2026 O:HOFV BBQ SPONSORS & PARTNERS

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended, volunteered, sponsored, and supported our 21st Annual Operation: Hats Off For Veterans BBQ & Resource Fair. Your generosity and community spirit made this event a tremendous success.

Because of you, HOFV can continue providing scholarships, professional development grants, to Texas veterans and their families.

Thank you for standing with us and helping make a difference! 

JOIN US ON SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2027, AS WE WELCOME BACK THE REAGAN HICKS BAND, BLACK'S ORIGINAL BBQ, AND THE REAGAN HICKS BAND.

From our veterans and their families to our incredible sponsors, volunteers, and community partners, thank you for standing with us and honoring those who have served. Together, we continue to celebrate, support, and uplift our veteran community. 

Veterans enter the resource fair for free with a valid ID.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who attended, supported, and contributed to our 20th Annual Gala. Your presence, generosity, and unwavering support helped make this milestone celebration truly unforgettable.

Please take a moment to explore the gallery below to see highlights from the event. We are honored to share these memories with you and thankful to have such an incredible community standing with us.

AWESOME NEWS!! Hats Off For Veterans is proud and honored to partner with Texas nonprofit organization VA Dogs of Texas (VA Dogs). VA Dogs will partner with HOFV at the 21st Annual Operation: Hats Off For Veterans BBQ Gala to help raise money for Texas veterans in need of a service dog. VA Dogs is a nonprofit in Kerrville, Texas dedicated to gifting trained rescue dogs to disabled Texas Veterans and restoring purpose for both dog and veteran. 

Learn more at www.VADogs.org or contact their Executive Director, Jamie R. Cole, at 830-354-7601. Jamie is a retired service member of the U.S. Army, and an author of Jake the Service Dog, available on Amazon.