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Essential entrant information for the 2025 parade

2025 Independence Day Parade
Friday, July 4, 2025
Theme: “Seasons of Chatham”

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR ENTRANTS – PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY

Prior to July 4 (application process):  
● Applications must be submitted no later than June 15, 2025 by visiting our website at www.chathamparade.com and completing the online application form.
● Applications will be reviewed by the Parade Committee and an email confirmation will be sent to all applicants by June 20.
● Email any questions to chathamparade@gmail.com.
● An entrants’ position number in the parade will be assigned and listed on the Independence Day Parade Committee website (www.chathamparade.com) after June 24 and appear in the June 24th issue of the Cape Cod Chronicle. (Entry registration dates do not factor into planning the parade order.)
● Prior to parade day, entrants are strongly encouraged to check-in and pick up their parade packs at the Chatham Police Department at 249 George Ryder Road on the following days/times:
● Friday, June 27. Time to be announced
● Saturday, June 28. Time to be announced

The link to the form is at the bottom of this page- please read all of the important entrant information!

Entry form must be filled out completely for the application to be accepted. Please email any questions to chathamparade@gmail.com.

Applications received after the June 15, 2025 deadline may NOT BE ACCEPTED.


Rules for Participation developed in conjunction with the Chatham Police Department

Not following these rules will jeopardize your participation in future parades 

  • Throwing or passing ANY item from a car/truck/trailer to the crowd, (including candy, frisbees, beachballs or flyers) is strictly prohibited. This creates a serious safety hazard for both participants and spectators alike! Handing (not throwing) small items such as small candy and small toys by walkers on the edge of the parade route is acceptable.

These rules are for the safety of everyone. Not following them will jeopardize your participation in future parades.

Parade Day Logistics:

  • For entrants wishing to park at the Monomoy Regional Middle School, shuttle buses will take you to Shore Road. This shuttle will run between 6:30am and 9:00am.
  • Entrants who were not able to check-in and receive their parade packs prior to July 4 must check-in on the morning of July 4 th with a Parade Marshal stationed on Shore Road near the Chatham Town Fish Pier from 7:00am to 8:00am.
  • Parade packs include the entrant’s position number which is needed for positioning at the staging area on Shore Road.
  • The 8 ½” by 11” cards that identify your position number must be displayed on the LEFT side of your entry’s vehicle.
  • In prior years, parade viewers have commented that they are interested in knowing the type of antique cars exhibited by some of our entrants. This year, we ask that antique car entrants put signage on either side of their cars, identifying the make, model and year of their car.
  • It is essential to keep pace throughout the parade. Drivers should be instructed to stay within 3 car lengths of the vehicle they are following.
  • Participants must remain grouped within parade boundaries or as directed by the Police or Parade Marshals. If the parade stops, participant groups must remain together. Unauthorized stops along the parade route are not permitted.
  • This year, the parade route has been extended by approximately 300 yards, now finishing at the intersection of Crowell Road and Lake Street. Please do not stop and disembark participants before the finish line! Adhere to police and parade marshals’ instructions for exiting the parade area after reaching the finish line.

Parade Judging:

Parade Award Categories:

When planning your entry, please keep in mind that the theme must be incorporated in a way the judges can see and understand in order to be eligible for prizes!

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PARTICIPANT APPLICATION!

The 2024 Parade Order Has Been Set!

Use Ctrl+F to search for your name or organization

Place OrderName of Organization or Individual
Chatham Police Department
Chatham Veterans
Chatham Veterans’ Auxiliary
USCG STATION CHATHAM
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 013-11-01
Chatham Fire Department (w/ others)
Chatham Town Flag
Chatham Select Board
The Chatham Band
Grand Marshal
1Phillips Farm Family
2Cliff Stalker
3Friends of Chatham Waterways
4Chatham Elementary School
5South Chatham Public Library
6Bobbie Jo Pippin-Arndt
7DY Band
8Milley Trucking
9America’s Boating Club Cape Cod
10John C Domos Carpentry
11Robert Calreton
12Boot Camp Chatham
137 sisters florals
14Chandler Travis Philharmonic
15Chatham Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
16Axford family
17Chatham Yacht Club
18Cape Shark
19Chatham Harbor Tours
20The Chatham Squire #1 (J Meager)
21Chatham Athletic Ass. – Chatham Anglers Baseball
22Chatham Bars Inn
23Enrico Salvi
24Body by Sabrina Fitness
25Andrew Pendrill
26Digney Fignus
27Squire Mobile
28Cape Destinations
29Stage Harbor Sailing School
30Chatham Fiddle Company
31Summer Sitters
32Cape Tiki Cruises
33Ken Owens Memorial Soccer Jamboree
34Barrows Waste Systems, LLC
35Chatham Hood Bikes
36Dave’s Mobile Marine Service
37The Fisher Family
38LOWER CAPE BLUEFINS YOUTH FOOTBALL
39Monomoy Yacht Club
40Oyster River Boatyard
41John Avery
42Jukin J and the Rockers
43Shore Thing Cape Cod
44Fisherman’s Daughter Eco Boutique
45The Magner Family
46Wicked Wavy Swim School
47Lilly Pulitzer
48First Night Chatham
49Chatham Democratic Town Committee
50Chatham Cheese Company
51Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band
52The Moeder Family
53Chatham Clothing Bar & Chatham Kids
54Dave Nixon
55Moments Events Decor
56Bongiovanni and Patterson Families
57Cape Cod for Kennedy
58Cape Cod’r
59Pogodave. Dave clayman
60Slightly Tuned
61Christopher Lauzon for Cape & Islands Senate
62Chatham Municipal Airport
63Myoli
64La Bella Skin Bar & IV Lounge
65Shore Things Environmental
66The FitzGerald Family
67Chatham Council on Aging
68Chatham Orpheum Theater
69Emma Pendrill
70Sandy Leith Family
71Witches On the Water
72Chatham Community Players
73Sea Her Shine.
74The Hurley Family
75Exit Merchandise
76George Farah
77Sudbury Bees
78Shining Sea Cleaning
79MAHI GOLD
80Mark Robinson for Governor
81Wrackline Band

2023 Parade Order!

The Order for the 2023 Independence Day Parade has been Set!

Use [Ctrl]+[f] to find your name

Chatham Police Department
Chatham Veterans
Chatham Veterans' Auxiliary
USCG Station Chatham
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Cape Cod Flotilla 11-1
Chatham Fire Department (w/ others)
Chatham Town Flag
Chatham Select Board
Chatham Town Band
Grand Marshal

1 Phillips Farm Family
2 Bob may
3 Thomas Kalil
4 Roger Miller Family
5 Jean Bongiovanni
6 Hoyda Family
7 Kelley family
8 Sandy and Eileen Leith
9 The Mancini Family
10 Rico Salvi, 280 Main Street, Chatham
11 John C. Domos
12 Joseph C. Smith Jr.
13 Andrew J. Kennedy
14 Robert Carleton
15 Joshua Ellis
16 The Fisher Family
17 The Moeder Family
18 Cliff Stalker
19 Andy Hurley
20 Charlie Wallace
21 Elizabeth Michaud
22 Jody Middleton
23 Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band
24 Chatham Historical Society
25 Chatham Athletic Association – Chatham Anglers
26 Wicked wavy swim school
27 Boot Camp Chatham
28 Chatham Garden Club
29 CAPE COD BEACH CHAIR CO
30 Liam Live!
31 Stage Harbor Sailing School
32 RJ’s Beauty
33 DY Marching Band
34 The Beach Fire Shop
35 First Night Chatham
36 FitzGerald Family
37 Summer Sitters
38 Chatham Orpheum Theater
39 Coastal Cape Youth Baseball
40 Rotary Club of Chatham
41 Southern Tide
42 Myoli
43 Yarmouth Minute Men
44 South Chatham Village Association
45 Outermost Harbor Marine
46 Kelleher Family
47 The Magner Family
48 Dogs In The Office
49 MONOMOY YACHT CLUB
50 7 Sisters Florals
51 The Caep
52 Sudbury Bees
53 Squire Mobile
54 The Chatham Squire
55 Chatham Yacht Club
56 Chatham Bars Inn
57 Ken Owens Memorial Soccer Jamboree
58 ExitMerch
59 Chatham Cheese Shop
60 Witches On the Water, Inc.
61 Cape Cod’r Craft Cocktails
62 The Black Dog
63 Cape Shark
64 CC Tree and Landscaping
65 Cape Smile
66 Chatham Airport
67 Barrows Waste
68 Chatham Democratic Town Comittee
69 Moments Events Decor
70 America’s Boating Club
71 Chatham Hood Bikes
72 Chatham Thread Works
73 MAHI GOLD
That’s All Folks!

Award Winners 2016 Independence Day Parade

Award Categories 2016 Winner Float #
OVERALL BEST in Parade Bridge Street Buccaneers #73
OVERALL 2nd Place Chatham Health & Swim Club #61
OVERALL 3rd Place Woman of Fishing Families #89
Best Youth Float Ken Owens Memorial Soccer Jamboree #29
Most Patriotic Float .Phillips Family Farm #1
Best Small Float Cobb Family #85
Best Large Float Chatham Pottery #101
Best Civic Float Chatham Turkey Trot #64
Funniest Float Martha and Philip Hoffman #80

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