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118th AnnualPortland Rose FestivalPortland, Oregon
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One of the world's great special events, the Portland Rose Festival is celebrating 2025 with the theme, All Together Now. In both 2007 and 2011 the Rose Festival
was named the Best Festival in the World by the International Festivals & Events Association.
The Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade is at the heart of the Rose Festival's cherished traditions, and features the traditional large all-floral floats, as well popular mini-floats that help make the parade unique. The floral spectacle featuring floats, marching bands, equestrians and specialty units will travel a new route in 2025, starting at Portland's downtown waterfront and ending near Providence Park. View the Grand Floral Parade Route Map. More than 250,000 spectators line the 2-mile parade route through Downtown Portland which begins near the waterfront and ends near Providence Park. Bands are judged near the intersection of 4th Avenue and Morrison Street. A week prior to the Grand Floral Parade, the streets of downtown Portland glow with the lights of the CareOregon Starlight Parade. The illuminated parade is one of the Portland Rose Festival's most popular events, drawing more than 250,000 spectators to view the sparkling floats, gleaming bands and glowing marching groups. This parade will also travel the same route through the heart of Portland, starting on the waterfront and ending near Providence Park. View the CareOregon Starlight Parade Route Map. A featured highlight in both the CareOregon Starlight Parade and Grand Floral Parade is the One More Time Around Again Marching Band presented by Carl's Jr. This all-age band boasts nearly 400 members from the region and across the country. Both the Grand Floral Parade and CareOregon Starlight Parade will be televised live in Portland and throughout the region on KPTV FOX 12 Oregon (watch live online at www.kptv.com). FOX 12 will also be streaming a third parade during Rose Festival, the Fred Meyer Junior Parade on Wednesday, June 4. 2025 Participating Bands
GRAND FLORAL PARADE (Saturday, June 7, 2025) • Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA • Chief Sealth International High School, Seattle, WA • Franklin High School, Portland, OR • Glencoe High School, Hillsboro, OR • Newport High School, Bellevue, WA • One More Time Around Again Marching Band, Portland, OR • Oregon City High School, Oregon City, OR • Portland Fire Pipes and Drums, Portland, OR • Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR • Shu-Te Home Economics & Commercial High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan • Tualatin High School, Tualatin, OR • Vancouver Mega Band featuring Fort Vancouver High School, Hudson's Bay High School, Columbia River High School, and Skyview High School, Vancouver, WA CAREOREGON STARLIGHT PARADE (Saturday, May 31, 2025) • Cleveland High School, Portland, OR • David Douglas High School, Portland, OR • Forest Grove High School, Forest Grove, OR • Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA • Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro OR • Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA • Ida B. Wells High School, Portland, OR • Interlake High School, Bellevue, WA • Lincoln High School, Portland, OR • One More Time Around Again Marching Band, Portland, OR • Parkrose High School, Portland, OR • Scappoose High School, Scappoose, OR • Shorewood High School, Shoreline, WA • Sunset High School, Portland, OR • Union High School, Camas, WA 2024 ResultsGRAND FLORAL PARADE (Saturday, June 8, 2024) BAND SWEEPSTAKES AWARD Oregon City High School, Oregon City, OR GOLD STANDARD Ballard High School, Seattle, WA Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA Cleveland High School, Portland, OR Columbia River High School, Vancouver, WA Garfield High School, Los Angeles, CA Glencoe High School, Hillsboro, OR Pipestone High School, Pipestone, MN Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA Shu-Te High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Tualatin High School, Tualatin, OR SILVER STANDARD Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, OR Hudson Bay High School, Vancouver, WA Tillamook High School, Tillamook, OR STARLIGHT PARADE (Saturday, June 1, 2024) BAND SWEEPSTAKES AWARD Shorecrest High School, Shoreline, WA GOLD STANDARD Century High School, Hillsboro, OR David Douglas High School, Portland, OR Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA Interlake High School, Bellevue, WA Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA Skyview High School, Vancouver, WA Westview High School, Portland, OR SILVER STANDARD Hermiston High School, Hermiston, OR Hudson's Bay High School, Vancouver, WA Liberty High School, Hillsboro, OR Lincoln High School, Portland, OR Scappoose High School, Scappoose, OR Southridge High School, Beaverton, OR Tigard High School, Tigard, OR Related Events
The Portland Rose Festival features a full month of events and festivities, which celebrate the past, embrace the future and promote
family fun, cultural diversity and civic pride. Highlights include:
• Fred Meyer Junior Parade, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 • CityFair, May 23-June 8, 2025 • Queen's Coronation, June 6, 2025 Future Dates
June 7, 2025
June 6, 2026 June 12, 2027 (The Grand Floral Parade always takes place on the second Saturday after Memorial Day.) For More Information
Web: RoseFestival.org
Email: Rose Festival Office Mail: Portland Rose Festival Foundation, 1020 SW Naito Parkway Portland, OR 97204-3203 Phone: 503-227-2681 If you're interested in entering your band in the Portland Rose Festival events, request an application from Marilyn Clint at the Festival office, Phone 503-227-2681 Recent Headlines: 2024 BOA Grand National Championships Photos | Subscribe to the new Marching.com channel on YouTube | Marching Band Music Arrangers | Marching.com on Facebook |
