Tuesday, September 09, 2014

2014 Waukesha Christmas Parade!


This year's parade is shaping up to be something special. We hope you are planning to participate. The City of Waukesha Chamber of Commerce was honored to be asked by the city to be the stewards of the tradition, but while we and a dedicated committee of community volunteers work hard behind the scenes to organize the event, it truly belongs to the community!

From Scouting units, to public safety teams, veterans, business, marching bands, dance troupes, and a few professional entertainers make the annual tradition something families have enjoyed for over half a century.

This year's committee has blended that storied history with a theme that encourages parade entrants to visualize what the future might look like for this end-of-year holiday. Inspired by the final ghost of the classic Dicken's "A Christmas Carol," the theme - VISIONS OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME - is already giving long-time participants a new shot of creative enthusiasm.

Judges this year will be from Waukesha STEM faculty and the members of the city's high school competitive robotics team.

Last year, the parade set records for the number of volunteers and sponsorship participation -- this year, we want to keep that going and...growing.  Please contact the chamber offices if you are interested in supporting the community's official launch of the holiday season. Perhaps you have a creative idea about a tweak to the parade - like our addition last year of prizes for performing units for the first time in over 20 years?? We'd love to hear those too. 


Otherwise, be sure to like the chamber on Facebook, since that is the ONLY place where parade announcements are made regarding any changes or updates.

You can do that here: www.facebook.com/WaukeshaWorks

Call or email the chamber at (262) 521-3333 or parade@WaukeshaWorks.com.

We hope you are as excited as we are about this uniquely American event.

Looking forward to seeing all of you.

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