A classic: Carnation’s ?Grand Parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday
Published 3:35 pm Wednesday, July 1, 2015
What’s better than an old-fashioned parade to celebrate the Fourth of July? Nothing, if you’re in Carnation, where all ages and cultures come together to celebrate the nation, with Chinese acrobatics, line-dancing demos and horses of course.
The theme for this year’s Fourth of July celebration is “Honor Our Veterans.”
The parade gets started with the traditional children’s parade, at 10:30 a.m. down Tolt Avenue.
All children are welcome, and are asked to meet across from QFC for the start of the parade. Children march in opposite direction of the main parade, bikes up front so they don’t bump into anybody.
The main parade follows at 11 a.m. Each year, dozens of entries take part, with prizes on the line for the best in floats, horse entries, musical, cheer, vintage, political, and so on. Watch for the vintage cars heading for Tolt-MacDonald Park and the CarNation Customs & Classics car show starting after the parade.
Grand Marshal Al Rush will judge parade and select one special winner of the Grand Marshal Award.
Sign-in starts at 8 a.m. and entrants need to arrive by 10 a.m. The start area is at Tolt Congregational Church.
Typically, some 40 entries take part, and the parade lasts about an hour.
Arrive early for a good spot.
