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SUMMARY:"A Rock & Roll Christmas" Rochester Holiday Parade
DESCRIPTION:The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Holiday Parade on Sunday\, December 4\, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.\n\nMany thanks to parade Underwriter Service Credit Union 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 Service Credit Union. Our thanks to them for their generosity to this annual holiday tradition.\n\nThe official theme of this year's parade is "A Rock & Roll Christmas". 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\nNew this year will be a "People's Choice Award" - more information for that will be available soon.\n\n \n\nThere will be various bands 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 VIP's 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\n\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR PARADE SPONSORS TO-DATE:\n\n\n\nUNDERWRITER:\n\n\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\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nVIDEO SPONSORS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nGOLD SPONSORS $100:\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nSILVER SPONSORS $50:\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\nPEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD SPONSOR:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nMEDIA PARTNER:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\n\n\nPHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO:\n\n\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nA VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The \;Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will present \;the annual Holiday Parade on Sunday\, December 4\, 2022 \;at 3:00 p.m.
\n\nMany thanks to parade Underwriter Service Credit Union 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 Service Credit Union. Our thanks to them for their generosity to this annual holiday tradition.
\n\nThe official theme of this year'\;s parade is "\;A Rock &\; Roll \;Christmas"\;. 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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\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. \;
\nNew this year will be a "\;People'\;s Choice Award"\; - more information for that will be available soon.
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\n\nThere will be various bands 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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LOCATION:Downtown Rochester
UID:e.1938.8124
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260408T224718Z
URL:https://business.rochesternh.org/events/details/a-rock-roll-christmas-rochester-holiday-parade-8124
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