Pittsburgh Veterans Day Breakfast

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 8:00–10:00 AM

Duquesne University Student Union Ballroom | Pittsburgh, PA

Join hundreds of veterans, family members, friends, and members of the community for the 28th Annual Pittsburgh Veterans Day Breakfast, the largest Veterans Day breakfast in Pennsylvania.

For the first time, the Veterans Breakfast Club (VBC) and Veterans Leadership Program (VLP) are joining together to host this great Pittsburgh tradition.

The morning will include breakfast, veterans’ stories, special guests and speakers, fellowship, and a Veterans Resource Fair connecting veterans and their families with organizations and services from across the region.

Veterans, family members, and members of the public are all welcome.

Veterans Day is a day to honor those who served, but this breakfast has always been about more than ceremony. It is about bringing veterans together, hearing their stories, connecting people with one another, and strengthening Pittsburgh’s veterans community.

This year, proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the Veterans Breakfast Club and Veterans Leadership Program, two Pittsburgh organizations dedicated to serving veterans and building stronger communities around them.

Tickets

Tickets have been reduced in price this year to $20 to encourage as many veterans, families, and community members as possible to attend. Register here.

A Pittsburgh Veterans Day Tradition Since 1998

The Pittsburgh Veterans Day Breakfast began on Veterans Day in 1998, when Vietnam veterans Tony Accamando, T.J. McGarvey, Dan Pulz, George D’Angelo and others with the newly formed Friends of Danang gathered supporters at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center. Their immediate purpose was charitable: Friends of Danang was raising money for humanitarian work in Vietnam, including projects benefiting children, schools, and communities in and around Danang.

That first breakfast started an annual tradition that grew into the largest Veterans Day events in Pennsylvania. Over the years, thousands have come to the event not simply for breakfast, but for camaraderie, recognition, and a chance to support good work in the veterans community.

The breakfast also became increasingly collaborative. Friends of Danang generously opened the event to other organizations and causes, including the Veterans Leadership Program, Shepherd’s Heart Veterans Home, the Duquesne University veterans scholarship program, World Vision International, and later Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans.

The Veterans Breakfast Club has been part of this tradition for the past 15 years. In 2011, the VBC started holding a WWII veterans’ storytelling event at the breakfast. VBC Executive Director Todd DePastino has served as the event emcee for the past several years.

This year, for the first time, the Veterans Breakfast Club and Veterans Leadership Program are partnering to host the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Breakfast, with proceeds benefiting both organizations.

We are grateful to Tony Accamando and Friends of Danang for creating this remarkable Pittsburgh institution and for sharing it so generously over the years. VBC and VLP are proud to carry it forward.

Our goal is simple: keep the tradition, broaden the community, and make Veterans Day a morning when veterans from every generation can come together to share stories, find resources, connect with community and celebrate their service.

More Than a Breakfast: Veterans Resource Fair

We also want the 2026 Pittsburgh Veterans Day Breakfast to be a place where veterans can find useful information and make connections.

Organizations serving veterans and military families will be invited to participate in a Veterans Resource Fair at Duquesne University. Veterans will be able to meet representatives from organizations working in areas such as health care, benefits, employment, housing, education, legal assistance, family services, recreation, and other veteran programs.

VBC has hosted similar large veterans resource gatherings in the past, and we want to bring that same spirit to Veterans Day: one room, hundreds of veterans, and many of the organizations that serve them gathered in one place.

Parking

Convenient parking is available at the Forbes Avenue Garage, directly across from the Student Union.

Forbes Avenue Garage
1180 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (click for directions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

2026 Pittsburgh Veterans Day Breakfast Sponsorships

Questions? betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org or call 412-623-9029.

Join the Veterans Breakfast Club for a special Veterans Day evening of food, fellowship, and storytelling at Saints John & Paul Church in Sewickley.

We’ll gather from 6:00–7:00pm for heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and conversation, followed at 7:00pm by a Veterans Breakfast Club storytelling program featuring veterans sharing their experiences of military service.

As always with the Veterans Breakfast Club, the emphasis will be on the stories: what veterans experienced, what they remember, and what they want others to understand about their service. Veterans of all eras, their families, and members of the community are welcome.

The event is free of charge, courtesy of the Saints John & Paul Veterans Committee.

Reservations are required. RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing JoAnn@veteransbreakfastclub.org.

Directions

Saints John & Paul is located at 2586 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143, near the Wexford/Franklin Park area. The event will be held in the Cardinal DiNardo Center (CDC) on the Saints John & Paul campus. Once you enter the church campus from Wexford Bayne Road, follow signs for the Cardinal DiNardo Center and event parking.

What: Veterans Breakfast Club Celebration

When: Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 8:00am – 12:00pm

Where: Sheraton Valley Forge | 480 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Who: Open to the Public | Veterans, Families & Friends Welcome

How much: FREE

Join us for a Veterans Breakfast Club storytelling breakfast on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 8:30–10:30am—a warm, come-as-you-are morning of coffee, buffet breakfast, and true stories of military service.

A Veterans Information Fair before and after breakfast will include veterans organizations, nonprofits, and service providers with information and materials for veterans and their families.

This year, every VBC event is now completely free and open to the public. That means no charge for breakfast. But we do need a reservation, so please let us know you’re coming. Then, take a seat among veterans, family members, and neighbors who want to listen, learn, and connect.

If you’ve never been to a VBC event, the format is simple: we gather for a casual meal, then veterans (of any era and any branch) share short, first-person stories—funny, tough, surprising, and often unforgettable. You don’t have to be a veteran to attend. And you don’t have to speak to belong. Some people come to tell a story they’ve carried for years; others come because they want to understand what service really means beyond the headlines.

Whether you’re a veteran, related to one, or simply grateful and curious, this is a morning to be in the same room together—good food, good company, and the kind of storytelling that sticks with you long after the plates are cleared.

RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing JoAnn@veteransbreakfastclub.org. Please make sure to RSVP for events at least two days in advance.

Schedule:
8:00 am – Doors open, coffee & mingling
8:30 am – Breakfast served
9:00 am – 10:30 am – Storytelling and keynote
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Veteran Information Fair

We’ll also host over 20 resource tables from Veterans Service Organizations offering information, services, and giveaways. Come to listen and learn, connect and heal, and say thank you to those who’ve served.

Interested in sponsoring this event? Check out our sponsorship information:

Whether you’re a veteran, a family member, or someone who simply wants to hear real stories from extraordinary lives, you’re welcome to pull up a chair and join our community of listening.

RSVPs and questions: joann@veteransbreakfastclub.org or by calling 412-623-9029

Presented by the Veterans Breakfast Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing veterans together with the public to share stories since 2008.

The Veterans Breakfast Club has been bringing these people and more together for face-to-face storytelling events since 2008. People come to listen and learn, connect and heal, and say thank you to those who’ve served.

Join us at Sechler Law Firm’s Event Center in Warrendale, PA for a Veterans Breakfast Club storytelling breakfast on Friday, November 20, 2026, from 8:30–10:30am—a warm, come-as-you-are morning of coffee, buffet breakfast, and true stories of military service.

This year, every VBC event is now completely free and open to the public. That means no charge for breakfast. But we do need a reservation, so please let us know you’re coming. Then, take a seat among veterans, family members, and neighbors who want to listen, learn, and connect.

If you’ve never been to a VBC event, the format is simple: we gather for a casual meal, then veterans (of any era and any branch) share short, first-person stories—funny, tough, surprising, and often unforgettable. You don’t have to be a veteran to attend. And you don’t have to speak to belong. Some people come to tell a story they’ve carried for years; others come because they want to understand what service really means beyond the headlines.

Whether you’re a veteran, related to one, or simply grateful and curious, this is a morning to be in the same room together—good food, good company, and the kind of storytelling that sticks with you long after the plates are cleared.

RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing JoAnn@veteransbreakfastclub.org. Please make sure to RSVP for events at least two days in advance.

Thank you, Sponsors!

Join us for a FREE VBC breakfast in West Mifflin at Operation Troop Appreciation (2017 Pennsylvania Ave, West Mifflin, PA 15122) on November 21 at 8:30am. Please RSVP for this free breakfast event by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing JoAnn@veteransbreakfastclub.org.

Everyone is welcome, veterans and non-veterans, and the breakfast will be provided for free.

We plan our usual fast-moving and wide-ranging program with lots of participation. We’ll have veterans of various ages and branches of service sharing their stories of service.

Breakfast is served at 8:30am. At 9:00am, we start the program. For the next 90 minutes, veterans share slices of their service experience. You never know what you’re going to hear, and there’s always new people with new memories to offer.

Please make sure to RSVP for events at least two days in advance. We understand that your schedule can change quickly, but advance notice of attendance always helps us and our venues prepare the program. Thank you!

Please consider sponsoring this event!

Join us at Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver, PA for a Veterans Breakfast Club storytelling breakfast on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, from 8:30–10:30am—a warm, come-as-you-are morning of coffee, buffet breakfast, and true stories of military service.

This year, every VBC event is now completely free and open to the public. That means no charge for breakfast. But we do need a reservation, so please let us know you’re coming. Then, take a seat among veterans, family members, and neighbors who want to listen, learn, and connect.

If you’ve never been to a VBC event, the format is simple: we gather for a casual meal, then veterans (of any era and any branch) share short, first-person stories—funny, tough, surprising, and often unforgettable. You don’t have to be a veteran to attend. And you don’t have to speak to belong. Some people come to tell a story they’ve carried for years; others come because they want to understand what service really means beyond the headlines.

Whether you’re a veteran, related to one, or simply grateful and curious, this is a morning to be in the same room together—good food, good company, and the kind of storytelling that sticks with you long after the plates are cleared.

RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing JoAnn@veteransbreakfastclub.org. Please make sure to RSVP for events at least two days in advance.