Thank you to those who submitted their ideas for the 2016 Chatham Fourth of July Parade Theme. The suggestions are now being evaluated by the parade committee and the selected theme will be shortly announced.
2016 Parade will be Monday July 4th
Planning is underway so mark your calendars for next year’s Chatham 4th of July parade.
2015 Independence Day Parade Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to this year’s winners !
Award Categories 2015 Winner
OVERALL WINNER PHILLIPS FARM
Best Family Float Magner Family
Best Youth Float Power Squadron
Most Patriotic Float Cape Cod Beach Chair
Best Small Float Depot Dogs
Best Large Float Chatham Health Club
Best Civic Float Woman of Fishing Families
Funniest Float Pogo Dave
Photos of the winners can be found here
2015 Chatham Independence Day Parade Entrant Line Up published
The line up for the July 4th Parade has been finalized and can be found here (https://chathamparade.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chatham-Parade-Entry-List-2015.pdf)
Mercedes Hall to sing the National Anthem
Recording artist and actress Mercedes Hall will sing the national anthem to start the Chatham 4th of July Parade this year.
Grand Marshal Announced
At the June 23rd Chatham Board of Selectmen meeting Brad Schiff announced that Naomi Turner will be the Grand Marshal for the 2015 4th of July Parade.
Judges Announced
At the June 23rd Chatham Board of Selectmen meeting Brad Schiff announced the names of the 3 judges for the 2015 4th of July Parade:
- Bob Denn
- Jessica Wilson
- Nancy Erskine
Nominations for the Grand Marshal and Judges is now closed
Thank you for your nominations.
These nominations are now under consideration and there will be an announcement in the coming weeks with the names of those selected.
Vintage photos added to the photo gallery
A blast from the past – vintage photos from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s have now been uploaded to the photo gallery. See how the parade looked in yesteryear!
Click this link and scroll down through time to see how the parade has looked in the past https://chathamparade.com/photo-gallery/
Pre-Parade Check-in for Parade Entrants
Those parade entrants who wish to collect their entry numbers and affix them to their float before July 4th can stop by the Chatham Police Station from July 1st and July 2nd from 9AM to 5PM, and July 3rd from 9AM to 3PM.