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It’s time to start planning the 64th Garden City Downtown Development Authority Santaland Parade, coming up on Saturday, November 29, at 10am. The Santaland Parade is the longest running event in Garden City and shows no signs of slowing down.

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.

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Vote on the People's
Choice Award

Vote vote now at :

www.santalandparade.com/vote

The People's Choice Award will be chosen from YOU, the public. This contest was only open to entries that brought a float to the parade, the photos on the link were taken during the parade.

The winning organization will receive a $500 prize!

Only one vote per person, but don't hesitate to share the link with all of your friends.

Voting will close Friday, December 5th at 5:00 PM. The winner will be announced on Saturday, December 6th at 10am on our Santaland Parade Facebook Page!

Grand Marshals

The parade has several honored guests this year. Our Grand Marshals include two winners from this year’s Miss Michigan competition. Lacy Jewell is from Charlotte, MI and is currently Miss Spirit of the State. She was 2nd runner-up at Miss Michigan 2025.

Lauren Mrozcek is from Mattawan, MI and currently holds the title of Miss Sunrise Side. She was 4th runner-up at the 2025 Miss Michigan Pageant.

Both girls will be competing at the Miss Michigan Pageant in June 2026 for the title of Miss Michigan.

Another grand marshal is Garrett Fuller of Wayne County Lyfe. Garrett is an actor with a large social media following that produces dozens of viral hit videos about life in Wayne County portraying a number of characters including Uncle Terry, Cody Baddenhoop, Dylan “Dip Cup” Stanko, and Traylen.