KEYNOTE SPEAKER | VFW BAND | DRILL TEAM | FIREWORKS

The City of Ocoee will host a Veterans Day Ceremony and Fireworks Show on Wednesday, November 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Bill Breeze Park, 125 North Lakeshore Drive. The community event is free and open to the public. Seating will be provided. Attendees are welcome to bring blankets and chairs to relax and enjoy the fireworks show. (Fireworks to begin between 7:00PM-7:30PM)

The evening will feature a display of patriotism, including the Ocoee Fire Department’s 90-foot Pierce ladder truck (Truck 25) proudly flying a 20-foot by 30-foot American flag. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2093 Community Band will perform a medley of patriotic songs throughout the celebration and fireworks show. The band will begin performing before the event officially starts at 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy the live music.

Retired Lt. Col. Scott Harris will deliver the keynote address. With more than 30 years of service in the United States Marine Corp, he has a diverse military background and served in billets of increasing responsibility as an instructor/test pilot for CH-46E, TH-57B&C, and a simulation tester for MV-22, and F-35. After retiring from active duty in 2017, Lt. Col. Harris served as the co-director for the SIMITAR Lab at the University of Central Florida.

The city is committed to showing support and solidarity with the men and women who have served our country.