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Parade Information

Parade Date

Our 72nd Anniversary "Freedom is Not Free" celebration of the Spokane Lilac Festival will be on May 15th, 2010, 7:45 p.m. We look forward to seeking you at the parade!

2009 Parade Royalty

Parade Applications

Please review the following description to determine the appropriate Parade application for your unit. Complete the application (type or print legibly) and send the entire package including the Application, Rules and Regulations, Proof of Insurance, and *Brief (10 to 20 second) *Narration to be read by media during the parade (Antique cars also provide photo of the car) to:

Spokane Lilac Festival Association
3021 S. Regal Ste. 105
Spokane, WA 99223-4702

Or fax the information to (509) 535-4664.

APPLICATION TYPES
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
Antique Car A stand-alone vintage car, not transporting VIPs or Dignitaries.
Band/Drill Marching Units with or without musical instruments.
Commercial For profit entries paying the $1,250 entry fee.
Equestrian All mounted riders, Rodeo Royalty and horse drawn carriages.
Float Must be self propelled and meet float dimensions. All visiting non-equestrian Royalty must be on a float.
Military All units involving the Armed Forces.
Specialty Units that are not covered by other categories, not a band, float, military, etc.
VIP Dignitary Invited honored guests of the parade, e.g. Mayor.
VIP Dignitary Vehicle Cars only, driving the dignitaries through the parade. Convertibles are especially needed. May be used for more than one pass through the Parade.

Parade Map

Click here for Parade Route in PDF form to print out.

Click here for the Lilac staging area in PDF form to print out.

2009 Parade - Armed Forces Float

Bleacher Seating

Bleacher seating will be available on Washington Street, between Spokane Falls Blvd. and Main. Tickets are $15.00 each. For bleacher seating, please call the Lilac Festival Office at (509)535-4554. Tickets will also be available on Parade Day, beginning at 4:00pm at our Marketing Trailer on Washington.

Parade Lineup

#UNITCATEGORY
1MOTORCYCLE SWEEPSPECIALTY
2SPOKANE FIRE DEPARTMENT LADDER #4SPECIALTY
3SPOKANE LILAC FESTIVAL BANNERSPECIALTY
4JOINT FORCES COLOR GUARDMILITARY
5SPOKANE LILAC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTVIP
6SPOKANE LILAC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ROYALTYFLOAT
7ASSOCIATED GARDEN CLUBSVIP
8MT. SPOKANE HIGH SCHOOLBAND
9GRAND MARSHALL KIM COLEVIP
10WASHINGTON STATE GOLD STAR MOTHERSSPECIALTY
11FAIRCHILD AFB HONOR GUARDMILITARY
12COMMANDER, 92ND AIR REFUELING WING-FAFBVIP
1392 ARW COMMAND CHIEF LOPEZVIP
1492ND AIR REFUELING WING FLOATMILITARY
1592ND ARW MARCHING UNITMILITARY
16MEDICAL LAKE ROTCBAND
17MEDICAL LAKE HIGH SCHOOLBAND
18141ST AIR REFUELING WING HONOR GUARDMILITARY
19AIR NATIONAL GUARD BAND OF THE NORTHWEST
20COMMANDER, 141ST AIR REFUELING WINGVIP
21WASHINGTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD FLOATFLOAT
22SPOKANE TRIBE OF INDIANSSPECIALTY
23MAYOR OF SPOKANEVIP
24COMMANDER, 336TH CREW TRAINING SURVIVAL SCHOOLVIP
25336TH TRAINING SUPPORT GROUP MARCHING FORMATIONMILITARY
26TRIBER'S CLYDESDALES FARM CARRIAGEEQUESTRIAN
27ARMED FORCES PERSONS OF THE YEAR 1 AND 2VIP
28LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOLBAND
29ARMED FORCES PERSONS OF THE YEAR 3 AND 4VIP
30WWII AND KOREA CONFLICT VETERANSANTIQUE CARS
31CHENEY RODEO ASSOCIATIONEQUESTRIAN
32HONORARY GRAND MARSHALL - LYNN GUENTHERVIP
33FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATIONVIP
34RITZVILLE HIGH SCHOOLBAND
35RITZVILLEFLOAT
36RITZVILLE RODEO ASSOC. ROYALTYEQUESTRIAN
37LIMERICK SISTER CITY REPRESENTATIVESPECIALTY
38HONORARY GRAND MARSHALL - KEVIN KIELYVIP
39EX PRISONERS OF WARANTIQUE CARS
40PALOUSE EMPIRE RODEO ASSOCIATIONEQUESTRIAN
41USS SPOKANE CL 120 FLOATMILITARY
42HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL US NAVY REPRESENTATIVE
VICE ADM. BRUCE CLINGON		VIP
43USS CONSTITUTION SAILORS/COLOR GUARDMILITARY
44US NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTERMILITARY
45BLUE MOUNTAIN RIDERS OF WALLA WALLAEQUESTRIAN
47IRAQ FREEDOM VETERANSANTIQUE CARS
48CRANBROOK GIRLS BUGLE BANDBAND
49CASHMEREFLOAT
50FEMALE VETERANSANTIQUE CARS
51KNIGHT: RESCUE HORSE ALLIANCEEQUESTRIAN
52PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORSANTIQUE CARS
53DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLBAND
54DAVENPORTFLOAT
55SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR RODEOEQUESTRIAN
56VETERANS ESCORT VEHICLEANTIQUE CARS
57VIET NAM WAR HEROESANTIQUE CARS
58VETERANS CEMETARY (JOHN LEE)VIP
59LEWIS & CLARK HIGH SCHOOLBAND
601041ST TRANSPORTATION CO WASHINGTON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
61IDAHO STATE O-MOC-SEE ROYALTY COURTEQUESTRIAN
62MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEARTANTIQUE CARS
63368 USAF RECRUITING SQUADRON, D FLIGHTMILITARY
64NORTHWEST ASIDE SIDESADDLE GROUPEQUESTRIAN
65KHQ CELEBRITIES 1 Tom Durian, Jennifer RohrerVIP
66FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOLBAND
67FREEMANFLOAT
68INLAND NORTHWEST HONOR FLIGHTANTIQUE CARS
69ELLENSBURG RODEO POSSEEQUESTRIAN
70TOYOTA DEALERSCOMMERCIAL
71SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON MARCHING BANDBAND
72TEKOAFLOAT
73OTHELLO RODEO QUEENEQUESTRIAN
74AVISTA WATTSON THE ENERGY DOGCOMMERCIAL
75PROSSER HIGH SCHOOLBAND
76PROSSERFLOAT
7714TH VIRGINIA CAVALRYEQUESTRIAN
78WASHINGTON CIVIL WAR ASSOCIATIONEQUESTRIAN
79US ARMY RECRUITING COMPANYMILITARY
80SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLBAND
81SUNNYSIDEFLOAT
82KOOTENAI COUNTY SADDLE CLUBEQUESTRIAN
83CELESTIAL SELECTIONSCOMMERCIAL
84SPOKANE ENTERTAINER'S GUILDEQUESTRIAN
85COEUR D'ALENE CASINO CIRCLE RAVENCOMMERCIAL
86HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (COWICHE)BAND
87CONNELL - NORTH FRANKLIN FALL FESTIVALFLOAT
88MOSES LAKE ROUND-UP QUEENEQUESTRIAN
89SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFFVIP
90SPECIAL OLYMPICSSPECIALTY
91SPOKANE TEACHERS CREDIT UNIONEQUESTRIAN
92EDDIE EAGLESPECIALTY
93SHADLE PARK HIGH SCHOOLBAND
94SPOKANE LILAC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION Teacher of the Year
95CELEBRATE LIFEANTIQUE CARS
96AMERICAN RED CROSSSPECIALTY
97DEER PARK/RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLBAND
98DEER PARKFLOAT
991958 CHEVY IMPALAANTIQUE CARS
100SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKCART DRILL TEAMSPECIALTY
101MEAD HIGH SCHOOLBAND
1021966 FORD COUNTRY SEDANANTIQUE CARS
103KHQ CELEBRITIES 2 Julia Sandstrom, Leslie LoweVIP
104EWU HONOR GUARD / ROTCMILITARY
105EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYSPECIALTY
106EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
107CHENEY HIGH SCHOOL BANDBAND
108EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MR.& MISS EASTERN
109EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTSPECIALTY
110LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (SPOKANE AREA)BAND
111SPOKANE MOBILE VET CENTERANTIQUE CARS
112SPOKANE MASONIC CENTERCOMMERCIAL
113REARDAN HIGH SCHOOLBAND
114REARDAN-EDWALLFLOAT
115PACIFIC NORTHWEST DELOREAN CLUBANTIQUE CARS
116MCGRUFF THE CRIME DOGVIP
1171930 FORD MODEL A TRUCKANTIQUE CARS
118SPOKANE VETERANS HOMESPECIALTY
119STOMP OUT MSFLOAT
120WASHINGTON AUTO CARRIAGECOMMERCIAL
121NACHES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLBAND
122MISS YAKAMA NATION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTSPECIALTY
123ROSALIA HIGH SCHOOLBAND
124ROSALIAFLOAT
125SPOKANE VA MEDICAL CENTERMILITARY
126JUNIOR LILAC PARADE WINNING BANDBAND
127INLAND NORTHWEST COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICASPECIALTY
128VFW POST 1435MILITARY
129NORTH THURSTON HIGH SCHOOLBAND
130OLYMPIA CAPITAL LAKEFAIRFLOAT
131INLAND NORTHWEST BLOODMOBILESPECIALTY
132CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLBAND
133MAYOR OF SPOKANE VALLEYVIP
134UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLBAND
135SPOKANE VALLEYFLOAT
136VFW #9 COLOR GUARDMILITARY
137ODESSA HIGH SCHOOLBAND
138ODESSAFLOAT
139US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY (2 BOATS)MILITARY
140SALVATION ARMYSPECIALTY
141HARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOLBAND
142WHITEFISH WINTER CARNIVALFLOAT
143SONIC DRIVE INCOMMERCIAL
144EL KATIF SHRINE HONOR GUARDSPECIALTY
145EL KATIF SHRINE POTENTATESPECIALTY
146EL KATIF SHRINE DIVANSPECIALTY
147EL KATIF SHRINE LEGION OF HONORSPECIALTY
148ROYAL HIGH SCHOOLBAND
149ROYAL CITY FLOAT
150KHQ CELEBRITIES 3 Shelly Monahan, George MaupinVIP
151SPOKEFESTSPECIALTY
152FERRIS HIGH SCHOOLBAND
153SPOKANE ARENA EVENTCOMMERCIAL
154FILIPINO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE INLAND EMPIRE
1551971 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAYANTIQUE CARS
156FORT SPOKANE BATTALION NAVAL SEA CADETSSPECIALTY
157LIND MARCHING BANDBAND
158SPOKANE HOOPFESTSPECIALTY
159MISS SPOKANEVIP
160CASCADE HIGH SCHOOL (LEAVENWORTH)BAND
161LEAVENWORTH AUTUMN LEAF FESTIVALFLOAT
162FEDERAL WAY ROTCBAND
163EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOLBAND
164MANSON APPLE BLOSSOMFLOAT
165KHQ CELEBRITIES 4 Sean Owsley, David CottonVIP
166WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (SPOKANE)BAND
167WENATCHEE APPLE BLOSSOMFLOAT
168SOUTH SPOKANE SHRINE CLUB MODEL HOSPITALSPECIALTY
169EL KATIF SHRINE MOTOR UNITSPECIALTY
170EL KATIF SHRINE LIZZIE PATROLSPECIALTY
171EL KATIF SHRINE DUCK RACESPECIALTY
172NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLBAND
173MARYSVILLE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL FLOATFLOAT
174SPOKANE V.A. MOBILE CENTERANTIQUE CARS
175TODD MIELKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERVIP
176EPHRATA HIGH SCHOOLBAND
177SAGE-N-SUNSPECIALTY
178WASHINGTON STATE DAIRY PRINCESSVIP
179TONASKET HIGH SCHOOLBAND
180OROVILLE COMMUNITY FLOATFLOAT
181EL KATIF SHRINE BANDSPECIALTY
182WHITMAN COUNTY SHRINE MOTOR PATROLSPECIALTY
183EL KATIF SHRINE ANIMAL UNITSPECIALTY
184COLVILLE BANDBAND
185COLVILLEFLOAT
186EL KATIF SHRINE MOONSHRINERSSPECIALTY
187EL KATIF SHRINE CALLIOPESPECIALTY
188WESTMINSTER HYACKFLOAT
189BABY DANGERETTES DRILL TEAMBAND
190BLOOMSDAY PERENNIALSSPECIALTY
191CENTRAL KITSAP COUGAR BANDBAND
192PUYALLUP DAFFODIL FESTIVALFLOAT
193SPOKANE LILAC FESTIVAL TRAILERSPECIALTY
194JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL (CHEWELAH)BAND
195CHEWELAHFLOAT
196SHADLE PARK HIGH SCHOOL BAGPIPE CORPSBAND
197KHQ CELEBRITIES 5 Sam Adams, Matt RogersVIP
198EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (SPOKANE)BAND
199WILBURFLOAT
200NATIONAL MS SOCIETY INLAND NORTHWEST CHAPTERSPECIALTY
201GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOLBAND
202ALPHA OMEGA TOURSSPECIALTY
203LADY DANGERETTES SR. DRILL TEAMBAND
204MISS SPOKANE OUTSTANDING TEENVIP
2051ST BATTALION 161ST INFANTRYMILITARY
206OROFINO HIGH SCHOOLBAND
207KETTLE FALLSFLOAT
208ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLBAND
209NORTHEAST WASHINGTON ATV CLUBSPECIALTY
210SOUTH PEND OREILLE FIRE AND RESCUE ENGINE 31SPECIALTY
211FAFB FIRE TRUCK, CRASH RESCUE, COMMAND VEHICLEMILITARY

 

3021 South Regal, Suite 105 • Spokane, WA 99223-4702 • (509) 535-4554 • Fax: (509) 535-4664 • Administration