WSAV-TV

Thanksgiving

Bluffton and Charleston made Southern Living's list of the eight best travel spots in the South to spend Thanksgiving. Williamsburg, Va.; Naples, Fla.; Asheville, N.C.; and Blackberry Farm, Tenn., are on it too. Post and Courier

Botanica

"Botanica, Contemporary Views From Nature" opens Nov. 11 at the Coastal Discovery Museum and runs through March 30, 2027. It brings together 17 contemporary artists. Post and Courier

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May River beat Bluffton 33-19 last week in SCHSL 6-4A play. The Island News

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Saturday is a good day to eat your way through the Lowcountry's favorite shellfish at the Hilton Head Oyster Festival at Lowcountry Celebration Park on Hilton Head Island. It's the second day of a weekend that kicked off Friday with an all-you-can-eat feast of steamed local oysters, and the forecast calls for a high of 76. Shuck yeah.

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Veterans Day parades and ceremonies set for Wednesday across the Lowcountry

Plus, a new Food Lion opens on Hilton Head and Bluffton gets a Thanksgiving shout-out.

The TLDR

  1. Bluffton holds a Veterans Day parade Wednesday, Nov. 11
  2. Food Lion opens on Hilton Head Wednesday after a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting
  3. Free lung cancer screenings come to Bluffton Nov. 14
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