July 4

9:00 am

Grand Parade

Parade Application

July 4
9:00 am
University Avenue

and Center Street

Provo

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Join Us for the Grand Parade – A Celebration of God, Family, Freedom, & Country!

Join us on July 4 at 9am for the Grand Parade – the largest of its kind in the Western United States – celebrating God, freedom, family and Country with marching bands, professionally crafted floats, giant helium balloons, fun filled equestrian entries and local and national performers. We will honor the military and first responders with their entries in the parade. Entries will be given the unique challenge to promote patriotism and traditional family values to more than 350,000 spectators, through music, displays, dance, and other creative and meaningful expression. The entertainment parade will begin at 8am and the Grand Parade will begin at 9am. The Grand Parade will follow the traditional route beginning at 1000 N. University Ave. and proceeding South to 200 S. and then turning East to 200 E. From there it turns North to Center St. and then turns East and ends at 900 E.

Chairperson(s)

Terry Kennard -

Terry.kennard@freedomfestival.org

Vice Chair Entries: Tara Catmull -

ffgrandparade@gmail.com

Vice Chair Operations: Steve Potter -

summit.bizcoach@gmail.com

Vendors & Volunteers

Click here to apply to be a parade vendor.

Click here to volunteer to help with the parade.

Parade Entry Theme and Rules

The theme for parade entries is based on America’s Freedom Festival mission statement, “To celebrate, teach, honor, and strengthen the traditional American values of God, family, freedom and country”. Please submit application online. See link the upper right corner of this page.

See all Parade rule here: Parade Rules – 2025

Parade Route Map

Downtown Parking Map July 2024

Bleacher Seats

1st day sales of Reserved bleacher seats for the Grand Parade are on June 2, 2025 from 10am-2pm at the Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, 220 West Center St, STE 100, Provo, for 1 day only. After June 2, tickets will be sold at the Freedom Festival offices 4626 N 300 W, Provo, UT 84604 from June 3, 2025 until tickets are sold out. Tickets are $8 each. Call 801-818-1776 for information.

Parade Spectator Rules

Spectators may “stake out” their claim to a spot along University Avenue no earlier than July 3, at 3:00pm per Provo City Ordinance. All other portions of the parade route can not be claimed or reserved until July 4, at 5:00am.

This includes trying to “reserve or occupy, or attempt to claim, reserve or occupy, either in person or by the placement of ropes, tents, chairs, sleeping bags, blankets, or other devices or barriers, any public property as a position for observing [the] public parade” (SECTION 9.14.220).

All motor vehicles located on the parade route must be moved prior to 8:00pm on July 3 or “shall be considered a public nuisance and may be towed from the public street”.

Please note that in order to reserve a spot on the parade route at least one person must be present. Any items left unattended may be moved.

Portable toilets will be located every other block along the parade route.

A Special Thank you

We deeply appreciate the efforts and sacrifices of the hundreds of volunteers and their families who have worked tirelessly to bring you this year’s Grand Parade. Their dedication is the heart of this incredible celebration.

We would especially like to recognize the members of America’s Freedom Festival Grand Parade Committee—a group of devoted individuals who have dedicated their time and energy throughout the entire year to making this one of the nation’s greatest parades. Their commitment ensures that this cherished tradition continues to inspire and unite our community.

To all the following volunteers—thank you for your hard work, passion, and service in bringing this spectacular event to life!

Parade Chair – Terry Kennard
Vice Chair Entries – Tara Catmull
Vice Chair Operations – Steve Portter
Announcers – Aaron Samudio
Automobiles – Kevan Miller
Balloons – Brandon Millet
Bands – Nancy Cannon
Bleachers – Kathy & Ernie Muirhead

Dignitaries- Paul Mix
Dignitaries – Cindy Kennard
Entertainment Parade – Megan Kennard
Fund Raising – Guy Van Dyke
Judging / Awards – Mike Casperson
Media – Alan Abildskov
Military – Joe Morgan
Radio Comm. – Caryn Alacorn
Radio Comm.- Mike Preuss
Security – Bill Lee
Signs/Banners/Outwalkers – Joe Goff
Signs/Banners/Outwalkers – Sherrie Goff
Vending – Dallas Harken
Vending Asst. – Whitney Harken
BYU Police Liaison – Rick Moreno
Parade Route Manager – Jason Miller
Provo City Fire Liaison – Lynn Schofield
Provo City Liaison – Scott Henderson
Provo City Sanitation – Bryce Rolph
Provo City Police – Shilo Harris
Provo City Emergency Manager- Chris Blinzinger
VIP Catering – Howie Nelson

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America's Freedom Festival at Provo is a private, non-profit, non-political foundation whose mission is to celebrate, teach, honor, and strengthen the traditional American values of God, family, freedom, and country.

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America's Freedom Festival at Provo

4626 North 300 West, Suite 300

Provo, UT 84604

801.818.1776

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