The submission deadline for the 2026 Veterans Day Poster Contest passed on April 1, 2026. The contest was open to all artists — professional and amateur — with the theme “Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families.”
The winning design will be distributed to VA facilities, military installations, and communities nationwide, and will serve as the cover of the official program for the Veterans Day National Observance at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2026.
In 2025, the contest received more than 180 entries. The VA notes that successful designs are typically simple, with minimal imagery and text.
The winner has not yet been announced publicly as of the time of this writing. Past winning posters are viewable on the VA website at va.gov.
Source: news.va.gov/144968/attention-artists-the-2026-national-veterans-day-poster-contest-is-now-open
