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Parade and Street Dance

Date: May 09, 2024

Time: 6:30 PM

Location(s):

Downtown Abilene

Category(s):

Parade,Entertainment,Contests

Parade and Street Dance

Kick off the weekend’s western heritage festivities at the Parade and Street Dance. Wagons, riding clubs, antique cars and tractors, bands and floats all sport a western theme in this colorful display. The parade begins at 6:30 pm and Street Dance will be immediately following.

Following the parade, head down to the corner of North 1st and Cypress Street for the Western Heritage Street Dance. This family fun event is free to the public and ends when the sun goes down. The 2023 Street Dance features live music from Swing Machine! Listen to Dwaine Thomas (fiddle/vocals), Demectrio Moreno (guitar/vocals), Jimmy Doyle (bass/vocals), and Gil Perez (drums).

Parade Route

The parade begins at the Taylor County Courthouse and heads North onto Pine Street. Then it takes a left onto N. 6th and another left onto Cypress Street, and another left on North 1st. Then the parade turns back on Oak Street and ends at the Taylor County Courthouse.

2023 Parade Results

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PARADE PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

Most parade officials will be on golf carts & will be wearing red bandanas and blue denim.

You must be in line by 6:00 PM if you want to be judged

PARKING - Please do not park in staging areas

FLOATS & BANDS – Please enter S. 3^rd West bound from Treadaway. Check in at 3^rd & Cherry.

BUGGY & WAGONS – Please enter S. 4^th West bound from Treadaway. Try to park your trailers to unload on South 4^th East of Locust. Once you are loaded, you will be lined up on South 4^th.Check in at 4^th and Locust - West bound.

RIDING CLUBS, RANCH RODEO TEAMS & DIAMOND DOLLS – Please enter S. 5^th West bound from Treadaway. Please unload your animals and etc. on the streets East of Locust on 5^th.You will be lined up on 5th facing Oak Street to enter the parade.

ANTIQUE VEHICLES – Report to check in point on South side of Taylor County Plaza – 5^th & Chestnut to enter the parade.

ANTIQUE TRACTORS – unload at South 6^th and Oak. Then proceed to 5th and Oak for judging and to enter the parade.

Parade actually ends at 4^th & Chestnut Southbound. Please continue Southbound on Chestnut to 6^th before turning East so you will not interfere with parade staging.

PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK ANY DRIVEWAYS OR OTHER VEHICLES & REMEMBER TO LOCK YOUR VEHICLES

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May 09, 2024 | 6:30 PM