4TH OF JULY PARADE INFORMATION
Parade registration is open from May 1 until July 3 at 12 noon. Read the information below then click here to register.
Parade cancellation policy: In the unlikely event of rain forcing cancellation of the parade, there will be NO refund of parade registration fees. Parade cancellation is not determined until 10 am on July 4th. Fees are used to offset parade expenses and any excess funds will be donated to various Lions’ endeavors.
Please read and agree to Instructions for Entrants below. Remember to print your parade line-up number available July 1 (see below). Staging lot number will be available after 4 pm on July 3 or you can get this information on July 4 when you enter the College of St. Benedict.
Mail parade entry fee checks payable to "St. Joseph Lions Club" to:
Lions 4th of July Parade
605 Elena Lane
St. Joseph, MN 56374
Parade Line-Up: 8:30 am; Parade Start: 10 am; Parade Length: 1.5 miles
- 4th of July Instructions for Entrants (entrants must read and agree to these instructions)
- 4th of July Parade Map
- 4th of July Parade Program Numerical Order (available July 1 for Parade Line-Up Numbers)
St. Joseph Lions Club members and helpers at the 2024 4th of July Parade
July 1st:
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Refer to the Parade Program Numerical Order to find your Parade Line-Up Number.
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Click on your Parade Line-Up Number in the chart below and print two Parade Line-Up Number signs. Bring the number signs to the parade and follow the July 4th Line-Up instructions below this chart.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
July 4th Line Up:
Stop at check in within the college campus showing your pre-printed Parade Line-Up Number. You will be assigned a staging lot number. Proceed to your staging lot. Find and park at your ‘parade number stake’ in the staging lot. Please tape your 2 pre-printed parade numbers to either side of your vehicle (bring tape and tape it on). If you registered for a prize category, you must print and apply your Parade Line-Up Number to the side of your unit for the judges to see. Judges/staging/spectators want to see this number!
Questions?
Before July 4, email stjosephlionparade@hotmail.com.
ON THE 4TH OF JULY CONTACT Mary Stommes 320-493-8331 or Ken Stommes 320-493-5810
History of the 4th of July Parade
Click here to read about the history of the St. Joseph 4th of July parade.
Festival Information
Visit JoeTownRocks for the most up-to-date information about parish festival events.
Congratulations to the 2024 parade winners:
- Wow! Extreme! 1st Great Northern Theatre Co.; 2nd Freedom Flight, Inc.
- Cool Youth: 1st St. Cloud Skatin' Place; 2nd National Karate
- 4th of July Theme: 1st Knights of Columbus; 2nd Woodcrest of Country Manor; Honorable Mention: Miss Sartell Pageant, Central Minnesota Realty, Miss Sauk Rapids
- Best Dressed Business: 1st Woods Farmer Seed & Nursery; 2nd Jupiter Moon Ice Cream
- Classy Vehicles: 1st Pantowners; 2nd Trobec's Bus Service
Thank you to our 2024 parade sponsors!
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