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Your Hometown Parade
Movie Classics
The Pittsfield Parade Committee announced that the 2012 Fourth of July Parade Theme is ‘Movie Classics.’
The winning theme was chosen from a field of over 25 suggestions from Facebook fans.
Pittsfield Parade Committee President Betsy Bean said, “We are hoping to see lions and tigers and bears, Oh my... and Muppets or Star Wars characters in downtown Pittsfield.”
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Float-Building Seminars
Float-Building Workshops are designed to bring together potential float builders to learn the rules and regulations of putting together an award- winning float for the 4th of July Parade.
Ideas will be suggested on float construction, types of materials to use, size regulations, safety issues, and an understanding of the categories for your entry.
Float Workshops will be held at the UCP building on West Street on:
Monday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m.
A final float workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 6 at Morningside School at 7 p.m.
Parade Committee requires that someone from each float entry attend at least one of these workshops.
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Volunteers Needed
The Pittsfield Parade Committee parade planning meetings will be held the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm, at Morningside School on Burbank Street in Pittsfield. Please join us!
May 2, 16, 30
June 6, 13, 27
July 16 (wrap up meeting)
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One of the 10 Best Parade Venues in the Country!
This article appeared in the Berkshire Eagle on Monday June 30, 2008.
As the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade gets ready to step off on Friday, it got a high-profile boost in the pages of USA Today, which listed it among the 10 best parade venues in the country.
"We were thrilled," said Peter M. Marchetti, treasurer and coordinator of this year's parade. "It made us feel great."
In its Friday edition, USA Today asked Steve Schmader, president and CEO of the International Festival and Events Association, to list his favorite 10 parades.
Pittsfield was joined by Washington, D.C., Racine, Wis., Philadelphia, Gatlinburg, Tenn., Balboa Island, Calif., Bristol, R.I., Greeley, Colo., Belton, Texas, and St. Louis.
"Once billed as 'Your Hometown Parade,' " the paper said, "the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade dates back to 1824, when the procession consisted of Revolutionary War veterans and politicians riding in horse-drawn carriages.
Today's modern parade has floats, balloons and marching bands, but still retains the small-town, patriotic flavor of its roots."
USA Today, with a circulation of more than 2.2 million, is the nation's most-read newspaper. The theme of this year's parade is "A World of Music."
There will be 19 marching musical acts, and all 23 floats will play either live or taped music. The six giant helium balloons will likewise have a musical theme, right down to Laa-Laa, the Teletubby.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. Friday and will follow its traditional route, beginning on South Street at the Housatonic Street intersection, proceeding around Park Square, up North Street and ending at Wahconah Park on Wahconah Street.
Here is the link to the orginial story in USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2008-06-26-fourth-of-july-parades_N.htm
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