to all candidates and volunteers who
participated in all the Erie County
Parades, Festivals and Fair in 2025!
Look forward to 2026!!

2026 information will be posted as soon as available!

Sandusky Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25, 2026

Parade Formation:  7:30am-8:45am
Opening Ceremony:  9:00am
Located at the I.F. Mack Building near the campus baseball fields
Parade Step-off:
Immediately following brief Opening Ceremony
Parade Line-up Location:
OVH – enter grounds off of Columbus Avenue
Length of Parade Route:
Approximately one (1) mile
Through the OVH campus and
north on Route 250/Milan Road to Oakland Cemetery

Please contact OVH for additional information:
Mark Faust, President/Erie County Veterans
Memorial Park Committee
mwfaust@buckeye-express.com
or
Kimberly Lewallen
kimberly.lewallen@dvs.ohio.gov | 567.998.3948

60th Vermilion Festival of the Fish
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2026

Parade:  Sunday, June 21, 2026
THEME:
The Codfather – Sleeps With The Fishes
Parade Line-up Time:
10:00am – 11:30am
Parade Line-Up Location:
On old Route 2/Lake Road
West side of City of  Vermilion
Parade Start:  12:30pm
Parade Route Length:
Approximately one (1) mile

For more information, please visit:
2026 Festival of Fish

3rd Shoreline PRIDE Sandusky
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Erie County Democratic Party
will be sponsoring a tent at the 
3rd Annual Shoreline PRIDE Sandusky
Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 10:00am-4:00pm
Parade begins: 11:00am

Local Democratic candidates are invited to stop by during Celebration!

The following forms and information will be available:
Voter Registration
Update your name and address on current voter registration
Application for Ballot By Mail
Be a Poll Worker for Erie County Board of Elections

Would you like to volunteer to help at the tent?
For more information, please contact:
Amy Grubbe | amygrubbe@yahoo.com

Shoreline PRIDE Sandusky Parade | Application
Participation is FREE. Application deadline is June 19.

Shoreline PRIDE Sandusky Parade | 11:00am
Route: Approximately 1.5 miles
Line-up begins at the corner of Warren Street.
Route proceeds west down Washington Street, north on Columbus Avenue,
and east on Water Street, ending at Shoreline Park (see map).

Democratic Women of Erie County
will be sponsoring a tent at the 
39th year – Sandusky Stars & Stripes Celebration
Saturday, July 4, 2026 | 10:00am-4:00pm

Local candidates are invited to stop by during Celebration!

The following forms and information will be available:
Voter Registration
Update your name and address on current voter registration
Application for Ballot By Mail
Be a Poll Worker for Erie County Board of Elections

Would you like to volunteer to help at the tent?
For more information, please contact:
Tracy Francis | tfrancis85@aol.com

Huron River Fest Celebration
Saturday, July 11, 2026

Parade Information for 2026
Parade Line-up:  10:00am
Parade Start:  11:00am
Enter Jim Campbell Street from Route 2
(backside of Huron High School)
NOTE:  Cleveland Road at Huron High School
will be closed/blocked; Jim Campbell Street
will not be accessible from Cleveland Road
Parade Route Length:
Approximately 1 1/4 miles – Parade Map

For more information:
Huron River Fest
Huron Lion’s Club Parade Application

Grand Parade:
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Parade Assembly:
No later than 1:00pm
Parade Line-Up:
Form and disband behind
Margaretta High School
Parade Start:  2:00pm
Parade Route Length:  Approximately one (1) mile

Please Note:
The Ironman Ohio 2026 Race will be traveling
through the outskirts of Castalia on the day of the parade.
Most of the participants should be through the area by noon.
Please allow extra time for any delays!

As soon as 2026 information is available, it will be posted.
2025 – Parade Letter.docx
Cold Creek Parade Application 2025.docx

40th Berlin Heights Basket Festival
Friday-Saturday, July 31-August 1, 2026

Parade:  Saturday, August 1, 2026
Parade Line-Up:  12:30pm
Parade Start:  1:30pm
Parade Line-Up Location:
Enter Hill Road off Berlin Road and line up
Parade Route:
Approximately 1 mile

For more information,
Berlin Heights Basket Festival Parade 2026

Erie County Fair
Monday-Saturday, August 3-8, 2026
NOTE: Open Sunday, August 9, 2026
for fair employees, exhibitors,
animal/project release
and fair tear-down.

Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Democratic Women of Erie County Day
Friday, August 7, 2026 – Senior Day
Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Veterans Day

Do you need to…..
Register to vote?
Update your address/name change?
Update your signature on your file?
Need to request a ballot by mail?
Check to make sure you are ready to vote in November!

For more information on the Erie County Fair 2025,
please visit here!

66th Milan Melon Festival
Saturday-Monday, September 5-7, 2025

66th Milan Melon Festival Grand Parade:
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Parade Line-Up:
9:00am – 12:00 noon
NO LATER THAN 1:15pm
Check-in off of Route 250 on Lockwood Avenue near Tenneco
Parade Step-off:  2:00pm
Parade Route Length:  Approximately 1 1/4 miles

For information about the Grand Parade,
please visit here.
For more information, please visit
Milan Melon Festival.

54th Annual Woollybear Festival
2026 Date To Be Announced
9:00am – 5:00pm

The largest 1-day festival in Ohio:
More than 100,000 people are expected
to celebrate the woollybear worm.
Dick Goddard was a co-founder of the festival.

Parade Assembly:
10:00am-12Noon
Parade Line-Up:
Along old Route 6 – west of Downtown Vermilion
Parade Start:  1:30pm
Parade Route Length:  Approximately one (1) mile
Parade Route

For more information:
Woollybear Festival 2025