Join Us For Two Exciting Parades
Touchstone Energy Junior Royale Parade
Thursday, July 12, 2012 ~ 6:30 p.m.
Does your child would like to participate in a Touchstone Energy Junior Royale Parade? Check out the category list below to find the category you would like to participate in! Sign-up is located at the beginning of the parade route at Railroad and State Streets (F&M park) and will be held from 4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the parade. Parade start is 6:30 p.m.
THE CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Baby Buggies
Bikes (11-14) Helmets Suggested
Bikes (4-7) Helmets Suggested
Bikes (8-10) Helmets Suggested
Cardboard Float
Cherry People
Clowns
Day Care
Halloween
Pets
Skateboards and Scooters (Safety equipment must be worn)
Trikes and Wagons
Twins
USE YOUR IMAGINATION and have the children use theirs. REMEMBER, there are first, second, and third prize ribbons for each category. National Cherry Festival Ambassadors will walk with the children during the parade. Please have parents meet their child at Central Grade School following the parade.
DTE Energy Cherry Royale Parade
Saturday, July 14, 2012 ~ 11:15 a.m.
Celebrating 86 years of tradition, the Touchstone Energy Junior Royale and DTE Energy Cherry Royale Parades will again return to the streets of downtown Traverse City. More than 50,000 viewers will stand curbside enjoying time with family and friends while watching high stepping marching bands, larger-than-life floats, colorful walking units and royalty pass them by in historic downtown Traverse City.
If you have any questions regarding the National Cherry Festival parades, please feel free to contact Mandy De Puy at 231.947.4230 x115 or email at mandy@cherryfestival.org. We hope to see you at the parade!
