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    Grand Floral Parade - Portland Rose Festival - Portland Fire Bureau.

    Grand Floral Parade - Portland Rose Festival

    3.5(4 reviews)
    13.4 miOld Town - Chinatown

    The Grand Floral Parade may not be grand, but it is a wholesome tradition that's been a key part of…read morethe Portland Rose Festival since 1907. We enjoyed the march of high school bands, sponsor floats, community organizations, and horse riders for a couple hours. The crowd was never too large so there were lots of spots along the sidewalks on Burnside to see each group pass by. The parade starts at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum before heading across the Burnside Bridge, turning at 4th Avenue, and heading down to Lincoln High School. We str Naming rights for the parade mean it is now called the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade and they get to start the show as the first float after a mass of flag-waving local Boy, Cub, and Girl Scouts. More interesting groups followed including floats from Portland's sister cities, diverse minority group participation, a few small equestrian teams, a chill pack of llamas, drill teams and marching bands, the royal court and festival queen, and a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. The entire route of the parade is 4 miles so locals and tourist should have no problem finding a place to enjoy all or part of the parade. It starts at 10:00 at the Coliseum, but we didn't hit our area until around 11:00. We found parking for a crazy high $16 about a block away, but it was worth it, I suppose. This parade may not rival some of the bigger and more elaborate ones around the country, but for Portland, the Grand Floral Parade, is as big as it gets. It's a source of pride and participation for the entire Portland-Vancouver metro area for good reasons. I'm a fan.

    1 hour parade that was stretched out to 2. Way too much space between participants spent most of…read morethe time waiting for the next float. floats are nothing like advertised maybe 2-3 actual floats. Not worth the time and effort.

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    Nurses and Medical Workers walking in the Grand Floral Parade - Portland Rose Festival

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    Spectacular all-floral floats are center stage in the Grand Floral Parade.

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