Mountain Mushroom Festival Parade
On behalf of the Mountain Mushroom Festival Parade Committee, we would like to invite you to participate in our parade on Saturday, April 25 at 1 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “The Marvelous Morel”. Tom and Francine Bonny will be the Grand Marshals.
2026 Parade Details
Begins at Veterans Memorial Park in Ravenna, proceeds on River Drive to Court Street in Irvine and end at Estill Springs Elementary School
Saturday April, 25, Begins at 1pm
Free
Parade Float Registration
Line-up will begin at 11:45 a.m. Judging will begin promptly at 12:00 noon. The parade will start at 1:00 p.m.
Safety is our primary concern. The festival committee reserves the right to eliminate parade entries not approved by the festival. Please observe the following guidelines.
- Items, including candy, MUST NOT be thrown from any entry. Candy may be passed out by an adult walking beside the vehicle/float/etc. If you are passing out candy, please do not stop the flow of the parade.
- Adults must be on floats with children.
- Children may not be placed onto a float or truck or any vehicle during the parade unless there is an emergency. Children may not be removed from a float while it is in motion.
- Children riding in the back of pick-up trucks must sit in the bed of the truck, and not on the sides, at all times. Trucks must have closed tailgates or enclosed backs. Farm machinery is allowed. No 18-wheel tractor-trailer trucks will be allowed.
- Each pulled entry must have a spotter in the cab other than the driver. That person will watch the back to tell the driver when there is a problem. If an entry has no cab, the spotter must be beside the entry.
- No passengers or riders are allowed on farm machinery, other than the operator.
- Fire trucks in the parade will carry passengers only in the cab or hose bed, not on top of the cab or sides of vehicles.
- No parade participant may ride with feet hanging over the side of the entry.
- All drivers of approved motorized vehicles must be licensed. Golf carts are an approved motorized vehicle. ABSOLUTELY no children will be allowed to operate go-carts, mini bikes, motorcycles, ATV’s, golf carts, scooters, bicycles, or skateboards. No animals will be permitted in the parade.
- No parade participant will be allowed to have a loaded firearm at any time.
- Entries experiencing difficulty must move to the side of the street so others may pass.
- Please stay close to the vehicle in front of you to prevent a gap in the parade.
The festival committee reserves the right to eliminate parade entries not approved by the festival. Please let us know by Friday, April 17, 2026 or as soon as possible if you would like to participate. For further information, contact Larry Stewart at 606.723.4002 or the Mountain Mushroom Festival Committee at 606.723.2554. We look forward to seeing you on April 25!
Parade Awards
Theme – THE MARVELOUS MOREL
The winners will be judged on the floats displaying the best overall creativity, beauty, and originality.
1st Place – $125 and blue rosette * 2nd Place – $75 and red rosette * 3rd Place – $50 and white rosette