2018 Fair Parade

Sunday, July 29  ●  4:00 p.m.

​Letter to Parade Applicants           Parade Application

2018 Grand Marshal - Steve Kuenzel   
2018 Honor Group - Washington Elks BPO 1559

​​2017 Float Winners

1st Place:  Planet Gymnastics      
2nd Place:  Our Lady of Lourdes      
3rd Place:  St. Francis Borgia

Parade Route

Beginning at Circle and High Streets (by the City Pool).
South on High Street

The parade begins at Circle and High Streets and will travel south on High Street to 5th Street. The parade will then travel east on 5th Street to Jefferson Street. On Jefferson, entries will travel north until reaching Main Street. The parade will end at Cedar and Main Streets where parade officials will direct entries down Front Street back to Fairgrounds.

PAST PARADE GRAND MARSHALS (HONOR GROUPS)
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2017
Jim Briggs
City of Washington
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2016
Sheriff Gary Toelke
Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Unit

​2015
Vince Borgerding
Wheels for Wheels
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2014
Dave Wehmeyer & Judy Tobben
Past Parade Chairmen

2013
Paula Obermark
United Way

2012
Gary Terschluse & Ron Unnerstall
Green Berets

2011
Rick Hopp
WVFC Auxiliary

2010
LB & Bonnie Eckelkamp
Backstoppers

2009
Wendy Wildberger
Past & Present Fair Board

2008
WWII Veterans
Franklin County Honor Flight

​2007
Police Officers shot on duty
GetKidsSafe

2006
Jackie Miller
Knights of Columbus

2005
Missourian
Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts

2004
Gary Lucy
Past Fair Board

2003
Jerry Jasper
Washington Vol Fire Dept

2002
Dutch Borcherding
5307th Composite Unit

2001
Don Northington
United Way

2000
Caitlin McIntosh - Miss Teen 
Historical Society

1999
Moohlah Shriners
Meals on Wheels​

1998
Dan Buck - Show Me St Louis Show 

1997
Tammy Leesmann 

1996 
Cancelled-storms

1995
Fred Bird - Mascot of the St Louis Cardinals

​1994
Ken Kruel - 1952 Fair Chairman, oldest living past chairman, Dave Wehmeyer - 1994 Fair Chairman