The parade will start at Monroe Kroger's Parking lot and run down Macready Ave. into Elm St., turning onto Main St., then ending at Monroe Community Park. The start time for the parade is 10:00 AM! Set up / Line up time starts at 9:30 AM

Lining up procedure: Red zone is the only zone that will be organized in the formation it is written on this document. All other zones it’s first come first serve. If you want to be next to an organization within your zone you must reach out to them. First come, first in line!

Entering your zone please enter through your designated entrance as depicted on the map. Yellow & Blue zones will share an entrance and Green & Orange will share the other entrance.

When parking your vehicles / lining up, please line up as close to the cone wall or concrete curb of your Zone. Each zone will be over 30’+ wide, so that’s plenty of width for everyone.  Please don’t get too close to the person in front of you, but definitely squeeze in enough to fit everyone.

Parade Dismissal / Start: The parade will start with the Red Zone. After Red team starts moving Yellow team will follow, Blue team follows Yellow, Green team follows Blue, Orange team follows Green, White follows Orange.

*Please pull into your correct zone when you arrive! Red zone is the only “organized” zone! Line-up time is 9:30 AM please arrive between 9:30 AM and 9:45 AM.

2026 Line Up List

Red Zone: Monroe Police Department,  Fire Department Honor Guard,  Grand Marshall Reed Musgrove,  City Council Members,  City Manager,  Nathaniel Sackett Chapter - DAR,  MidPoint Library, Monroe Football,  Jeanine Stroud 

Yellow Zone: True Edge Painting,  Grass Family,  True Edge Painting,  Mr.D's Pressure Washing,        Monroe United Methodist Church,  Paws Adoption Center,  One Community Church 

Blue Zone: Riley's Furniture,  Life Church,  Sure Flow Plumbing,  American Heritage Girls 0412,               Cub Scout Pack 54 

Green Zone: Monroe Jeepers,  Boy Scout Troop 54,  David Alexander 

Orange Zone: Monroe Public Works,  Monroe Kroger,  Scouts BSA Troop 42,  Majors Enterprises 

White Zone: Monroe Fire Department 

We will reach out to you with the information provided in the form to communicate information regarding set-up, and possibly weather delays or cancellations. Please make sure that the information provided is accurate and up to date.

Some rules & disclaimers:

-In the case of severe weather the parade will get canceled or postponed to ensure the safety of the participants and viewers. 

- This is an application and not everyone is guaranteed a spot in the parade or is accepted. You will receive notice of the status of your application to participate.

- No horses will be allowed in the parade.

- Vehicle / tractor size cannot exceed 25' in length 

- Trailer / Float size size cannot exceed 25' in length

- No stopping in the parade, you must keep moving unless there is an emergency

-This is Volunteer ran please be patient