Ready to submit an entry for a float in the 2018 Chatham Independence Day Parade? Then visit our entry submissions page at http://chathamparade.com/chatham-july-4th-parade-entry-submission/. It only takes a minute to get yourselves registered.
DEADLINE IS JUNE 1st! Please be sure to read our “Essential Information” page for all important information for entrants!
Parade Theme: “Hooked on Chatham“
PARADE ENTRY SUBMISSIONS DUE JUNE 1st! Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you in the parade! You can submit your registration here: Parade Entrant Registration Form
Rules for Participation – These rules are for the safety of everyone. Not following these rules could jeopardize your participation in the parade and future parades, with the decision of the Chatham Independence Day Parade Committee being final.
Logistics – Entrants’ position number in the parade will be assigned by June 24th , and will be listed on the Independence Day Parade Committee website and appear in the June 27th issue of the Chronicle.
On June 28, June 29, and June 30 entrants may pre-register and pick up their position number flags at the Chatham Police Department at 249 George Ryder Road.
Pre Check In JUNE 28 – 8:00am – 1:00pm
Pre Check In JUNE 29 – 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Pre Check In JUNE 30 – 9:00am – 11:00am
On parade day, entrants must check in and receive their position number from a Parade Monitor stationed on Shore Road near the Chatham Town Fish Pier on July 4th. All entrants must be registered and checked in at the staging area on Shore Road no later than their designated time —
Entrants will then proceed to their numbered stake on Shore Road.Position number must be displayed on the left side of the entry.
For those wishing to park at the Monomoy Regional Middle School shuttle bus will take you to Shore Road. This shuttle will run starting at 7AM.
The parade begins at 9:30am at the intersection of Shore Road and Main Street, and finishes at the intersection of Crowell Road and Tip Cart Road. Please adhere to police instructions for exiting the parade area.
A shuttle will run from the end of the parade back to the Monomoy Regional Middle School.
brass plaque on the Chatham Parade Trophy displayed at Town Hall.The Overall Best – First Place Winner – will be recognized by an engraved brass plaque on the Chatham Parade Trophy displayed at Town Hall.
All of the category award winners will receive a custom-designed engraved plaque which will be presented at an awards ceremony during the next Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled after July 4th.
The countdown is on! The Chatham Independence Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce the theme for the 2018 Independence Day Parade – Hooked on Chatham!
As is the custom, the Committee solicited theme ideas from the public and this year’s theme was suggested by Suzanne Schneeberger, a regular visitor to Chatham who lives in Connecticut and is looking forward to the parade. The theme represents the idea that many people who live in or visit Chatham become “hooked” on many aspects of life here, and not just the fishing, but the boating, shopping, and dining; its beauty, history, beaches, and any reason that you are “hooked” on Chatham! “Let’s face it, we are all hooked on Chatham!” is how Schneeberger put it.
Parade participants will use the theme for inspiration to design their entries and be creative with why they are “hooked on Chatham.” Thousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of downtown Chatham for this year’s Independence Day Parade on Wednesday, the Fourth of July. “We announce the theme this early so prospective entrants can start designing their entries. There are a lot of creative people in this town and it’s amazing what they come up with each year,” Chairman Bohannon said.
Prize categories for float entries will be announced by the end of February and the entry form will be available in early March. You will be able to find the online form and downloadable form on this website starting in March. Forms will also be emailed to previous entrants in hopes of them joining us again.
Nominations for Parade Grand Marshal will be accepted during the month of May and the decision will be announced in June.
The Chatham Independence Day Committee is looking for additional volunteers to get involved with planning and managing the parade activities. Interested people should contact the committee at Chathamparade@gmail.com.
| Award Categories | 2017 Winner | Float # |
| OVERALL BEST in Parade | Bog Lane Farm | #91 |
| OVERALL 2nd Place | Phillips Farm Family | #53 |
| OVERALL 3rd Place | Chatham Pottery | #24 |
| Best Youth Float | Ken Owens Memorial Soccer Jamboree | #94 |
| Most Patriotic Float | John Cassaboon | #32 |
| Best Small Float | Fitzgerald Family | #56 |
| Best Large Float | Cape Cod Beach Chair | #4 |
| Best Civic Float | Friends of Monomoy | #95 |
| Funniest Float | Return of the Bridge Street Buccaneers | #1 |
| Best Family Float | Magner Family | #80 |
| Chatham Police Department | |
| Chatham Veterans | |
| Chatham Veterans’ Auxiliary | |
| USCG Station Chatham | |
| USCG Auxiliary Flotilla | |
| Chatham Fire Department | |
| Chatham Town Flag | |
| Chatham Selectmen | |
| Chatham Band | |
| Grand Marshal | |
| 1 | Return of the Bridge Street Buccaneers |
| 2 | Chatham Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts |
| 3 | Chatham Bars Inn |
| 4 | Cape Cod Beach Chair Company |
| 5 | Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band |
| 6 | Stage Harbor Yacht Club |
| 7 | Monomoy Theatre |
| 8 | Oyster River Boatyard |
| 9 | The Celtic Roots |
| 10 | Paws and Claws |
| 11 | Monomoy Yacht Club |
| 12 | Pleasant Bay Community Boating |
| 13 | Dreamers Dixieland |
| 14 | Don Edge |
| 15 | Joseph Barrella |
| 16 | Juliet Bernstein |
| 17 | Fisherman’s Daughter |
| 18 | Chatham Design Center |
| 19 | Barkers of Orleans |
| 20 | Outermost Harbor Marine |
| 21 | Hydrangea Walk |
| 22 | The Chatham Fiddle Company |
| 23 | United States Power Squadrons – Cape Cod |
| 24 | Chatham Pottery |
| 25 | Chatham Town Democratic Committee |
| 26 | Chillers |
| 27 | Chatham Yacht Club |
| 28 | Chris Ruediger Duo |
| 29 | FAT FACE |
| 30 | Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band |
| 31 | john kelley |
| 32 | John Cassaboon |
| 33 | Les Clemons |
| 34 | Jack Wills |
| 35 | Benjamin T. Nickerson Inc. |
| 36 | pogodave |
| 37 | Yarmouth Minutemen |
| 38 | Centercourt Club & Sports |
| 39 | Boston College Club of Cape Cod |
| 40 | Cape Shark Co |
| 41 | DY Marching Band |
| 42 | Harwich Youth Services/Harwich COA |
| 43 | Chatham Hood Bikes |
| 44 | Heroes In Transition & oldCape Sotheby’s International Realty |
| 45 | Beach Bum Surf Co. |
| 46 | Women of Fishing Families |
| 47 | Devil’s Purse Brewing Company |
| 48 | Greatest Blaze & Co. |
| 49 | All Worn Out Jug Band |
| 50 | John Mancini |
| 51 | John Schnyer |
| 52 | John C. Domos |
| 53 | Phillips Farm Family |
| 54 | Summer Sitters |
| 55 | Codcomm Media Group/CapeCodRadio.com |
| 56 | The FitzGerald Family |
| 57 | Chatham Drama Guild |
| 58 | Bosnyak Family |
| 59 | Chatham Community Playground |
| 60 | Thomas E. Geagan |
| 61 | Ed Budd |
| 62 | Hal Knapp |
| 63 | Chandler Travis Philharmonic Trombone Shout Band |
| 64 | Chatham Orpheum Theater |
| 65 | Sacred Surf School |
| 66 | The Clifford Family |
| 67 | The Placeholders |
| 68 | Quigley Family Reunion |
| 69 | New England Vacation Rentals |
| 70 | Ms. Eelgrass 2014 ” Oceanus” |
| 71 | Canon Hill Band |
| 72 | Cape Cod Model A Club- Lemay |
| 73 | Cape Cod Model A Club – Moeder |
| 74 | Cape Cod Model A cLub- Whittaker |
| 75 | Carey Enterprises |
| 76 | Chatham Athletic Association, Inc. |
| 77 | Steve Morgan and the Kingfish |
| 78 | 170MainStreetChatham.com |
| 79 | All Points Beautiful |
| 80 | Magner Family |
| 81 | MASJAH Center OHM Studios |
| 82 | Lower Cape Outreach Council |
| 83 | Life In Harmony |
| 84 | Lear/ Shepard family float |
| 85 | Late July Snacks |
| 86 | Cape & Islands License Plate |
| 87 | The Cape Cod Fiddlers |
| 88 | The Fisher Family |
| 89 | In The Pink |
| 90 | SHIFT |
| 91 | Bog Lane Farm |
| 92 | Ports and Company |
| 93 | Robert J Griffin |
| 94 | Ken Owens Memorial Soccer Jamboree |
| 95 | Friends of Monomoy |
| 96 | Tessa’s Treasure’s Mermaids |
| 97 | MAHI GOLD |
| 98 | Chris Fitz Band |
| 99 | Chatham Squire |
| 100 | Santa’s back in town |
| 101 | First Night Chatham |
Born and raised in Chatham, Brooke Linell will graduate this year from Nauset Regional High School. She has been in the Honors Choir and served as captain of the swim team. She will be pursuing her studies at the University of New Hampshire this Fall.
Judges for this years parade will be
The countdown is on! The Chatham Independence Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce the theme for the 2017 Independence Day Parade – Chatham for the Holidays! This year’s theme celebrates the notion that “Chatham is a great place to celebrate all holidays throughout the year” no matter when they fall.
As is the custom, the Committee solicited theme ideas from the public and this year’s theme was suggested by Chatham summer visitor Courtney Cratty. Inspired by how she has so much enjoyed celebrating the July 4th holiday in Chatham with her family for many years, she thought the theme was a perfect way for the community to honor and creatively celebrate what makes Chatham special over any holidays with family and friends. The Parade Committee agreed!
“With this announcement, the considerable creative talents that dwell in Chatham can now go to work to begin designing and constructing a parade float and ultimately compete for the coveted Chatham Cup which recognizes the Most Outstanding Float in the parade each year.” said Brad Schiff, IDP Committee Chair.
Last year’s winners were – “The Bridge Street Buccaneers” whose pirate puppet ship astounded the crowd and judges. In addition, this year, a Best Family Float has been added to the awards categories to inspire even more family participation.
The Chatham Independence Day Committee is looking for additional volunteers to get involved with planning and managing the parade activities. Interested people should contact the committee at Chathamparade@gmail.com.
