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Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade 2009

 

New! DVD's of the 2009 Parade are now available for $21.10. To order, call Jason Rimkus at Kenosha Community Media at 262-656-8497.

2010 Parade Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 2 pm

2010 Star Spangled Spectacular, including Fireworks - Saturday, July 3, 2010

2009 AWARD-WINNING FLOATS

2009 GENERAL PARADE INFORMATION

  • Theme: Celebrating Lincoln's Bicentennial. Get in the spirit and wear a stove pipe hat! Click here for easy instructions on how to make one!
  • Place: Click here for a parade route map. For information about I-94 road construction in Kenosha County, visit: www.plan94.org
  • Units: Award winning marching bands, floats, unique performance groups, motor corps, clowns, and more.
  • Weather: Average high: 79; average low: 64. July 4th in Kenosha can bring abundant sunshine, heat, and a high dew point. Please be prepared for these types of conditions. The show will not be canceled due to rain.
  • Route Closure: The parade route closes to traffic at 1:15pm. Everyone is urged to use caution whether on foot or on wheels and to be a good neighbor by disposing of your trash properly.
  • Honorees: Residents are encouraged to participate in the parade honoree nomination process for the 2009 parade. A review panel of community members will select three honorees, and the honorees will appear in this year's parade. Nominees can be recognized in the areas of community service, sports and athletics, military service, arts and culture, health, teaching, technology, business, and more.

Nominators must submit no more than one double-spaced typewritten page describing the individual, reasons for nominating the individual (their activities and accomplishments), and complete contact information for both the nominator and the nominee. Send nominations to Parade Organizer, 625 52nd Street, Room 300, Kenosha, WI 53140 no later than May 15, 2009. h

PARADE MAPS

Need a map? Need to know the parade route or where to go for staging or disbanding? Click the links below:

Parade Route Map
Parade Staging Map
Parade Disbanding Map


SPONSORSHIPS

The Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade has been entertaining thousands of people for more than 40 years. One key reason for this success is our sponsors. Sponsors provide the resources to make the parade happen. Sponsors get benefits, too, including mentions during TV broadcasts, on-street corporate visibility, logo inclusion on the website and newspaper ads, and more.

Click here for a Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade Sponsorship Agreement.

For more information on sponsorship, please contact Penney Haney, Parade Organizer, at 262-653-4177.

PARTICIPANTS

We invite you to apply to participate in the 2009 Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade! Click here for a Parade Application. The application deadline is May 15, 2009.
Note: The Parade Application is a pdf with fields that can be typed on your computer and then printed. Please use this method (typing) rather than hand writing the form.

 

 

 

 
For more information contact the City of Kenosha at 262-653-4177 Monday thru Friday, 8 am to 4 pm