Stemilt Grand Parade
Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 11:00am
The cannon sounds promptly at 11:00 am on to announce the 106th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Stemilt Grand Parade. Leading off the parade is the traditional Apple Blossom Run. Bands from throughout the Northwest join with the many colorful floats and proud-stepping equestrian units to make this one of Washington’s grandest parades. Dignitaries from many of Northwest Festivals, as well as local and state legislators join in to enjoy the Greater Wenatchee Valley at springtime.
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No Prime Parade Seating
The May 3rd Stemilt Grand Parade Staging Area and Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast will be the same as last year.
2. The Kiwanis Pancake breakfast will be held at the Apple Bowl concession area due to the old concession stand being demolished.
3. Just as last year, there will be NO Prime Parade Seating (bleacher seating) in the parking lot of Rec Park (baseball field).
BLEACHER SEATING DOWNTWON
We will have free 6-bleacher seating available, first-come-first-serve, in front of KPQ Studio on Wenatchee Ave!
2025 STEMILT GRAND PARADE LINEUP
1 Wenatchee Police Department Volunteer in Police Services (VIPS)
2 American Legion Color and Honor Guard
3 Chelan County Sheriff's Office
4 Wenatchee Valley Fire Department
5 Wentachee High School Golden Apple Band and Color Guard
6 Apple Blossom Festival, "The Best Time Ever!"
7 Top 10 Candidate Mia Tostado (Most Photogenic Award Recipient)
7 Top 10 Candidates Tessa Schall and Addie Sangster
7 Top 10 Candidates Alona Simbirskiy, Jenna Daley and Sierra Rodriguez
8 Apple Blossom Festival Royalty Chaperones Jan Crollard and Terri Van Horn
9 Wenatchee High School Air Force JROTC
9 A Ben Madson (Wenatchee High School), Boys State Swim – 100m Backstroke Individual State Title 2024 4A Champion
10 Eastmont High School Wildcat Marching Band
11 Stemilt Growers
12 Director General Curt Ulrich and his Wife Cindy
13 Applarian Chancellor Linda Herald and her Husband Dave
14 Wenatchee Applarians, “The Best Time Ever Is with Applarians”
15 Quincy High School Marching Band
16 Grand Marshal: Wenatchee Valley YMCA
17 2025 Miss Cle Elum Roundup
18 2025 Ellensburg Rodeo Queen
19 Ellensburg Rodeo Posse
20 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, “Caring for the Land and Serving People”
20 A Augies Ag Sales, “Remember when 1936”
21 Apple Citizen of the Year - Cass Gebbers and his Wife Alycia
22 Sultan High School Marching Band
23 Washington State Fair Event Center, "Celebrating 125 years of Extraordinary Moments!”
24 Chelan Fire Unit Wildland Firefighters (Washington Department of Natural Resources)
25 Miss Rodeo Othello 2025
26 Burrows Tractor
27 Wenatchee Valley VFW: Washington Fallen Heroes
28 Leman Johnson Award Recipient: Karen Wade
29 2024 Spirit of Susan and Ernest Wagner Award Recipient: Wenatchee Valley Children's Guild
30 EASE Cancer Foundation, “Hope Surviving Cancer”
31 Ellensburg High School Marching Band
32 Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, “Canine Royalty”
33 EarthWise Pet Nutrition Center and Wellness Spa
34 Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival, "Treat Yourself to Leavenworth"
35 Leavenworth's Bavarian Babes, Bros, & Brauts Scooter Club, “Salute to Spring”
36 Make-A-Wish Washington
37 2025 Festival Logo Design Winner: Lisa Zanol
38 Columbia River High School Rapids Marching Band
39 The Royal Rosarians, "May Your Path Be Strewn with Roses"
40 Serengeti Care, "We Bring Care to YOU!
41 Dancing Horses of Central Washington
42 2025 Miss Lake Chelan, Daniella Ochoa Bernal
43 Lake Chelan Pirate Fest/Tourist Center, "Lake Chelan Pirates"
44 Chelan High School Marching Band & Drill Team
45 North Central Educational Service District (NCESD), “Bicycle Education”
46 Wenatchee Apollo Club, “Singing in & for Wenatchee Since 1910”
47 Glacier West Self Storage, “Glacier West Boats of Blossoms”
48 Othello High School Huskie Marching Band
49 Keynote Speaker: Rueben Mayes
50 Jefferson County Rhododendron Festival, "Celebrating 90 Years of Rhody Pride"
51 Wenatchee Bighorns Basketball Team
52 JRCC Restoration
53 South Kitsap High School Marching Band
54 2025 Art Print Artist: Allison Lewis
55 Miss Omak Stampede 2025
56 Miss Gem State Stampede
57 Dangerous Women
58 Music Theatre of Wenatchee, “Catch Me If You Can”
59 Kennedy Catholic High School Lancer Marching Band and Color Guard
60 City of East Wenatchee Mayor Jerrilea Crawford
61 Wenatchee Valley Misawa Sister City Association Delegation
62 Deer Park Community Float, "Dancin' Thru the Decades with Deer Park"
63 City of Wenatchee Mayor Mike Poirier, and his Wife Maureen
64 Wenatchee Valley College, “Learn New Skills For A Better Tomorrow!”
65 Ephrata High School Marching Band
66 Ephrata Chamber of Commerce Sage-N-Sun Festival
67 Oroville May Festival, "Oroville's Garden of Dreams"
68 Peshastin HiUp Growers, “Celebrating 100 Years of Excellence”
69 2025 Chelan County Fair Ambassador and Volunteers of the Year
70 Chelan County Fair Rodeo Queen Jorja Davenport
70 A Little Miss Rodeo Champions Of America: Taya Asmussen
71 U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, Congresswoman for Washington's 8th District
72 Mariner High School Marching Band
73 Community for the Advancement of Family Education (CAFE), “Celebrando el Pasado, Construyendo el Futuro / Celebrating the Past, Building the Future”
74 Salvadorenos en Wenatchee, “Cultural Presentation”
75 Miss Moses Lake Roundup
76 Senator Keith Goehner, 12th Legislative District
77 Capital Lakefair, "A Roaring Good Time!"
78 Bethel High School Marching Band
79 Salvation Army
80 Grupo Que Loco, “Que viva la cumbia”
81 State Representative Mike Steele, 12th District
82 Manson High School Trojan Marching Band
83 Manson Apple Blossom, "Legends of the Lake"
84 Colonial Vista Senior Living, "Timeless Aging"
85 Blue Bird Inc, “The Best Time Ever on Blue Bird Lane”
86 State Representative Brian Burnett, 12th District
87 Tree Top, Inc., "Farmer Grown, Farmer Owned for 65 years!"
88 Marysville Strawberry Festival, "Keeping Tongues Red for 93 Sweet Years"
89 Stanwood Spartan Band and Colorguard
90 Wenatchee Valley Shuttle
91 Seafair Commodores, "Cruising with the Seafair Commodores"
92 Seattle Seafair Pirates, "A Swashbuckling Tradition"
93 Link Transit
93 A American Rock Products & Wenatchee Sand and Gravel, "Wenatchee’s Concrete Supplier"
94 Wahluke Marching Band
95 2025 Festival Volunteer Logo Design Winner: Kelly Ferguson
96 Life Flight Network
97 Sanzar Dance Company, “The Pacific Festival”
98 Miss Sunnyside Court, "To Sunnyside and Beyond with Miss Sunnyside Court!"
99 Sunnyside Grizzly Marching Band
100 Wenatchee Outdoors, “Inspire, guide, and connect our outdoor community”
101 Town Toyota Center, “Champions of Magic”
102 Sasquatch Syndicate Bigfoot Podcast
103 Cashmere Float Association, "Heart of Washington"
104 Cashmere High School Bulldog Marching Band
105 Miss Agriculture America Washington, Graceson Mahoney
106 Lone Peak Overland, “Venture Beyond the Ordinary”
107 Kevin's Tire Service, “Feel The Fun, Live The Best”
108 Kellogg High School Marching Band
109 Love the Valley Clean Up Crew
