Seasonal & Holidays

2017 Waukesha Holiday Parade: Lineup, Time, and More!

The 55th-annual Christmas Parade in Downtown Waukesha will be held this weekend, and has a historical theme this year.

WAUKESHA, WI — The 55th-annual Christmas Parade in Downtown Waukesha will be held this weekend, and has a historical theme this year.

The parade, which has been a holiday tradition for more than a half-century on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, is themed "Christmas in Waukesha Throughout the Ages." Floats that show Waukesha's holiday history will be on full display.


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The Holiday Stroll through Downtown will be held prior to the parade from 12pm–4pm.

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Parade Lineup:

  1. City of Waukesha Police Department
  2. City of Waukesha Police Honor Guard
  3. Town of Waukesha
  4. Town of Waukesha Fire Department
  5. City of Waukesha Fire Department
  6. Vietnam Veterans Chapter 425
  7. Air Civil Patrol
  8. Liberty Dance Center, LLC
  9. Waukesha Catholic School
  10. Grand Marshal/Carriage
  11. City of Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly
  12. Waukesha North High School Marching Band
  13. Waukesha North High School Dance Team
  14. Model A Ford Club of America - Wisconsin Chapter
  15. Bentley's Pet Stuff
  16. Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2017
  17. Wacky Wheeler Sponsored by Waterstone Bank
  18. Waukesha Youth Football & Cheer
  19. Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow
  20. Waukesha Civic Theatre
  21. Mount Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church
  22. The Salvation Army
  23. Aspire Dance & Music
  24. Citizen's Bank
  25. 95.7 BigFM
  26. State Representative Scott Allen
  27. Waukesha Blazers Baseball/Fastpitch Softball Club
  28. Waukesha South High School Orchestra
  29. Waukesha Old Car Club
  30. Cho's Martial Arts Waukesha
  31. FM 106.1
  32. State Senator Chris Kapenga
  33. Y Adventure Guides & Princesses
  34. Waukesha State Bank
  35. Studio VIA - School Of Dance
  36. Wisconsin State Assembly District 98
  37. Mission Creek Assisted Living
  38. Meijer
  39. Paws for Effect Grooming LLC
  40. Chief Judge Jennifer Dorow
  41. Waukesha South High School Band
  42. Waukesha Wrestling Club
  43. RE/MAX Realty Center
  44. B93.3
  45. KMJL Dance Team
  46. Toppers Pizza
  47. Minooka 4-H, UW-Extension-Waukesha
  48. All About Learning
  49. Swimtastic Swim School
  50. Tex-A-Consin Trailer LLC
  51. Revolutions Twirling Club
  52. Carroll University
  53. Bosco’s Social Club
  54. Bubble Buggy/Hillbilly Model T/Mini Monster Truck Sponsored by Aries
  55. 97.3 NOW
  56. RE/MAX Realty 100
  57. Butler Chimneys LLC
  58. Waukesha County Democratic Party
  59. Waukesha Xtreme Dance Team
  60. Laura Lau for Judge
  61. SERVPRO of Southwest Waukesha County
  62. Waukesha Downtown Business Association
  63. Habitat for Humanity - Waukesha County
  64. Waukesha County Youth Hockey Association
  65. Waukesha West High School Cadets of Waukesha Marching Band
  66. Apple Ridge Academy
  67. Guardian Credit Union
  68. NE3 Construction LLC.
  69. FM102
  70. Shorewest Realtors
  71. Christmas Clearing Council & Wisconsin Philharmonic
  72. Papa Murphy's On Sunset
  73. Skydance Pet Lodge & Spa
  74. Catholic community of Waukesha
  75. Gallery 1
  76. Melvin For Judge
  77. Grace Lutheran Church
  78. Waukesha Post Office
  79. Reindeer Games Sponsored by Bubon Orthodontics
  80. Waukesha Freeman
  81. Santa Float Sponsored by the Waukesha Freeman
  82. City of Waukesha Police Cruiser

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