July Fourth Parade Theme: "Our American Story"

The parade will step off on July 4th at 11:00 am. We ask that you pre-register for the parade. Once we have your registration, we will mail you the parade route and rules.

If you have any questions, please call parade chairman Scott at 414-581-3157 cell. If no answer, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks and see you at the Parade.

We would like to encourage people of all ages to participate in the parade. In the past, floats have been made with much imagination and creativity, in keeping with the parade theme. As in the past, all entrants in the parade that wish to be judged will be eligible for a cash prize. Cash prizes are awarded to first and second place in several divisions:

• Best of Parade (one winner who best portrays the theme) $250
• Commercial Entries 1st $100, 2nd $50
• Non-Commercial Entries 1st $100, 2nd $50
• Open Class Entries 1st $100, 2nd $50
• Automotive (trophy, no cash)

The 2026 Parade winners:

Best of Parade:
Home In Waterford

Commercial:
1st - Reads by the River
2nd - Foat Builders/Your Stor ALL/Riley Real Estate Group - Cory Foat Mamerow

Non-Commercial:
1st - St Peters Evangelicial Lutheran Church
2nd - St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

Open:
1st - Gary and Karen Alexander
2nd - Big Bend Vernon Lions Club

VEHICLES
1st - Ross Katzman - 1980 Excalibur
2nd - Lee Michelau - 1948 John Deere Tractor

The parade is sponsored in part by: Custom Grading, Home in Waterford, HyPro Inc., Kojis Produce, NORMCO Heating & Cooling, LLC, Patriot Financial, Riverside Chiropractic, The Equitable Bank SSB, Thrivent - Scott Herrmann.