Grand Parade

Parade registration deadline is Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Your business, group, or organization is invited to participate.
This is an excellent opportunity to promote your business or organization.

Any type of entry is welcome...floats, vehicles, musical groups, bands, 

or any other type of imaginative entry.

All horses must be bagged or have a clean-up crew and must be approved 

by the parade staff prior to the parade.

• General (Overall Appearance)
• Special Effects (Animation, Music)
• Workmanship (Decorations, Skill)
• Appearance (Design, Color)
• Originality (Creativity, Quality)
• Attendants (Costumes, Enthusiasm)

• Presentation Performance for Judges (Performance, Orderly, Crowd Appeal, Timeliness)
• Originality (Creativitiy, Speical Effects)
• Precision (Line Formation, In Step, Spacing)
• Appearance (Costumes/Uniforms)y and local parks. 

Prizes will be awarded approximately 30 minutes after the end of the parade
at the front stage next to the sound trailer.
It will be the responsibility of the winner to claim prize.
No prizes will be mailed or delivered.

• Check-in will return to Fort Findlay Rd.
  There will be an information/check - in table between the Fire Station and Grand Ave.
  Please enter check - in from Cherry St.
• Each unit must check - in beginning at 10:00am to receive a line up number as well as an escort to their starting location.
• Vehicles and floats are not to be moved once they have been placed in the staging area.
• Check - in will promptly close at 11:30; late arrivals will not be placed in 

                   parade line - up.

• Any one not registered prior to parade day will be placed at the end of the parade and will not be judged.
  

Due to the weight restrictions on the Cherry St bridge all large, heavy entries (i.e.: fire trucks) will be staged faceing west in front of the Woodville Pool on Erie Street.

The parade will step off at the corner of Lueke and Findlay Roads and proceed
across the bridge (Lueke becomes Cherry), making a left turn on to College Avenue.
The parade will continue down College Avenue then make another left
onto Pemberville Road (St. Rt. 105) for one block and make another left onto Erie Street.
The parade will return to Cherry Street where it will be dispersed.

Judging Stand and Announcer
Please provide a brief narrative for the announcer
to promote your school, organization, or business.
The judges' stand/announcer will be located at Glittering Stars on College Ave.