join the Grand Parade
June 19, 2024 @ 6PM
INFORMATION
The 89th Annual Lake Odessa Fair Grand Parade will be held June 19, 2024, @ 6 PM.
Questions?: parade@lakeodessafair.org
Judging will take place at the village park, Swifty's Place, before the parade as well as through the duration of the parade.
All entrants must be in full costume at least one hour before the parade.
All entrants able to proceed into the fairgrounds will be asked to do so and continue through the grounds past the pickleball courts and down the lane adjacent to the courts. The parade will end on the southeast side of the fairgrounds.
Assembly time is 5:00 PM-5:30 PM. All floats must be created within the last 12 months.
Judging will be based on the participant’s costume or float appearance as well as performance during the parade.
The decision of the judges is final and will be announced within a half-hour of the parade conclusion at the fair office.
No motorcycles, mini-bikes, or motor-driven two, three, or four-wheel vehicles. Unless pre-approved.
No entry fee.
NO RAIN DATE WILL BE SCHEDULED.
The classes offered are listed below.
CLASSES
Amateur
(floats created by non-professionals and entered by any community organization or individual, civic or service club)
Miniature Children’s Floats
(floats in this class must be miniature children’s)
Individuals
(Clowns, animal costumes, etc.)
Bicycles
(decorated bicycles)
Antique Cars
(floats in this class must be antique vehicles)
Harness & Horse Drawn Vehicles
(costume class)
Individual Horses
(costume class)
Commercial Floats
(industrial, business, state agencies or commission, created by professionals or non-professionals - certificate to be awarded)
Tractors
(floats in this class must be tractors)