The 2007 World Chicken Festival Grand Parade was held on Saturday at 11:00am during the festival. Grand Parade festivities began on Main Street in beautiful downtown London, Kentucky.

The 2007 Grand Marshall was Silas House, London author of 'Clay's Quilt', 'A Parchment of Leaves', and 'The Coal Tattoo'. Click here for more information about this Laurel County native.

© 2006 Photo by Cheyenne House

Grand Parade contestants are judged and awarded in the following categories: business; civic-club-organization; religious organization; youth club-organization; and most creative.  Awards are presented Saturday night on the Stage of Stars on Broad Street.

The grand parade organizes and begins at 17th and Main Streets, just north of the festival, and ends at Carnaby Square Shopping Center, just south of the festival.

In the event of bad weather, officials may delay startup one hour, or cancel without rescheduling.  Radio stations will make announcements as well as festival committee over public address system on Main Street.  Should weather cancel Saturday's parade, it will be re-scheduled for Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

CLICK HERE for your online registration form.

For safety considerations, the following parade entry regulations apply:

No candy or treats may be thrown from any entry;
Festival officials reserve the right to reject, or evict, any entry that is not in the best interest of the World Chicken Festival. The decision of the festival officials is final;
No unlicensed or unauthorized vehicles will be permitted in the parade; this includes tractor-trailers, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, dune buggies, mini-motor bikes, go-carts and four-wheelers, skaters, in-line skaters, skateboards, or other entries of questionable nature, unless they are specifically attached to a float entry;
Cars may participate if they are decorated in keeping with the parade theme (this excludes antique car clubs, etc.);
Horses (individual and on horse-drawn wagons) and mules are required to have diapers to be in the parade, no exceptions. Horses are to also have some type of decoration.

Parade begins at 17th and Main Streets.  Check-in and lineup time is two hours prior to parade time. All that have registered for the parade should be assembled and in their numbered position.

If you have any questions about the Grand Parade festivities, or would like to participate, you may contact the Parade Coordinator Joy McFadden (606) 864-5308.  Or, you may call the World Chicken Festival office at (800) 348-0095.

The World Chicken Festival assumes no responsibility for accidents, injuries or loss from any cause.