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There was a Parade. There will be Christmas Tree Lane.

9/20/2021

Hello Neighbors, Friends, Parade-Goers, and All Who Love Parades!
We are thrilled to announce TWO (2) EVENTS this fall of 2021!!
October 28, 2021 (Trick-or-Treat Night in Cochranton, PA) we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Halloween Display (one night only for pedestrian traffic)!! Details to be posted soon!
and then....
November 19, 20, and 21 we will be hosting our annual fund-raiser, Christmas Tree Lane!! Details to be posted in the coming days!! Our theme for 2021 is "Dreaming of a Cochranton Christmas"!!!
Our heartiest thanks to all who participated in the 2021 Cochranton Community Fair Parade -- from participants to spectators to donors and volunteers!! We were blessed with a picture perfect day in Cochranton and ushered in parade season for our neck of the woods with record crowds! Pictures to be posted ASAP! (We than you for your patience!)

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We're Back!! We're having a parade!

8/1/2021

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Yes! We're back!
Parade, Wednesday, August 4th, 2021!
Line-up fallen into place.
Line-up numbers to be sent out (via email for most participants) over the next few days.
Weather, so far, looking picture perfect.
Theme remains from 2020's absent event: Cochranton Memories.
We're looking forward to seeing everyone!
Bring your lawn chairs if you're a spectator, bring your smiles and energy if you're a participant.
Visit the fair before and after the parade.
Enjoy all that our little town has to offer!
We love a parade. We love our community. We love all of you.
See y'all on the 4th!

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2021 Parade Theme

3/20/2021

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We are excited to announce the theme for the annual parade, scheduled for Wednesday, August 4, 2021: Cochranton Memories!!

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2021, Here We Come!

2/20/2021

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MISSING THE 2020 PARADE?
WE ARE TOO!
BUT, as of today, February 20, 2021, The Cochranton Community Fair Board has announced it is moving forward with plans for the 2021 fair, so our committee is pleased to announce we are moving forward with plans for our annual midweek parade! We will be posting updates as they become available! Check back soon!

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Christmas Tree Lane OR......Halloween??

10/25/2020

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2020 Christmas Tree Lane Theme:
Dreaming of a White Christmas was our 2020 theme, but it is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year's event. Sadly, our normal host site is unavailable due to Pennsylvania's health regulations regarding the pandemic; we searched for an alternate location and have met with the same situation for all host sites.

Please keep the many local organizations and businesses which normally host big events in your thoughts and prayers as they lose revenue with no hall rentals this year.

We intend to Dream of a Wonderful Christmas for all, a better 2021, and a return of our beloved Christmas Tree Lane in 2021!
In the meantime, take the extra time for your families and friends and start your plans for next year.

Until then, we are looking at a couple of EXCITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
Click HERE to view our 1st Annual Halloween event in Cochranton!! We are excited and honored to be providing an outdoor activity which allows ease of social distancing and fun wearing of masks from October 29 thru October 31 this year! Please visit our page a Creepy Cochranton Halloween for complete details! We hope you can join us for a hauntingly fun and kooky event for the whole family!

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Christmas Tree Lane!

8/2/2020

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2020 Christmas Tree Lane Theme:
Dreaming of a White Christmas
November 20, 21, 22 Open to Public
(those placing trees for display will be setting up on November 19, closed to public during set-up)
Please consider joining us at Christmas Tree Lane in November (the weekend before Thanksgiving) this year -- and let us hope/pray that we are able to continue that fine tradition!! We will post updates if we are unable to move forward with the event, but our plan as of August 1, 2020 is to host our annual Christmas Tree Lane!!
Applications to participate and details will be available this fall. Cross your fingers, toes, eyes, whatever needed and let's plan that we will be celebrating the end of the pandemic by November and can have fun public events again!

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23 YEARS of PARADES!!

7/21/2020

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MISSING THE 2020 PARADE?
WE ARE TOO!
With HUGE THANKS to ARMSTRONG CABLE,
You can watch ALL THE Cochranton Fair Parades from 1997 through 2019,
beginning July 27th
and airing for about a week!! Just imagine......
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
TWENTY-THREE YEARS of parades, YOURS TO WATCH for an entire week or so!!
THANK YOU, ARMSTRONG CABLE!!

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2020 Fair Parade cancelled.

6/4/2020

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2020 PARADE THEME was Cochranton Memories.
It is with sad hearts that our all-volunteer parade committee formally announces that the 2020 parade is, in conjunction with the Cochranton Community Fair, cancelled for 2020. This decision was not reached lightly and we held off hope that we would be able to go forward with the parade even in the absence of an active fair week.
Many factors played a part in this decision including, but not limited to: following social distancing guidelines that may or may not be in place in early August, giving fair opportunity to our participants to plan other activities without having to wait until the last minute for our cancellation, sparing the residents of Cochranton the concern of large crowds coming into town on the heels of the global pandemic, and keeping things on the same schedule with the fair itself.
We are thankful for our volunteers who put in many unseen hours of work for this event and are thankful they will stick with us for the 2021 parade!
We know that participants and spectators will be disappointed in this decision, but as noted above, we did not make this decision without due review of the options to fall within state guidelines and keep everyone (participants, spectators, and volunteers) safe in the coming weeks. We, as your parade committee members/volunteers, are disappointed too! We LOVE our parade, our little town, and all of you! We shall miss seeing your creativity this year at the parade!!
We do ask the courtesy of not speaking badly of our volunteers as we have seen regarding some other community events. Many events rely on each other for support and no volunteer wants to see their beloved special event cancelled. Our volunteers are no different.
We are determined to be back in 2021, bigger and better than ever! Please put your thinking caps on and join us in 2021!! We can't wait to see you all on August 4, 2021!!

Please consider joining us at Christmas Tree Lane in November (the weekend before Thanksgiving) this year -- and let us hope/pray that we are able to continue that fine tradition!

2020 Christmas Tree Lane Theme:
To Be Announced!
Throughout the year, our committee is busy with plans for the annual parade which takes place on Wednesday evening during the week of the Cochranton Community Fair (always the first Full week of August) and with plans for Christmas Tree Lane which takes place the weekend prior to Thanksgiving each year and serves as our sole fund-raising endeavor for the parade. We encourage you to pull up your chair and enjoy our events!

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WE LOVE OUR PARADE!!

4/13/2020

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YOU are invited to participate in the annual Cochranton Community Fair Parade!!
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Location: the streets of Cochranton
Theme: Cochranton Memories
Whether you want to be IN the parade OR WATCH the parade OR VOLUNTEER TO HELP with the parade, we have a space for you! We are not permitting the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 to dampen our spirits. WE LOVE A PARADE!!
We consider our little town's parade night to be a party for thousands and to be the largest evening parade in our neck of the woods, maybe even along the eastern seaboard! (To date, no one has disputed our claims to fame, so we're sticking with them!)
We invite you to join us for a fun time, something we're all looking forward to, especially right now with stay-at-home orders all over the country. Make plans. Please don't let the virus situation smother your plans. Remember, there is always Plan B. Sometimes we need to go to Plans C, D, and clear to Z, but we are proud of our American Spirit!! We shall parade til the cows come home!
Our Letter of Invitation and Parade Policy Brochure are available here: Parade Details. Our Application to Participate and Horse/Animal Application to Participate are located here: Applications Page. We will be sending out invitation/application paperwork via email in the coming days to recent participants -- and paper invitations via USPS after the stay-at-home orders are lifted. You don't have to wait to hear from us, though! The paperwork is now live and available here on our website!
If you would like to volunteer and make this one of the Greatest Parades Ever, please click here!
Like everything in this life (well, almost everything), parades cost money, so, please click here if you would like to donate financially too.
If you aren't able to march down the street with us, volunteer to help us, there is one more very essential job that may fit you perfectly: Spectator!! Make sure you have your lawn chairs ready for Wednesday, August 5, 2020!!
Let's show the world what we're made of here in Northwest Pennsylvania!!

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2020 PARADE THEME

4/2/2020

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It's here!!
The 2020 Cochranton Community Fair Parade theme is:
Cochranton Memories!
Put on your thinking caps!
Whether you enter a float in competition, march with a band, drive a cool car, this year's theme should provide oodles of fun for all!
Take a look back at our history. Look at your history with our community. We are making history every day!
We are not in a panic, by the way, over the world pandemic. We fully recognize the serious nature of the COVID-19 virus and encourage everyone to abide by the safety measures put forth by the CDC and PA Department of Health.
We are going to be sending out traditional paper invitation letters to those on our mailing list once the stay-at-home order is lifted in our state - BUT, if we have your email address on hand, we will start sending out invitations via email in the next few days! (If you would like to receive your information via email, please send us your contact information on the form under the General Queries tab.)
That said, we are planning to have a parade and get back to living this summer -- and sincerely hope that you are too!
Let's make more "Cochranton Memories"!!

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There was a Parade. There will be Christmas Tree Lane.

We're Back!! We're having a parade!

2021 Parade Theme

2021, Here We Come!

Christmas Tree Lane OR......Halloween??

Christmas Tree Lane!

23 YEARS of PARADES!!

2020 Fair Parade cancelled.

WE LOVE OUR PARADE!!

2020 PARADE THEME

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