Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar will give veterans and active-duty service members a free dine-in meal at its Alpharetta location on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The restaurant is honoring active-duty military, veterans, retirees and reserve/National Guard members with a complimentary Fireside Favorites entrée, personal-sized dessert and soda, according to Rough Draft Atlanta. The offer also applies at the chain's Dunwoody location.

The Alpharetta Lazy Dog sits at 10800 Haynes Bridge Road. Its Fireside Favorites menu normally offers an entrée and personal-sized dessert for $15.

Ceremonies near Alpharetta

Roswell Veterans Day Honor Walk and Ceremony takes place Nov. 11 at Roswell Area Park Pond, 10495 Woodstock Road. Arrival runs from 8:30 to 9 a.m., followed by the honor walk at 9:15 a.m. and ceremony at 9:30 a.m. The city requests RSVPs by 5 p.m. Nov. 9.

Dunwoody Veterans Day Ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 at Veterans Memorial Plaza at Brook Run Park, 4770 North Peachtree Road. Dunwoody Parks and Recreation hosts the public ceremony with support from Dunwoody/Sandy Springs VFW Post 10822 and the Dunwoody Woman's Club. Event details

Sandy Springs Veterans Day Tribute begins at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 11 in Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, 1 Galambos Way. Vietnam veteran Tommy Clack will deliver the keynote address, according to the city's announcement. Clack served as an artillery forward observer with the 25th Infantry Division. The tribute is free and open to the public.

Georgia Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, along Peachtree Street in Atlanta, running south from 15th Street to 5th Street. The Georgia Veterans Day Association identifies this year's event as the 45th annual parade.

Upcoming Veterans Day events

  • Nov. 7, 11 a.m. — Georgia Veterans Day Parade, Peachtree Street, Atlanta.
  • Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m. arrival — Roswell Veterans Day event, Roswell Area Park Pond. Honor walk at 9:15 a.m.; ceremony at 9:30 a.m.
  • Nov. 11, 10 a.m. — Dunwoody Veterans Day Ceremony, Brook Run Park.
  • Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m. — Sandy Springs Veterans Day Tribute, Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center.
  • Nov. 11, during restaurant hours — Free dine-in meal for eligible military members at Lazy Dog's Alpharetta and Dunwoody locations.
  • Nov. 14, 10:40 a.m. — Marietta Veterans Day Parade, departing from Roswell Street and proceeding to Marietta Square. A ceremony follows near noon in Glover Park.