PARADE DATES 2025
WA State Apple Blossom Festival, Wenatchee, WA
Stemilt Growers Grand Parade, Saturday, May 2nd, 11:00 am
Contact: Apple Blossom Festival Office @ (509) 662-3616
Application Deadline: March 31, 2026
Spokane Lilac Festival, Spokane, WA
Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, Saturday, May 16th, 7:30 pm
Questions: parade@spokanelilacfestival.org
Application Deadline: April 16, 2026
Portland Rose Festival Foundation Grand Floral Starlight Parade
Grand Floral Starlight Parade, Saturday, June 6th, 6:30 pm
Floral and festooned floats both allowed
Application Deadline: March 31, 2026
Applications contact Haley Lawson at haley@rosefestival.org
Mid-size and Mini Floats - contact Gary Stenberg, Rose City Float Designs
503-522-2989 or rosecityfloatdesigns@gmail.com
Marysville Strawberry Festival, Marysville, WA
Grand Parade,
Saturday, June 21st at 5:00 pm
Registration Deadline Friday, May 31, 2025
Contact: Parade Director at maryfest.org@gmail.com
Olympia Capital Lakefair, Olympia, WA
Grand Parade, Saturday, July 17th at 5:00 pm
Application Deadline: July 1, 2026
Contact: office@lakefair.org
Seattle Seafair, Seattle, WA
Torchlight Parade, Saturday, July 25th at 6:00 pm
Application Deadline Friday, May 14, 2026
Contact: Vicki Hoyt at vlhoyt@comcast.net
Penticton Peach Festival, Penticton, BC, Canada
Peter Bros. Grand Parade, Saturday, August 8th at 10:00 am
Contact: peach-festival@hotmail.com
Application Deadline: July 25, 2026
WA State Autumn Leaf Festival, Leavenworth, WA
Grand Parade, Saturday, September 276th at 12:00 Noon
Application Deadline Friday, September 10, 2026
Contact: Jessie Swider at jessieswider@gmail.com