Staging area: Freedom Intermediate School off Hwy 96 West and Glass Ln.
- Floats will line up on a first-come basis, in front of the school in two rows. Our Rotary Staging Directors will assist you with this on site, so please check in when you arrive.
- The parade starts at noon. Arrive by 10:00 am to prepare, as traffic worsens by 11:00 am. Ensure your entry is ready, and be lined up by 11:30 am.
- You will join the parade at the intersection of Glass Ln. and Hwy 96 W.
- Ensure your parade entry number is clearly written on an 8x10 paper and displayed on the right (passenger) side of your vehicle for the MC to announce at the town square. Your entry number should have been emailed before Parade Day. If you didn’t receive it, contact the Parade Director at parade@franklinrodeo.com
- What to do at the end of the Parade: The parade route will take you down West Main Street and turn right onto 11th Avenue North. Continue straight on 11th Avenue to New Hwy 96. You can either depart the Parade at New Hwy 96 OR return to your Staging Area at Freedom Intermediate by going across New Hwy 96, where you are free to depart. All roads will be open to traffic by the time you arrive back to your Staging Area. PLEASE follow these instructions for Float, Car & Truck Parade.
- *Note - Horse Entries will take a different route back to their Staging Area at Jim Warren Park where they are free to depart. Band and Dance Entries will continue on 11th Avenue and go across New Hwy 96 to return to their Staging Area at Johnson Elementary where they are free to depart.