Today is Veterans Day, a national holiday to honor the men and women who have served our country.
Many public organizations will be closed around town for the day in honor of veterans lost. The Metro bus service will be on a reduced service schedule, and there will be no service to the University of Washington.
The following businesses and organizations are closed today:
- Banks
- Post offices (and no mail delivery)
- Seattle Public Library branches
- Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities
- Most government offices
- Schools
- Parking is free (you don’t have to pay to park on city streets that are metered today)
There are also several businesses around town celebrating Veterans Day by offering special deals and freebies to both retired and active military members and their families. Take a look at the list we’ve compiled of deals going on in Queen Anne and around it:
- Brown Bear Car Wash is offering free “Bear Essential” car washes for veterans, active members of the military, and spouses who have loved ones currently deployed
- Dick’s Drive-In is offering a free hamburgers to active and retired military members from 10:30 a.m. to closing (at 2 a.m. tomorrow)
- Outback Steakhouse is offering free Bloomin’ Onion and Beverage for Veterans & Military Personnel from 4 to 11 p.m.
- Krispy Kreme is offering one free doughnut to military personnel at participating locations (check if the location near you is participating here)
- Applebee’s is offering a free meal from a select menu for all veterans and active duty military members
- The Ram Restaurant and Brewery is offering a buy one, get one free deal on lunch and dinner meals
- Chili’s is offering a free entree from a select menu (.pdf) at participating locations
- The Experience Music Project is offering free admission
- The Museum of Glass is offering free admission
- The Museum of Flight is offering free admission
- All National Parks are also offering free admission
Know of a Veterans Day deal we missed? Email us at tips@queenanneview.com and we’ll add it to the list.