Be Your Favorite Cartoon, Comic Book Character in 2013 Founders Festival Parade
Registration is limited to 70 parade entries for the July 20 event.
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If you ever wanted to portray your favorite cartoon or comic book character, this year's Downtown Farmington Founders Festival Parade will give you the chance to live your dream.
Download a Downtown Farmington Founders Festival Parade application at www.foundersfestival.com and then make plans to build a float or march as a group with fellow non-profit or business employees. Of course, there will also be schools and city government parade participants.
Everyone enjoys a parade. Wouldn’t it be fun to be in one? One requirement is that entries must adhere to the theme of Cartoons & Comic Books and be fully decorated or costumed.
“For those who are still kids at heart, this parade will bring back memories as well as create new ones for you and your family,” said parade committee member Debbie Nogle.
The parade is limited to 70 entries, first-come, first-served. Applications received beyond the first 70 will be wait-listed, so get your application in early if you want to march or ride down Grand River Avenue Saturday morning, July 20, 2013.
According to Annette Knowles, who co-chairs the event with her husband, Mark Knowles, “Our goal this year is to entertain parade-watchers. The theme is a natural fit for all age groups. We hope the community gets excited by the opportunity to have fun with the theme. The options are endless.”
New and exciting attractions planned for this year’s Founders Festival include:
- Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo, Michigan’s largest mobile animal exhibit
- Rock-n-Roll K-9’s Performance Team, providing good family fun entertainment
- “Animal Magic,” a non-profit dedicated to exotic wildlife conservation and life science education
- Photosoniq.com – not just a photo booth…an experience!
Festival dates to keep in mind:
- Thursday, July 18, 2013 – Pre-Glow in the evening
- Friday, July 19, 2013 – Hours: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Saturday, July 20, 2013 – Hours: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Visit www.foundersfestival.com, www.downtownfarmington.org or call 248-473-7276 for more information.
by Pat Shelton, Farmington Downtown Development Authority press corps
Laurie Smalis
7:55 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
So this means that the politicians can't be in the parade right? Or what about the high school marching bands?
marilyn lennis
10:53 am on Friday, March 22, 2013
Last year I was hassled by a "over the top" Christian evangelist, who was marching in the parade ( I doubt she was an official entry) because I had on a " Vote for Debbie Stabenow" button. I finally had to tell her to Get lost" & leave me alone.
Because this is a Community Parade, I question why we had so many Christian groups & floats last year. I also question having so many political groups & floats. Can't we just have fun at our parade without trying to convert other people to our belief systems?
Darren Whittaker
10:56 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Aint it the truth? Parades are supposed to be FUN, not an opportunity for every Tom, Dick and Harriet who wants to march down the center of the street to serve up their own brand of propaganda. March, protest, evangelize if you wish, but leave it out of the parade, and put more FUN things in there. The kids (and their mommies and daddies) would appreciate it.
marilyn lennis
10:33 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
BTW: Last year in 2012,the parade was flooded withRepublican cars & signs( election year). When a Stabenow supporter came by with buttons, I gladly put it on just to balance out the numerous Republican signs, buttons & cars.
I had no idea this was going to "stir up" the Crazy Lady with the Jesus signs.
This year I will remain neutral!