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Parade

2023 Kindleberger Summer Festival Parade

Festival Day, Saturday, July 15, 10 am

It is true that most people do in fact love a parade. It is evident why year after year, decade after decade, Festival-goers have looked forward to the Kindleberger Summer Festival parade! Celebrating 40+ years of tradition, the 2023 Kindleberger Summer Festival Parade returns to the streets of downtown Parchment on SAT, JULY 15TH!  “This parade is a lively recognition and appreciation of the local businesses and organizations where Parchment citizens work, eat, play, attend a community of faith, and create community!” 

The event will feature parade entries of all shapes and sizes, all participants led by the parade 2023 Grand Marshals, Ken and Leslie Hoff, owners of Parchment Service Center, 211 S Riverview Drive. The Festival Grand Marshals are community members who have made a significant impact on the Parchment community, therefore we chose the Hoffs who have a long history serving the community.

Arrive early, spectators find their perfect viewing spot for this hometown’s favorite event. Gather up the kids, grandkids, grandparents, and friends. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and sit in the shade of the tree-lined streets of Parchment to enjoy the Kindleberger Summer Festival Parade.

We invite your group, business, or family to become a parade participant!

Click the button below for more information and to register, or follow this link to download and print our Invitation for Parade Participation.

Parade Registration

Join us in the parade!

Grand Marshals Ken and Leslie Hoff

Mayor Robert Britigan

Vice Mayor Tom Jordan

City Commissioner Tammy Cooper

City Commissioner Holly Evans

Steve Rossio as Town Founder Jacob Kindleberger 

Parchment Marching Band

Parchment Biggby Coffee

Parchment Methodist Co-op Preschool

Mini 911 Fire Truck

Kindleberger Arts Commission

Parchment Community Library

Chester’s Wild Meat and Game Processing

Life EMS Ambulance

Cooper Fire Department

Kalamazoo Township Fire Department

Companies of The Very UnMerry Adventures of Robin Hood and Grease

Kut It Out Barbershop

Parchment Volleyball Teams

Riverbanks House-Call Pet Spaw

2023 Parade Grand Marshals
Ken & Leslie Hoff, Owners of Parchment Service Center

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Community Links

City of Parchment
Parchment School District
Parchment Community Library

Parchment City Hall
650 S. Riverview Dr.
Parchment, MI 49004
269.349.3785

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“The Kindleberger Summer Festival of the Performing Arts and the City of Parchment is committed to
fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.”


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