Non-Commercial
2023 Entries open March 2023
The Historic Folsom Hometown Parade is a hit with residents and surrounding communities. Historic Folsom is the perfect backdrop to celebrate what makes our community special. This hugely successful and highly supported event will be held June 24, 2023.
Planning is underway by residents and local business owners. The planning committee will open entries in March 2023. We are look for colorful, enthusiastic groups, organizations, and neighborhood floats.
Past entries included Folsom City Council members, zoo docents, Folsom Police and Folsom Fire, Old West Legends, the Mad Dawg Wrestling, Folsom HS Bulldogs Football Team, Soap Box Derby, Shriners, and many, many more.
The parade is open to all to participate with no more than 25 people per group in the parade. Of course, groups can have more members cheering them on from the crowd.
Maximum Height is 12 Feet - this is for safety! There are hanging lights across Sutter Street.
Now is the time to start planning and deciding if your group would like to have a presence in this new community tradition.
June 24, 2023
The Historic District is known as the heart of Folsom, rich in history and bursting with charm and each year we have a colorful assortment of entries participate including color guards, organizations that preserve our history, amazing vintage cars, floats and entries from different Folsom neighborhoods, excitement with police and fire, and a lot of surprises!
Parade-goers will line the four blocks of historic Sutter Street. The parade will take the route down Sutter St from Scott St to Decatur St.
Check out News10 Your California Life Preview of the Parade
Good Day Sacramento - Big Al checks out Folsom's Hometown Parade!
PLAN AHEAD!
Parking in the Historic District is free, but it is also limited, especially on big event days.
Visit the SacRT Free Ride Flyer Page, locate the Hometown Parade flyer and present when boarding.
Additional parking information and tips are listed below.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2023 FROM 7:30PM TO 10:00 PM
Must be able to be on feet 3 hours and sport a great attitude throughout. Also, depending on your placement, you may not be able to see the parade. If you are able to volunteer your time, please download the form below and provide your contact information. Thank you! Volunteers ROCK!
Some volunteer duties will include: standing by road barricades to make sure people stay safe as well as make sure no cars come in; helping with the staging (participants’ place in the parade) and assisting the Staging Lead; helping with set up along the street; answer questions for guests such as where the bathrooms are etc; and maybe a few other things, but all fairly simple.
Parking in the Historic District is free, but it is also limited, especially on big event days.
Here are a few suggestions to make your trip to Historic Folsom a bit easier:
Parking is limited in the district due to road closures and the large number of anticipated attendees. To make things easy, RIDE RT FREE for this event!
Visit the SacRT Free Ride Flyer Page, locate the Hometown Parade flyer, Ride RT for Free when boarding Light Rail!
