We CARE Vet Fair: Columbus, GA 23-24JUL2026

Published on: 7/15/2026

The We CARE Vet Fair™ is built for the full military community, from Active to Veterans, Families to Caregivers. We are serving you NOW, while you are still Active Duty, Guard, or Reserve and already thinking about what comes next. Even if "Veteran" doesn't feel like the word for you...yet.

You are a few years out, maybe still in uniform, maybe already figuring out the GI Bill on your own time. The We CARE Vet Fair™: Columbus was built with a lot of different people in mind, and this year there is something in it specifically for where you are right now.

Friday, July 24, Regiment, the largest military gaming community in the country, will be onsite for 1-v-1 matches. Come talk post-separation backup plans and education benefits, then go compete for bragging rights.

The Fair runs both days at the Columbus Civic Center. Thursday, July 23 is VA only, 12 to 4 PM, with a 1010 VHA enrollment event and a claims clinic onsite. (If you are looking to get a claim started...THAT is your day!)

 

Friday, July 24 opens to everyone, 9 AM to 4 PM, with over 100 community partners covering VA benefits, legal services, healthcare, mental health, and employment.

Free admission, free parking, food trucks onsite. Bring your paperwork, but leave that rucksack at home. The Civic Center has a clear bag policy: civiccenter.columbusga.gov/Plan-Your-Visit/Clear-Bag-Policy

You served. We Care. Come with questions. Leave with a plan.