BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251207T210000Z DTEND:20251207T223000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"Christmas In Candyland" 2025 Holiday Parade DESCRIPTION:The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Holiday Parade on Sunday\, December 7\, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.\n\nMany thanks to parade Underwriter First Seacoast Bank and all of our sponsors and donors (to date) that are shown below who will help make this year's Holiday Parade a success!\n\nThe Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has been organizing and presenting Rochester's annual Holiday Parade since the mid-1980's. The Rochester Holiday Parade is one of the largest holiday parades in the state. This year's Parade is being underwritten by First Seacoast Bank. Our thanks to them for their generosity to this annual holiday tradition.\n\nThe official theme of this year's parade is "Christmas In Candyland". The parade will begin at the triangle by the R.W. Creteau Regional Technology Center\, travel south on Wakefield Street\, turn onto Union Street and then turn south on North Main Street and proceed through South Main Street\, disbanding around the Rochester Commons.\n\n \n\nJudging of floats will be done for "Best of Parade"\, Second Place and Third Place\, and plaques will be awarded. Floats are judged on creativity\, craftsmanship\, theme and overall appearance. \n\n \n\nThere will be various bands and entertainment spread throughout the parade. Various marching groups and entertainment are invited to participate in the parade each year. Their participation is sponsored by local businesses to cover the cost of having these groups participate which costs several thousand dollars as parades are fund raisers to assist in defraying the costs of their equipment and uniforms.\n\n \n\nThe parade each year also includes marching units from several youth groups and organizations\, mobile and equestrian units\, as well as VIPs including City elected officials and representatives from the Rochester Police and Fire Departments\, and of course\, everyone's favorite - Santa Claus will join us at the end of the parade.\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE for Frequently Asked Questions\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE for Online-Fillable Parade Entry Form \n\nNote: Please also download and read parade instructions\n\n\n\n*** CLICK HERE to Download Parade Entry Form & Instructions ***\n\n\n\n*** CLICK HERE to Download Sponsorship Opportunities Form ***\n\n\n\n*** CLICK HERE for a List of Road Closures ***\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR PARADE SPONSORS TO-DATE:\n\n\n\n\n\n UNDERWRITER:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nSOLE BAND SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nPLATINUM SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nBAND SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAWARDS SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGOLD SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSILVER SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRONZE SPONSORS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAWARD PLAQUES BY:\n\nTut's Trophies & Awards\n\n\n\n\n\nPARADE COMMENTATORS:\n\nCaitlyn Turgeon\n\nHBL Insurance\n\n\n\nTatjana Simon\n\nLighthouse Credit Union\n\n\n\n\n\nPARADE COMMENTATOR TRAILER PROVIDED BY:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVIDEOGRAPHY BY:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPHOTOGRAPHY BY:\n\n\nCelina Stone\n\nHBL Insurance\n\n\n\n\nA VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAFJROTC at Spaulding High School \n\n\n\nStudent Athletic Leadership Team (SALT) at Spaulding High School X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The \;Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will present \;the annual Holiday Parade on Sunday\, December 7\, 2025 \;at 4:00 p.m.

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Many thanks to parade Underwriter First Seacoast Bank and all of our sponsors and donors (to date) that are shown below who will help make this year'\;s Holiday Parade a success!

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The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has been organizing and presenting Rochester'\;s annual Holiday Parade since the mid-1980'\;s. \;The Rochester Holiday Parade is one of the largest holiday parades in the state. This year'\;s Parade is being \;underwritten by First Seacoast Bank. Our thanks to them for their generosity to this annual holiday tradition.

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The official theme of this year'\;s parade is "\;Christmas In Candyland"\;. The parade will begin \;at the triangle by the R.W. Creteau Regional Technology Center\, travel \;south on Wakefield Street\, turn \;onto Union Street and then turn \;south on North Main Street and proceed \;through South Main Street\, disbanding around the Rochester Commons.
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Judging of floats will be done for "\;Best of Parade"\;\, \;Second Place \;and Third Place\, and \;plaques will be \;awarded. Floats are judged on creativity\, craftsmanship\, theme and overall appearance. \;
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There will be various bands and entertainment spread throughout the parade. Various marching groups and entertainment are invited to participate in the parade each year. \;Their participation is sponsored by local businesses to cover the cost of having these groups participate which costs several thousand dollars as parades are fund raisers to assist in defraying the costs of their equipment and uniforms.
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The parade each year also includes marching units from several youth groups and organizations\, mobile and equestrian units\, as well as VIPs including City elected officials and representatives from the Rochester Police and Fire Departments\, and of course\, everyone'\;s favorite - Santa Claus will \;join \;us at the end of the parade.
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\nCLICK HERE for Online-Fillable \;Parade Entry Form \;
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\nAWARD PLAQUES BY:
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\nPARADE COMMENTATORS:
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\n LOCATION:Downtown Rochester UID:e.1938.10254 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260514T212915Z URL:http://business.rochesternh.org/events/details/christmas-in-candyland-2025-holiday-parade-10254 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR