Parade of Bands Will Feature 13 Bands

The Parade of Bands will be held in Litchfield on June 16th and it will feature 13 high school marching bands this year. This is the 7th year of the event.

Shane Zeppelin says the bands this year will include Fergus Falls, St. Michael-Albertville, Foley, Benson, Owatonna, Sartell, Richfield, Milaca, Albany, Sauk Rapids-Rice, KMS, Alexandria and host band – Litchfield. He says it would be nice to have more bands in the Watercade parade in July, but the parade season is over for the bands by then which is why they started the Parade of Bands.

Zeppelin says the parade route will start at 10th Street and Armstrong Avenue, then south to 5th Street, then east to Gilman Avenue, and then north on Gilman to Litchfield High School and there will be 3 performance areas – in front of Wagner School, midway on 5th Street and on Gilman Avenue near the softball field where the judges sit. He says 6th Street will be closed that day between Armstrong and Gilman Avenues as about a dozen food vendors will be set up.

Zeppelin says the Parade of Bands will be live-streamed for anyone to watch who can’t make it in person. He says any donations to help fund the event are greatly welcome and may be dropped off at the Chamber office in downtown Litchfield.