List of Veterans Day events

Looking for a way to honor the nation's veterans? Veterans Day events start today in the Triangle and continue through Tuesday.

Ceremony in Cary today

- A ceremony at 1 p.m. today at the National Veterans Freedom Park on North Harrison Avenue in Cary will mark the end of a motorcycle ride from Winston-Salem honoring Lawrence Joel, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The event will include the presentation of colors and remarks from dignitaries, including state Rep. Dale Folwell of Winston-Salem and retired Master Sgt. Niles Harris of South Dakota, whose life was saved by Joel in Vietnam.

Parade in Raleigh on Saturday

- The state Veterans Parade and Ceremony takes place Saturday in downtown Raleigh. The parade will start at 9:15 a.m. at the corner of Davie and Fayetteville streets and proceed on Fayetteville Street to the state Capitol. A ceremony will follow on the Capitol grounds. Harris will be the parade's grand marshal.

Country music concert Saturday in Cary

- Country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus will headline a concert at 5 p.m. Saturday at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Also performing will be the 82nd Airborne's All American Chorus, Rockie Lynne, Bo Bice and Josh Gracin. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50-$62.50 through Ticketmaster.

Park dedication Sunday in Holly Springs

- Holly Springs will dedicate Veterans Park, 600 Bikram Drive, at 4 p.m. Sunday. The ceremony will culminate in the unveiling of a 20-foot long stone wall with plaques representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

UNC-Chapel Hill ceremony Tuesday

- More than 100 ROTC midshipmen and cadets will assemble in dress uniforms at 11 a.m. Tuesday for the Veteran's Day ceremony at Gerrard Hall on Cameron Avenue at UNC-Chapel Hill. The ceremony is open to the public. Limited parking is available in town lots off Rosemary Street.

Events Tuesday in Raleigh

- Raleigh will rededicate Parc Compiegne, between Chambrlain Street and Logan Court, at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The park honors Raleigh's Sister City, Compiegne, France, where the armistice was signed in 1918 that ended World War I.

Michele LeChatelier, Compiegne's vice mayor, will attend, and the Broughton Choral Group will perform. Afterward, participants will form a procession for a ceremony at the N.C. State University Bell Tower.

The Sister Cities Association of Raleigh and the city of Raleigh will be hold a reception at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the McCain Gallery of the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts.