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ComcastAmerica's Children's Holiday ParadeOakland, California
For More Information
Web: OaklandHolidayParade.com Email: Ray Pulver, Parade Director Mail: 5320 Cedar Grove Circle, San Jose, CA 95123 Phone: 408-629-2520 If you're interested in entering your band in America's Children's Holiday Parade, please request an application from Ray Pulver at the contact info above.
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Now in its 11th year, the Comcast America's Children's Holiday Parade in Oakland has become Northern California's premier family event.
The ooh's and ahh's of more than 100,000 spectators thrill the parade participants and provide a heartfelt warm-up for the arrival of Santa
Claus in the parade's finale.
The award-winning parade features children's favorite cartoon and storybook stars appearing live or as giant helium balloons, joined by marching bands, colorful floats and specialty entries in a 90-minute parade through Downtown Oakland, California. Curious George. Bugs Bunny. Snoopy. Berenstain Bears. Bob McGrath of Sesame Street. Santa. Mention the names and watch the kids' eyes light up. Assemble them all into one parade, and open the festive holiday season with delight for children and the people who love them. Marching bands in the parade are judged by the Northern California Band Association. The reviewing stand is located near the television broadcast area at 14th Street and Broadway. A sweepstakes award is presented to the overall best band, along with awards for the top three high school bands in the small and large divisions. Additional awards are presented to the best university/college band, best middle school band and best community/civic band. America's Children's Holiday Parade is broadcast on PBS television affiliates across the United States and portions of Canada, and around the world on American Forces Network. The 2009 parade was available to more than 45 million households throughout North America, and many of the top markets in the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. In the San Francisco Bay Area, the parade is broadcast more than a dozen times on six different stations including KTVU-FOX 2, KICU-IND, KQED-PBS, KTEH-PBS, Comcast Cable and Peralta TV. It is the single most televised event in the San Francisco Bay Area. A Webcast is provided by www.Peralta.tv. 2009 Participating Bands
The entry period for 2010 is still open. Until the 2010 entries are finalized, here are the band participants from last year.
American H.S., Fremont, CA Encinal H.S., Alameda, CA Fairfield H.S. Scarlet Brigade, Fairfield, CA Hayward H.S., Hayward, CA Jesse Bethel H.S., Vallejo, CA Mission San Jose H.S., Fremont, CA Mount Eden H.S., Hayward, CA Napa H.S., Napa, CA Oak Grove H.S., San Jose, CA Piedmont Highlanders Drums & Pipes, Piedmont, CA Pittsburg H.S., Pittsburg, CA Rodriguez H.S., Fairfield, CA Skyline H.S., Oakland, CA Tian Guo Marching Band, San Francisco, CA UC Davis California Aggie Marching Band, Davis, CA Vallejo Middle School, Vallejo, CA Washington H.S., Fremont, CA Related Events
America's Children's Holiday Parade works in association with other festivals, giving marching bands the opportunity to perform
in several events during the same trip, such as:
• Oakland City Center Tree Lighting, Thursday, December 2, 2010 • Jack London Square Plaza Lighting and Festivities, Friday, December 3, 2010 While in Oakland for the parade, bands and visitors can take time to visit world-renowned sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, including: • Golden Gate Bridge • San Francisco's Pier 39 • Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center • California Academy of Sciences • The Oakland Zoo's "Zoo Lights" • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Future Dates
December 4, 2010
December 3, 2011 December 1, 2012 December 7, 2013 (Always held the first Saturday of December.) For More Information
Web: OaklandHolidayParade.com
Email: Ray Pulver, Parade Director Mail: 5320 Cedar Grove Circle, San Jose, CA 95123 Phone: 408-629-2520 If you're interested in entering your band in America's Children's Holiday Parade, please request an application from Ray Pulver at the contact info above. |