DATE CHANGE!
Everybody loves our parade, but unfortunately, some folks are out of town during the holidays. We don’t want anyone to miss it, so we are having our next parade on January 3, 2026. We are looking forward to seeing you then!
Use our contact form, sign up to be in the parade, or volunteer form to join the fun.
THE BIG PLAN:
The parade lines up in Bo Diddley Plaza, where SE 1 St. meets University Avenue at 1 p.m. At 2, we will begin marching south on SE 1st, take a left at the Hippodrome Theater, and take a couple of more left turns so you’ll end up where you began. Back at the Bo, we’ll have a Post Parade Party where our bands play and marchers will intermingle with parade fans.
No one will be in a hurry in the Flying Pig procession. We want you to stop and perform for your audience every fifty feet or so. It might take you 40 minutes to cover the six blocks. Some may be having so much fun they’ll want to go around a second time. That’s okay!
We run a clean parade. No one will be allowed to throw candy into the crowd. It makes a mess and is dangerous for kids running out into the street. Please refrain from throwing beads or any other items. We want the street to be cleaner after the parade than before. “Keep Alachua County Beautiful” is one of our sponsors and we back them up. Again, it’s a short parade; only 50 groups will be allowed to march in it.
OUR LAST PARADE
Here’s a fun 12-minute video made by our friend Carol Tedesco.
Thanks again for your interest in Gainesville’s super sonic, soon-to-be-iconic, dancin’ in the street event.
