Parade Information & Details
Saturday, October 11th
Event Layout
Parade line up starts at 9:00 AM and the parade starts at 10:00 AM at the intersection of 10th & Washington Street. Parade will travel south on Washington Street and conclude in Heritage Park where the Spirit Rally will take place.
This year’s theme will be announced on September 12th. There is NO entry fee. We encourage you to be creative with the theme decorations and/or spirit decorations. Parade entries must be “family friendly” appropriate to be seen by all ages. Deadline to enter is October 3rd, 2025. You will receive an email with the parade lineup instructions by October 9th, 2025.
Please complete and submit the parade entry form. If you have any questions, please contact Jordan McCann at Director@junctioncitymainstreet.org or call 785-209-3775.
- All motorized vehicle operators to include motorcycle, ATV, and scooter operators must abide by all City Ordinance and safety laws accordingly during ALL Parades in Junction City, Ks.
- Operators of all motorized vehicles to include motorcycles understand they will be ticketed for any violations of the law while in the parade. This includes any burnouts that may harm spectators from rubber or excessive smoke. Vehicle operators are subject to immediate removal from the parade if any Law Enforcement Officer feels they are in violation of the laws and that operator has endangered the safety of the bystanders at the parade, participants of the parade, or themselves.
- Motorized vehicles will be decorated with the parade theme or spirit theme. All restored vehicles must be in their finished stage. No unfinished restorations will be permitted to drive or be hauled though the parade.
- Walking entries need to keep up with the parade route. In the event of younger youth walking please help them by having wagons, strollers, or other forms of transportation for them to keep up.
- Distribution of candy and other items from the vehicles or floats is encouraged. Candy and other items should only be passed out by participants walking at the edges of the parade route.
- Parade should not be held up by walkers handing out items. Floats and vehicles associated with walkers will continue to move down the parade route without leaving a gap. This may cause separation between the vehicle and associated walkers.
- At no time will entries stop to talk, greet, or perform during the route causing a gap in the parade. All performances should be choreographed to a nonstop forward motion.
- Paint the Town Blue organizers reserve the right to reject any application or entry at any time.
