Litchfield Visitors Bureau Promoting Parade of Bands

The Litchfield Visitors Bureau is busy coordinating the next Parade of Bands. It’s coming up on Tuesday, June 17th at 6 p.m.

Shane Zeppelin says this will be the 6th one – it began in 2019, but skipped a year due to COVID. He says the parade route begins at 10th Street and Armstrong Avenue, then travels south to 5th Street, east on 5th to Gilman Avenue and then north on Gilman – back to 10th and there will be 11 visiting marching bands – KMS, Milaca, Sartell, Albany, Benson, Cotter, Champlin Park, Foley, Owatonna, St. Michael-Albertville, Dassel-Cokato – and, of course, Litchfield.

Zeppelin says the parade will be live-streamed and you can view it on Facebook and You Tube. Heather Winkelman says there will be several food vendors set up on 6th Street between Armstrong and Gilman Avenues on June 17th

Winkelman says some of the food vendors will set up early so you could get lunch there, but you can definitely get your supper there – or a snack – during the Parade of Bands. Janaye Prieve says her fellow committee members include Brian & Kathy Cruze, Terry Anderson, Pam Radunz, Keith Johnson, Shane Zeppelin and Heather Winkelman; and LHS Band Director Bailey Benoit gets the invitations to all of the visiting bands. She says if anyone would like to make a donation towards the Parade of Bands, checks and cash may be dropped off at the Chamber office at 219 North Sibley Avenue in Litchfield.

Prieve says you can find more information at LitchfieldMN.com or call 693-8184.