"A Hometown Christmas" Rochester Holiday Parade

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Holiday Parade on Sunday, December 3, 2017 beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The theme of this year's parade will be "A Hometown Christmas" and entries are invited to decorate their floats with the theme. Rochester's Holiday Parade is held each year to kick-off the holiday season in Rochester.  Rochester boasts one of the most spectacular parades in the state with approximately 70 entries. From marching units, youth, organization and commercial floats, VIPs, color guard and marching units, equestrians and marching bands. 

All business, non-profit and community organizations are invited to be part of the Holiday Parade.

The Holiday Events Committee requires a description of the entry. The more information that is provided helps the commentators when narrating the entries that is broadcast on MetroCast Channel 12 throughout the holiday season.  The Holiday Events Committee reserves the right to not allow entries that are deemed inappropriate.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PARADE ENTRY FORM/INSTRUCTIONS

THANK YOU TO OUR PARADE SPONSORS

UNDERWRITER
Service Credit Union

EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY RESTAURANTS
Granite Steak & Grill
Lilac City Grille
Moe’s Italian Sandwiches
Spaulding Steak & Ale
 
DIVISION SPONSORS
Albany Engineered Composites
Bank of New Hampshire
Granite Steak & Grill
Laars Heating Systems Company
Safran Aerospace Composites
2-Way Communications
 
BAND SPONSORS
Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics
Bill Powers Painting
Bootlegger’s Footwear Center                                                                    
Budel Construction Corporation
Cocheco Equipment
Country Brook Apartments
D.F. Richard Energy
Eastern Propane & Oil
Great Bay Community College
Holy Rosary Credit Union
Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service
MetroCast
Norman Vetter, Inc.
Unitil
Urban Tree Service
Wal*Mart

PARADE DONORS
Bernier Insurance, Inc.
Broadview Animal Hospital
Brock's Plywood Sales
Doug’s Towing, LLC
The Gafney Home
Granite Ford
Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy (Lilac Mall)
Hervey’s Tire, Inc.
High Kicks Tae-Kwon Do
Independence Financial Advisors, LLC
Lachapelle & Higgins Insurance Agency
Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, PA
Lilac Printing & Graphic Design
Lilac Property Management, Inc.
Rochester Crossing – The Wilder Companies
Seacoast Media Group
Tanya Lee Hervey Photography
The Rochester Voice
Turner Liberty Insurance
United Insurance
Waste Management

PARADE SPONSORS
Acme Rug & Upholstery Cleaning
A-D Archambault Plumbing & Heating
APE Academy/Wildlife Encounters
Associated Brokers, Inc.
Auger & Sons, Inc.
Benedict’s Grill
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate-The Masiello Group
Blue Seal Feeds & Needs
Broadview Animal Hospital
Brox Industries
Burke’s Tree Service
Collins Sports Center
Compass Home Inspections, LLC
Edward Jones ~ Chris Hooper
Granite State Glass
Hourihane, Cormier & Associates, LLC
Jerome H. Grossman Law Office
Midas Tire & Auto Service
New England Pizza & Roast Beef
Nippo Lake Golf Club
Parliamentarian Services of New England
Revolution Taproom & Grill
Rochester Country Club
Spectex, LLC
Strafford County Sheriff’s Office
Studley Flower Gardens
Warner’s New England Marine Sales & Service
Wensley & Jones, PLLC

SPECIAL THANKS
City of Rochester
Crosspoint Church
Cremmen Creative
Granite Steak & Grill
Great Bay Radio Club
Poulin Chrysler Dodge Jeep & Ram
Rochester Fire Department
Rochester Police Department
Rochester Department of Public Works
Rochester Rotary Club
Rochester School Department
Rochester Social Club
Rochester Truck, Inc.
Spaulding High School ROTC
Spaulding High School Cheerleaders

For more information, please contact the Chamber office at 603-332-5080 or email events@rochesternh.org.