Winning Parade Entries

We've been holding this parade for many years, and we are very proud to list these many winning entries, representing so much fun and effort.

It wouldn't be the great parade it is without these and all the wonderful entries.

2024 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

Commercial Family Non Profit Best Dressed
  1. Garrett's Entertainment
  2. Advantage Heating & Cooling
  3. ServiceMaster Clean
  1. Son Venezuela
  2. Smith Family
  3. Miss United States Agriculture Pageant
  1. St. John Parish & School
  2. Lawrence Arts Center, Dancers & Visual Artist
  3. Lawrence Busker Festival
  • Adult: Ric Averill
  • Wee: from Lawrence Community Nursery School

2023 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

Commercial Family Non Profit Best Dressed
  1. Garrett's Worlswide Enterprises
  2. Top Tumble
  3. Solar Planet, Inc.
  1. Smith Family
  2. Rich Johnson Auto
  3. Russ French
  1. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
  2. Greenhouse Church
  3. Lawrence Arts Center Irish Dancers
  • Adult: KLWN Richie Boswell
  • Wee: from St John's Church

2018 Grand Marshall: Shade Little

2022 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

2021 "Reverse" Social Distancing Parade — Downtown, Lawrence

Commercial
  1. Lucia Beer Garden + Grill
  2. Red Lyon Tavern
  3. Eccentricity: A Unique Boutique
2020 parade cancelled due to COVID

2019 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

2nd runner up: Greenhouse Church — 3rd runner up: Slowride

Commercial Family Non Profit Best Dressed
  1. Lawrence Pediatric Dentistry
  2. Sound Innovations
  3. Berry Global
  1. The Ryan Family
  2. The Feurt Family
  3. The Reasin Family
  1. Be More Like Claire
  2. The DASY Studios Inc
  3. Douglas County Trail Riders
  • Adult: Band Director for KS Celtic Pipe & Drum
  • Wee: All the kids on the Ryan float

2018 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

Runner up: Empire Billiards

Commercial Family Non Profit Best Dressed
  1. Berry Plastics
  2. Heartland Meat Market
  3. Prime Martial Arts
  1. Weatherwax Family Circus
  2. Ryan Family
  3. Harry Herrington
  1. Greenhouse Culture
  2. Douglas County Trail Riders
  3. Lawrence Elite Wrestling
  • Adult: Jesse Sottilare
  • Wee: Tonya McNeely - KS Tree Care

2017 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

2016 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

Commercial Family Non Profit Best Dressed
  1. Mid America Janitorial
  2. Berry Plastics
  3. Home Depot
  1. The Girard Family
  2. The Cabanas Family
  3. The Zombie Com
  1. Greenhouse Culture
  2. Clinton Eagles 4-H
  3. Girl Scout Troup 7574
  • Adult: Delbert Mapes
  • Wee: Francisco Varela
  • Pet: Boxer: Loving Paws

2015 Grand Prize Traveling Trophy: The Sandbar

Commercial Family Non Profit Best Dressed
  1. Hoop Mamas
  2. Berry Plastics
  3. Sound Innovations
  1. Katelyn Kelly's 4th
  2. Weatherwax - Feurts
  3. Francisco Varela
  1. Greenhouse Culture
  2. Girl Scout Troop 7574
  3. CLO's Midnight Farm
  • Adult: Girl with wings
  • Wee: Katelyn Kelly