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PORTLAND, Ore. (May 27, 2010) — The 2010 Portland Rose Festival PGE/SOLV Starlight Parade will light up the night with a fantastic lineup of illuminated floats, marching bands and eclectic specialty units. This year's grand marshal is Project Runway winner Seth Aaron Henderson. The parade begins at 8:30 PM (Pacific) on Saturday, June 5.

The Starlight Parade will be broadcast locally in Portland on KGW NewsChannel 8 beginning at 9:00 PM. Curbside viewing is free of charge and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The complete 2010 Starlight Parade lineup in order of appearance is shown below.

Also see the 2010 Grand Floral Parade Lineup for June 12.

2010 Portland Rose Festival PGE/SOLV Starlight Parade Order

1. Portland Police
2. Official Pace Car
3. Portland Police Highland Guard
4. Starlight Banner
5. Color Guard
6. 234th Army Band
7. Portland General Electric
8. Grand Marshal
9. Portland Rose Festival President
10. One More Time Around Again Marching Band presented by Standard TV & Appliance
11. Waterfront Village
12. Clear Channel
13. Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Clydesdales
14. Alaska Airlines
15. Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
16. Horizon Air
17. Squalicum High School Marching Band
18. Commissioner Fritz
19. Al Kader Shriners Calliope
20. Al Kader Shriners Oriental Band
21. Shriners Hospital for Children
22. West Albany High School Marching Band
23. Columbia River Yachting Association "Daughters of Neptune"
24. Northwest Civil War Council
25. Ronald McDonald House Charities presented by Parr Lumber
26. David Douglas High School Marching Band
27. Royal Rosarian Prime Minister
28. Royal Rosarians
29. Royal Rosarians
30. OSU Extension Metro Master Gardeners
31. Milwaukie High School Marching Band
32. Community Pride Section presented by Wells Fargo
33. Wells Fargo Clydesdales
34. P:EAR
35. Junior League of Portland
36. Loaves and Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People
37. Tigard High School Marching Band
38. Salvation Army
39. Providence Pink Glove Dancers
40. Rotary Club of Portland
41. Rotary Club of Portland
42. Evergreen High School Marching Band
43. Society of St. Vincent de Paul
44. West Coast Extreme All-Star Cheerleading
45. National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 82
46. Clackamas County 4-H
47. Hockinson High School Marching Band
48. Portland Rose Society President
49. Portland Rose Society
50. Daimler Trucks
51. Columbia River Newfoundland Club
52. Aloha High School Warrior Marching Band
53. Oregon John Deere Museum Foundation
54. Senator Jeff Merkley
55. Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers
56. Rose City Astronomers
57. Greyhound Pet Adoption Northwest
58. Sherwood High School Marching Band
59. Lee's Association Dragon & Lion Dance
60. Portland Kaohsiung Sister City Association
61. Columbia River Peace Corps Association
62. Festa Italiana Association
63. Kells Irish Pipes and Drums
64. Oregon Falun Dafa
65. 2010 Rose Festival Court presented by Pacific Power
66. Navy Recruiting District Portland
67. Navy Region Northwest Ceremonial Band
68. Oregon Bus Project
69. Oregon Society of CPAs
70. David Douglas High School Scots Marching Band
71. Rose Villa Senior Living Vikings and Vikettes Dragon Boat Float
72. KGW - Drew Carney
73. Union/Mountain View/Heritage Combined Band
74. Delta Society
75. LaCamas Shores Rain or Shine Umbrella Drill Team
76. Christmas Ships
77. Gresham High School Marching Band
78. Spirit of the West Section presented by Spirit Mountain Casino
79. Molalla Buckeroo Association
80. City of LaCenter
81. City of West Linn: West Linn Old Time Fair
82. Skyview High School Marching Band
83. Marysville Strawberry Festival
84. Astoria Regatta Festival
85. St. Paul Rodeo
86. Tualatin High School Marching Band
87. Capital Lakefair
88. Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival Association
89. Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival
90. Cloud City Garrison
91. Canby High School Cougar Marching Band
92. American Red Cross
93. Portland Square & Round Dancers
94. Pirates of Portlandia
95. Voiture 99, 40 et 8
96. Clackamas High School Marching Band
97. Sunshine Division Portland Police Bureau
98. AFSCME Council #75
99. AFSCME Council #75
100. Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum
101. Rex Putman High School Marching Band
102. Row for the Cure
103. Oregon Zoo
104. Various Exotic Bird Rescues
105. Reynolds High School Marching Band

View related stories: Portland's giant marching band invites adults to march "one more time", 2010 Portland Rose Festival Information and 2010 Grand Floral Parade Lineup


For one hundred years, the Portland Rose Festival has served families and individuals from Oregon and beyond with events and programs that spotlight the riches of the Pacific Northwest heritage and environment while offering colorful examples of many international cultures. Attended by more than two million people, the festival is annually one of the top three most highly decorated events by the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) and in 2007 was named Best Festival in the World. Among the festival's most popular events are the Grand Floral Parade and the Waterfront Village. For more information visit RoseFestival.org.


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