GARDEN CITY DDA SANTALAND PARADE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL AWARDS FOR PARTICIPANTS

New for 2023, the Garden City Downtown Development Authority Santaland Parade has added more awards for those participating in the parade. Along with first, second and third place awards for the best floats, the Parade Committee has added two more recognitions.

There will be a best overall entry award. All entries will be considered.

The other award is the People’s Choice Award. Closer to the parade an announcement will be made about how the public can vote. That award will come with a $500 prize to the organization or group that entered the float.

Late entries are being accepted for the parade right now. Follow this link to have your entry in the parade.

https://www.santalandparade.com/participant-info

The 2023 Garden City DDA Santaland Parade is just around the corner, Saturday, November 25 at 10AM.

SANTALAND PARADE NEWS

PARADE COMMITTEE ANNOPUNCES

ONE OF THE GRAND MARSHALLS

The Santaland Parade Committee is excited to announce that Alexis Fagan-Williams, Miss Michigan USA for 2023 will be one of the Grand Marshals for the 62nd Garden City Downtown Development Authority Santaland Parade.

A native of Detroit, Alexis Fagan-Williams was crowned Miss Michigan USA on June 3, 2023 and will represent Michigan at the Miss USA 2023 pageant. Alexis is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in psychology. In addition to many years competing in Michigan, she competed at Miss AL Teen USA when she was a freshman at Alabama.

2023 SANTALAND PARADE TO BE CARRIED LIVE ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK

The 62nd Garden City DDA Santaland Parade will again be streamed live

on the Santaland Parade YouTube channel and the parade's Facebook

page.

Dan York and Susie Rackyleft will host the broadcast as they have done for decades.

The broadcast position will be the same as last year, located at the end of the parade route on Ford Road.

VOLUNTEEER FOR THE PARADE

It's time to get serious about the 2023 Garden City DDA Santaland Parad.

We need you to step up and help us put this amazing parade on. New this year, a donation will be made to the charity of your choice in Garden City and our adjoining neighbor communities on your behalf just for volunteering. Also you'll receive a gift from the Santaland Parade. Please follow the link below.

www.santalandparade.com/volunteer

THANKS TO OUR SPOSNORS

Mayor Mark Jacobs
and Family

We Thank All Those Whose Generosity Keeps the Tradition Alive.

2022 GCDDA SANTALAND PARADE A HUGE SUCCESS!

It’s not early to think about becoming a sponsor for the Garden City Downtown Development Authority Santaland Parade. This year’s parade is the 61st version.

The parade is completely self-funded and put on by volunteers so financial input from the community is essential. There are many fixed costs every year from barricades to costumes, bands to porta potties, entries to insurance and more. These items run into the tens of thousands of dollars.

Follow this link to the sponsorship information and learn how you can promote your business and help Garden City’s longest running tradition.

Find Out More

The Santaland Parade Committee cannot even begin to thank everyone for their efforts, support, attendance and participation in the 61st Garden City Downtown Development Authority Santaland Parade. The 2022 parade was one of the best we’ve ever seen.

First, we want to express our gratitude to the dozens of volunteers who helped with staging, security, check-in, costumes, character handling, parade marshalling and all of the other things that are essential to putting on a successful parade. The volunteers who work parade day are indispensable.