Discover Great Deals with These Veterans Day Discounts
Discover Great Deals with These Veterans Day Discounts
Veterans Day honors all who have served in the military. Restaurants, stores, and other attractions offer Veterans Day discounts, from free tickets and food to a percentage off your total bill. Most discounts and promotions require a military ID or proof of service.
Veterans Day Discounts
Ford
Ford has enhanced its Military Recognition Program for Veterans Day. It offers a cash reward on many new Ford models to active-duty, retired, and veteran servicemembers. The expanded offer also extends to eligible family and household members. To claim your certificate and apply it to a new purchase or lease, you’ll need to verify your identity through ID.me.
Raymour & Flanigan
With the holiday gathering season fast approaching, Raymour & Flanigan is making it easy—and affordable—to get your home ready with its Veterans Day Sale. During this limited-time event, shoppers can save big on stylish, high-quality furniture for every room.
Tops Friendly Markets
If you live in New York, Pennsylvania, or Vermont, Tops Friendly Markets will once again honor veterans and their families this Veterans Day with an 11% discount on groceries. Veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, retirees, and their immediate family members living in the same household can receive money off their total purchase at any Tops location.
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Restaurants with Military Discounts on Veterans Day
Applebee’s Grill and Bar
Applebee’s typically offers a free or discounted meal to military members every November 11. Veterans and active-duty service members must show ID in person for the discount.
California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen honors veterans and active-duty military with a free entrée and beverage from its special Veterans Day Menu with valid proof of service. Dine in only.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
All veterans and active duty servicemembers get a free, dine-in meal from a special menu on Nov. 11 at all participating locations..
Denny’s
This Veterans Day, Denny’s is honoring active-duty and retired military members with a free Original Grand Slam at participating locations nationwide. From 5 a.m. (or when the restaurant opens) until noon, guests can enjoy the classic breakfast featuring buttermilk pancakes, eggs, bacon, and sausage links. To receive the offer, veterans and active-duty personnel must show a valid military ID.
Hooters
Hooters offers a special Veterans Day deal on November 11. Active duty and retired military personnel can enjoy one free meal from the special Veterans Day menu when dining in, with the required purchase of a beverage and presentation of valid military ID or proof of service.
IHOP
Veterans, active-duty personnel, and reservists are invited to join family and friends for a make-to-order breakfast on November 11, which includes a complimentary pancake offer.
McCormick and Schmick’s
At McCormick and Schmick’s, an American seafood restaurant, you can get a discount on the Sunday before Veterans Day with half-priced entrees on a special menu.
Red Robin
Veterans and active-duty Red Robin Royalty members receive a free Tavern Burger and bottomless fries on November 11.
Yard House
At Yard House, a restaurant with classic American fare, you can get a complimentary appetizer. This benefit is available to veterans and active-duty military personnel.
Attractions with Veterans Day Discounts
The Nashville Zoo
The Nashville Zoo, located in Nashville, TN, is partnering with Regions Bank to offer free admission to active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their immediate families on Sunday, November 8th. They normally offer a 47 to 50% military discount. Parking still applies.
Oregon Zoo
The Oregon Zoo in Portland, OR, offers free admission to military veterans and active-duty personnel, as well as their accompanying family members, on November 11.
Cincinnati Zoo
At the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, OH, military members get free admission on Memorial Day, the 4th of July, and Veterans Day. This offer is for active duty, retired military, National Guard, veterans, and ROTC. You can also purchase up to six half-price admission tickets for immediate family.
Aquarium of the Pacific
The Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, CA, offers free admission to veterans and military personnel on November 11, 9 am to 6 pm. Reserve now because space is limited.
National Parks
On Veterans Day, all visitors can enter national parks for free to honor veterans. More than 400 parks exist; some charge a fee, and others are always free.
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum in Williamsburg, VA, offers all active-duty personnel, reservists, National Guard members, retired military personnel, and veterans complimentary admission once a year for themselves and up to three direct dependents on Veterans Day weekends. For 2026, festivities take place from November 6 to 11.
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Stores with Military Discounts for Veterans Day
Academy Sports
Military members get 10% off through Academy Sports’ “Here’s to Our Heroes” discount, which opens up around Veterans Day.
Great Clips
Veterans and active-duty service members can visit any Great Clips location in the U.S. on Nov. 11 to receive a free haircut. If you’re not in the military and visit on that day, ask for a free haircut card to give to a service member or veteran.
Rack Room Shoes
Rack Room offers 20% off all purchases for veterans and active-duty personnel on November 11 and 10% off all year round.
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About the author
Julie Provost is a freelance writer, and blogger. She lives in Tennessee with her National Guard husband and three boys.
