96th Grand Parade • Saturday, August 16, 2025

Categories and fees are under review and will be updated in 2025

Review the categories below and choose the closest category that best fits your entry so you will be judged in the correct category. If the category chosen does not fit the entry, your category (and the entry fee) may changed before being accepted.

CATEGORY	DESCRIPTION	ENTRY FEE	PLACES	AWARD
1 – FLOATS: NO WALKERS. If your entry includes other participants such as walkers, additional vehicles, etc., those units will need to complete a separate Parade Entry Application for the walkers, selecting Category 2A or B.or vehicles 5A, B, or C
1A	School Groups, Nonprofits: Schools (cheer, poms, dance, sports, etc.), scout troops, nonprofits, religious groups If parade officials notice advertising on float and/or vehicle during parade staging, you will be asked to remove it, cover it, or pay a $20 cash fee	$50	1st & 2nd	Certificate
1B	Government – City, county, state, police, sheriff, fire, armed forces, etc	$100	1st & 2nd	Certificate
1C	Business, Commercial – Advertising also on float, tow vehicle, and/or trailer	$100	1st & 2nd	Certificate
2 – Walking ENTRIES: No political entries, political category is 6. Maximum of 20 participants per entry. Entries with more than 20 walkers are required to submit a separate Parade Entry Form for each group. (Marching Bands/Color Guard use 7A)
2A	School Groups, Nonprofits: Schools (cheer, poms, dance, sports, etc.), scout troops, nonprofits, religious groups. Maximum 20 walkers per entry. If parade officials notice advertising on float and/or vehicle during parade staging, you will be asked to remove it, cover it, or pay a $20 cash fee(Marching bands/color guard must complete their own entry form and must use Category 7A)	$75	1st & 2nd	Certificate
2B	Business, Commercial: All business and commercial organizations; advertising allowed. Maximum 20 walkers per entry	$100	1st & 2nd	Certificate
3 – EQUESTRIAN*
3A*	Individual: One mounted entry or horse-drawn If parade officials notice advertising on float and/or vehicle during parade staging, you will be asked to remove it, cover it, or pay a $20 cash fee	$50	1st & 2nd	Certificate
3B*	Business, Commercial, Government: Mounted or horse-drawn	$75	1st & 2nd	Certificate
3C*	Club. Nonprofit: Mounted or horse-drawn	$75	1st & 2nd	Certificate
4 – NOVELTY: Walkers are permitted, maximum 10 per entry; NO floats
4A	Novelty: Entries that don’t fit other categories: May include animals (other than equestrian), non-motorized cycles, pageant entries, and other novelty entries. Walkers are permitted, maximum 10 participants per entry. NO FLOATS — use Category 1 for floats.	$75	1st & 2nd	Certificate
5 – VEHICLES: Includes cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, police and fire apparatus
5A	Individual, non-commercial: One vehicle If parade officials notice advertising on float and/or vehicle during parade staging, you will be asked to remove it, cover it, or pay a $75 cash fee for a commercial entry	$75	1st & 2nd	Certificate
5B	Commercial: Maximum 4 vehicles; advertising allowed. No walkers, walkers would be category 2	$150	1st & 2nd	Certificate
5C	Club: Maximum 15 vehicles	$200	1st & 2nd	Certificate
6 – POLITICAL: Only one entry per seated official, candidate, seated official, and political party., or campaign. Walking is not permitted with ANY political entry.)
Seated Official or Candidate
6A*	Equestrian: Mounted – only one horse & Rider, Horse Drawn, maximum 2 participants per entry	$150	Not judged
6B	Vehicle/Float: Maximum 4 participants per entry.	$200	Not judged
POLITICAL PARTY – Maximum 15 participants per entry; no walkers. One entry per political party
6C*	Equestrian – Political Party: Must ride on entry, no walkers. Maximum 15 participants. Only one entry per designated political party	$250	Not judged
6D	Vehicle/Float: Must ride on entry, no walkers. Maximum 15 participants. Only one entry per designated political party	$300	Not judged
7 – MARCHING BANDs
Due to the Grand Parade’s growth in popularity, parade timing and staging limitations, the number of marching bands that can be accommodated in the parade is limited to twelve bands.. Priority will be given to bands based on prior attendance and space availability.
7A	Marching Band/Color Guard ONLY! – schools, cheer squads, dance teams, pom squads, sports teams, etc. must complete their own entry form and use category 2A.	None	1st, 2nd, 3rd	Monetary
	Best Percussion	None	1st	Certificate
	Best Drum Major	None	1st	Certificate
	Best Auxiliary	None	1st	Certificate
7B   7C	Pipe Band   Other Marching Bands: Brass Bands, Drum & Bugle	None   $50	1st   1st	Monetary   Certificate
*Entries that include animals (horses, ponies, mules, dogs, cats, chickens, etc.) are required to include a certificate of insurance naming Western Welcome Week, Inc. as an additional insured.