2026 Fair Parade
Sunday, August 2 at 4 p.m.
**No entries will be accepted after Thursday, July 16.**
PARADE ROUTE
The parade begins at Main and Cedar Streets, traveling East to Jefferson Street. Participants will move South on Jefferson, then West on 5th Street to the Elks Lodge at 1459 W 5th Street.
Past Fair Parade Grand Marshals and Honor Groups
2025
Dawn Kitchell
Community Literacy Foundation
2024
Don Emann, Craig Callaway
Washington Public Library
2023
Karen Dawson
Empac Group
2022
Bill Halmich, Sandy Lucy, Ed Menefee
WINGS Educational Foundation
2021
Marc Housemann (honorary)
Franklin County Health Dept., Front Line Workers with Mercy
2019
Oldest Living Fair Chairman, Board Member, and Queen
Past Fair Chairmen and Queens
2018
Steve Kuenzel
Washington Elks BPO 1559
2017
Jim Briggs
City of Washington
2016
Sheriff Gary Toelke
Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Unit
2015
Vince Borgerding
Wheels for Wheels
2014
Dave Wehmeyer & Judy Tobben
Past Parade Chairmen
2013
Paula Obermark
United Way
2012
Gary Terschluse & Ron Unnerstall
Green Berets
2011
Rick Hopp
WVFC Auxiliary
2010
LB & Bonnie Eckelkamp
Backstoppers
2009
Wendy Wildberger
Past & Present Fair Board
2008
WWII Veterans
Franklin County Honor Flight
2007
Police Officers shot on duty
GetKidsSafe
2006
Jackie Miller
Knights of Columbus
2005
Missourian
Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts
2004
Gary Lucy
Past Fair Board
2003
Jerry Jasper
Washington Vol Fire Dept
2002
Dutch Borcherding
5307th Composite Unit
2001
Don Northington
United Way
2000
Caitlin McIntosh – Miss Teen
Historical Society
1999
Moohlah Shriners
Meals on Wheels
1998
Dan Buck – Show Me St Louis Show
1997
Tammy Leesmann
1996
Cancelled-storms
1995
Fred Bird – Mascot of the St Louis Cardinals
1994
Ken Kruel – 1952 Fair Chairman, oldest living past chairman, Dave Wehmeyer – 1994 Fair Chairman
