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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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2025 Theme

The votes are in! The theme for the 2025 Garden City Downtown Development Authority Santaland Parade is CHRISTMAS SCREEN CLASSICS COME TO LIFE. That includes Holiday movies, TV Shows and Christmas Cartoons. From "White Christmas" to "Elf" to "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer", the possibilities are endless. Participants are encouraged to use this theme when designing your float or entry. There are plaques for the the top three floats in the parade, the Best overall entry and a cash prize for the People's Choice winner.

The voting was very close and the chart with the percentages is in the comments. Thanks for voting!

The 64th Garden City DDA Santaland Parade is Saturday, November 29 at 10am.

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.