The 2025 Theme 249 & Counting!

Resident or Nonprofit Group

$0

Float, vehicle or on foot

Register, consider making a donation, read the guidelines, and be ready at Karl and Morse Road the morning of the event. Lineup and staging begins at 8:30 a.m. and the parade step off is at 10 a.m.
Register

Elected Official/Politician

$200

Float, vehicle or on foot

Register, pay, read the guidelines, and be ready at Karl and Morse Road the morning of the event. Lineup and staging begins at 8:30 a.m. and the parade step off is at 10 a.m.
Register

Business

$100

Float, vehicle or on foot

Register, pay, read the guidelines, and be ready at Karl and Morse Road the morning of the event. Lineup and staging begins at 8:30 a.m. and the parade step off is at 10 a.m.
Register

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Levels

  • Diamonds $3000
  • Stars $1776
  • Stripes $1000
  • Patriots $500
  • Friends $50
Your logo, linked to your website, will appear on our website. If you register before June 15th, your logo will be on the parade banners carried in the parade, placed at the Woodward Park Community Center, on our announcers’ booth in front of the YMCA, at our ending point, Karl Road Baptist Church, and use in social media. The parade float awards, listed below, will include a Diamond or Star sponsor’s name and logo. If these awards are all claimed, we can create an award just for you. Thank you in advance for becoming a sponsor! The 2025 budget, due to increased insurance and police security costs, is $10,000.
  • [your name here] Grand Marshal Award
  • [your name here] Junior Grand Marshal Award
  • [your name here] NCC President Award
  • [your name here] Best in Theme
  • [your name here] [your award name here]
Choose Sponsor Level and Pay

Event Day

July 4

8:30 a.m. Sign in and be assigned your number, which determines the order of the parade. Sign in is at 1630 Morse Road, Columbus, OH 43229. The exact location of the sign-in tent is shown in this map.

9:35 a.m. Participant Awards judging and presentation in staging area.

8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Line up in order. Floats, vehicles and groups participating on foot will line up around the edge of the buildings as shown in the map below.

9:50 a.m. Singing of the National Anthem

10 a.m. Ribbon cutting by the Grand Marshall and parade step off will be promptly at 10 a.m. from the driveway near Huntington Bank on Karl Road.

10 a.m. – (approx) noon: Parade travels north on Karl Road from Morse Road to the Karl Road Baptist Church, 5750 Karl Rd. (1.6 miles). Route Map

 

Parade Staging Zone