to all candidates and volunteers who
participated in all the Erie County
Parades, Festivals and Fair!
Look forward to 2025!!

2025 information will be posted as soon as available!

Sandusky Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 27, 2024

Parade Formation:  7:30am-8:45am
Opening Ceremony:  9:00am
Located at the I.F. Mack Building near the campus baseball fields
Parade Step-off:
Immediately following brief Opening Ceremony
Parade Line-up Location:
OVH – enter grounds off of Columbus Avenue
Length of Parade Route:
Approximately one (1) mile
Through the OVH campus and
north on Route 250/Milan Road to Oakland Cemetery

Please contact OVH for additional information:
Mark Faust, President/Erie County Veterans
Memorial Park Committee
mwfaust@buckeye-express.com
or
Kimberly Lewallen
kimberly.lewallen@dvs.ohio.gov | 567.998.3948

57th Vermilion Festival of the Fish
Friday-Sunday, June 14-16, 2024

Parade:  Sunday, June 16, 2024
Theme: Wastin Away in FISHARITAVILLE (A Jimmy Buffett Tribute)
Parade Line-up Time:
10:00am – 11:30am
Parade Line-Up Location:
On old Route 2/Lake Road
West side of City of  Vermilion
Parade Start:  12:30pm
Parade Route Length:
Approximately one (1) mile

For more information, please visit:
2024 Festival of Fish

37th Sandusky Stars & Stripes Celebration | Downtown Sandusky

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Democratic Women of Erie County
will be sponsoring a tent at the 
37th year – Sandusky Stars & Stripes Celebration
Thursday July 4, 2024 * 10:00am-4:00pm

Local candidates are invited to stop by during Celebration!

The following forms and information will be available:
Voter Registration
Update your name and address on current voter registration
Application for Ballot By Mail
Be a Poll Worker for Erie County Board of Elections

Would you like to volunteer to help at the tent?
For more information, please contact:
Tracy Francis – tfrancis85@aol.com

Huron River Fest Celebration
Saturday, July 13, 2024

Parade Information for 2024
Parade Line-up:  10:00am
Parade Start:  11:00am
Enter Jim Campbell Street from Route 2
(backside of Huron High School)
NOTE:  Cleveland Road at Huron High School
will be closed/blocked; Jim Campbell Street
will not be accessible from Cleveland Road
Parade Route Length:
Approximately 1 1/4 miles – Parade Map

For more information:
Huron River Fest
Huron Lion’s Club Parade Application

Grand Parade:
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Parade Assembly:
No later than 1:00pm
Parade Line-Up:
Form and disband behind
Margaretta High School
Parade Start:  2:00pm
Parade Route Length:  Approximately one (1) mile

Please Note:
The Ironman Ohio 2024 Race will be traveling
through the outskirts of Castalia on the day of the parade.
Most of the participants should be through the area by noon.
Please allow extra time for any delays!

2024 – Castalia Cold Creek Celebration – Cover Letter
2024 – Castalia Cold Creek Celebration – Application

38th Berlin Heights Basket Festival
Friday-Saturday, August 2-3, 2024

Parade:  Saturday, August 3, 2024
Parade Line-Up:  12:30pm
Parade Start:  1:30pm
Parade Line-Up Location:
Enter Hill Road off Berlin Road and line up
Parade Route:
Approximately 1 mile

For more information,
Berlin Heights Basket Festival Parade 2024

Erie County Fair
Tuesday-Sunday, August 5-10, 2024
NOTE: Change of dates

Thursday, August 8, 2024 – Democratic Women of Erie County Day
Friday, August 9, 2024 – Senior Day
Saturday, August 10, 2024 – Veterans Day

For more information on the Erie County Fair 2024,
please visit here!

64th Milan Melon Festival
Saturday-Monday, August 31-September 2, 2024

64th Milan Melon Festival Grand Parade:
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Parade Line-Up:
9:00am – 12:00 noon
NO LATER THAN 1:15pm
Check-in off of Route 250 on Lockwood Avenue near Tenneco
Parade Step-off:  2:00pm
Parade Route Length:  Approximately 1 1/4 miles

For information about the Grand Parade,
please visit here.
For more information, please visit
Milan Melon Festival.

52nd Annual Woollybear Festival
Sunday, September 29, 2024

The largest 1-day festival in Ohio:
More than 100,000 people are expected
to celebrate the woollybear worm.
Dick Goddard was a co-founder of the festival.

Parade Assembly:
10:00am-12Noon
Parade Line-Up:
Along old Route 6 – west of Downtown Vermilion
Parade Start:  1:30pm
Parade Route Length:  Approximately one (1) mile
Parade Route

For more information:
Woollybear Festival 2024