Event Details

2010 Parade Theme: "Celebrate the Years - 50 Years of the Florence Parade and 100 years of the Boy Scouts of America"

May 8, 2010: Florence Days Parade:

Florence celebrates its heritage each year with a parade and lots of other activities, for the second year, the second weekend of May, the same as Mother's Day weekend.  The celebration is organized by the Florence Historical Foundation.  The parade continues a tradition that started with a horse club parade years ago (1960).  It grew.  Come out and join us this year for the 51st parade.

The 2010 parade a very special parade so please send any photos you have.  The 2010 theme , "Celebrate the Years"  The path traveled from Redick Street to Fillmore Street.  The Grand Marshal Kay Cole's Children, Karen Robey, Keith "Ed" Edquist, Dennis Rochford, and Edwin D. Kerr.  The parade led by the 2010 Honor Guard, the Boy Scouts of America celebrating 100 years of scouting.

The 2010 parade is organized by Dick Brown of Dick's Place (for the Florence Historical Foundation), which is the barber shop in the old Toll Booth building located at 3010 Willit (next to the Bank of Florence).  The phone number at Dick's Place is 402-453-6688.  Dick Brown, of the Florence Historical Foundation said that floats can be added up to the last minute.  "They just get tacked on to the end."

Additional information provided by the Florence Historical Foundation for parade entries:

Float judging will be during the parade. Floats are judged on:

1. Theme
2. Originality
3. Action
4. Costumes
5. Construction Time
6. Group Participation

Awards for floats are: 1^st place - $200.00, 2^nd place - $100.00, and 3^rd place - $50.00

Trophies for horse groups are given for 1^st and 2^nd place.

Monies for floats and trophies for horse groups are awarded after the parade at the grandstand. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEND A REPRESENTATIVE BACK TO THE GRANDSTAND AFTER THE PARADE.

Entries close April 24, 2010. You are notified by mail what your number in the parade will be. Please DO NOT CALL FOR YOUR NUMBER. A letter will be sent to you explaining where and when to line up in Miller Park, so make sure the card you are returning is filled out completely. Please get your entries in early. The earlier your entry is received, the closer to the front of the parade you will be.

FLORENCE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PULL CONTROVERSIAL ENTRIES

Dick Brown
Historical Florence Days Committee
HM: 402-451-4737
WK: 402-453-6688

Downloads:

• Parade Notes
• Parade Entry Form
• Additional Events Form