Parade entry pick up and drop off location has changed: New location is now Freestone Dodge and NOT Texas 99 radio station.
(Entries may be picked up at Freestone Dodge, Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and area newspapers, or they may be emailed by request.)
“Take The Plunge, Kick Up Your Heels, And Get Ready To Rock”
The exciting annual parade is the official opening event for the County Fair, kicking a week of fun and festivities into high gear. The 2017 Freestone County Fair Parade is set for Monday, June 12 at 7:00 p.m.
The parade each year contains a little bit of everything: floats, antique vehicles, marching bands, fire trucks, Miss Freestone County and Miss Teen Freestone County pageant contestants, winners from the Little Miss Freestone Pageant, bicycles, motorcycles, horses, and more.
Up for grabs as top prize is the “Spirit of Freestone Award,” a traveling trophy currently held by multiple-winner, Incommons Bank.
This trophy is awarded to the local organization or business that best represents or interprets the theme.
This year’s unique theme, “Take The Plunge, Kick Up Your Heels, And Get Ready To Rock,” promises unlimited excitement along the parade route.
Prizes of $50 each will be given to entries denoting the Most Creative, Most Entertaining, and Most Beautiful.
Entries must be lined up in assigned spaces by 6:00 p.m. for judging.
Participants in the Best Dressed Cowboy and Best Dressed Cowgirl, open to ages eight and under, will be judged at 6:00 p.m. Cowboy and Cowgirl participants must be able to sit on a horse by themselves.
For safety reasons, candy and other objects cannot be thrown along the parade route from moving vehicles. Walkers, however, may throw candy.
Parade entry forms are necessary so the Parade announcers have information about each entry. Entry forms are available at all newspapers in Freestone County, The Chamber office, and at Freestone Dodge.
Completed entry forms can be dropped off at Freestone Dodge in Fairfield, located on the northbound access road of Interstate 45.
AFTER YOUR ENTRY IS RECEIVED YOU WILL BE CALLED WITH AN ENTRY NUMBER AFTER JUNE 1ST.
For entry and parade information call Vanessa Smith at 903-389-6938 / 903-388-2920, Michelle Bottoms Watterson 903-390-0935, or Lisa Schick at 903-390-0934.
