Category: Parade - Cochranton Events

Website Glitches

7/16/2024

YES! We know!
We know there is a problem with loading the confirmation page. Unable to fix it, we asked the website company to correct the issue. We are STILL attempting to use their workaround, to no avail.
SO, IF you clicked to submit your application, please know that it came through (EVERY Single Time you clicked on "submit") and now we have HUNDREDS of email applications we are are wading through to weed out all the duplicates.
We hope to have gone through all of them by the 20th of July. IF you have not received an email reply by July 20th, please email us at [email protected] to inquire.
Please give us this week to go through all of the duplicates so that we don't miss anyone.
THANK YOU for your understanding and patience.
We posted updates on our Facebook page (please follow that for quick updates -- if we are away from computers, it is not easy to access our website for updates from our phones).
Hoping you all see at least this notification on the website.
Just think if you were paying an online bill and you kept clicking on the submit button....... how many times would your account be debited? Well, we can tell you... MANY times. Submit worked, confirmation did not work.
We ask your forgiveness and patience as our all-volunteer workers take their personal time to go through your applications.
We thank you for understanding that we are just like you: volunteers with families, medical emergencies, regular paying jobs, and other life events. We do our best, and THANK YOU for remembering that.
Please do not call to apply.
Please wait until the 20th to email us.
We are hoping to have them all sorted by the 20th.
THANK YOU!!!

Christmas Tree Lane

11/11/2023

Tis the Season!
Halloween is over.
Today is Veterans Day. THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS AND ALL CURRENTLY SERVING! THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILIES TOO!
Thanksgiving arrives in less than two weeks.
Christmas Tree Lane ushers in the holiday season in Cochranton in less than one week!
Santa arrives, as always, on Saturday at noon via a Fire Truck escort!
Hours:
Friday, November 17, 10am-5pm
Saturday, November 18, 10am-5pm
Sunday, November 19, 10am-4pm
Admission:
$3.00 Ages 12 and up
$1.00 Ages 6-11
Free Ages 5 and under
(No fee just to see Santa on Saturday)
Our Kitchen Krew is looking forward to the tasty treats and planning for take-out availability!
Come on over one day, two days, three days -- vote for your favorite trees!!
Start your Christmas shopping with our crafters and vendors who are bringing their holiday finest!
Support your favorite organizations with their fund-raisers!
And remember, your support and enjoyment of Christmas Tree Lane helps us host the popular parade during fair week!
Help us usher-in Christmas in Cochranton!
New and longtime businesses are having open houses, the Junior Fair Board's Annual Gingerbread Contest is being held at the United Methodist Church (during the craft show at the church), the lighting of the Christmas scenes in the yard between the Presbyterian Church and the Cochranton Area Public Library, and more!
Do you like to sing? Stop on by Christmas Tree Lane and share your vocal renditions (acapella) of Christmas music with fellow visitors and volunteers!
Some folks say it's too early for Christmas stuff, but, is it really to early to share the Christmas spirit with others? There really is no wrong time.
Share the spirit, spread the joy, and sing the praises of your local entrepreneurs and organizations! (And, it's OK too, to sing the praises of Christ - after all, He's the reason we celebrate Christmas!)

2023

6/3/2023

Where did the time go?
Halloween.
Christmas Tree Lane.
The New Year.
Winter.
Spring.
and now, SUMMER.
You know what that means.
Fairs, festivals, parades!
Sunshine. Warm weather. Cotton candy.
The fair association is hard at work on the 2023 fair and we, the parade committee, have been dodging personal commitments in order to meet and work on the parade (we're all volunteers who work, have families, etc. JUST LIKE YOU).
The 2023 theme is Growing the Future!!
The date is Wednesday, August 9, 2023!!
Details are found on our parade details page, the application(s) are on the application page, and float rules are found on.... the float rules page! Trying to keep it logical.
If you have questions, message us on our Facebook page, or send an email to [email protected]!
We trust thought that 99.9% of questions are already answered in our letter of invitation, policy brochure, and float rules documents.
If we missed something, let us know.
Better yet, join our committee and get involved! We love our volunteers!
AND,
Don't forget to apply by July 15th if you want to be a participant in the parade itself as it winds its way through the Borough of Cochranton!

Letters, Applications, Policies

5/11/2022

It is that time of year!
Letters of Invitation, Applications to Participate, Policy Brochures!
Available on website beginning the week of May 11-16, 2022!
Paper copies will be mailed to past participants who are not on the email list by the end of May.
Email invitations will be sent in the next week or so!
We are so very excited for this year's parade with a theme of "Preserve Tradition, Cultivate the Future!"
Our annual float contest is also in the works! Rules will be uploaded shortly and will be published in the fair's premium book. Put on your thinking caps to work with our parade theme!
Don't forget, we have a new email address: [email protected]!
Deadline to apply is always July 15th! No walk-ins permitted.
Thank you for your understanding!

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

8/1/2021

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!

2021, Here We Come!

2/20/2021

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!

2020 Fair Parade cancelled.

6/4/2020

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!

WE LOVE OUR PARADE!!

4/13/2020

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!!

It's Almost Time!

7/28/2019

Guess What??
Go ahead, Guess!!
That's right!
It's almost time for a parade!
Heartiest thanks to those who've applied and been approved to be in our annual parade on Wednesday, August 7, 2019!! We look forward to your participation in this fun evening during the Cochranton Community Fair!!
Invitations extended to those who want to watch our parade as it glides/marches/traverses/moves through the streets of Cochranton! (We know that many of you put your chairs out early to save your favorite gazing spots!)
We are excited to announce that we have an excellent group of parade participants/performers/people for this year's pursuit of the ultimate in parade routes! (Yes, we ARE proud of our parade, deemed by many in the area to be the longest evening parade in Crawford County, perhaps even western Pennsylvania, dare we suggest the entire Commonwealth?!?!
No matter how you categorize our marching units, floats, drill teams, motorized units, animal entries, bands, and others, we know that WE LOVE A PARADE and WE LOVE ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATE, WHO SPECTATE, WHO DONATE, WHO VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME!
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in Cochranton PA.. The parade steps-off at 6:30PM. (Line-up begins at 5:00PM for those units that applied and are registered. We do not accept walk-in entries for safety reasons. Thank you for understanding!)
Check out our Countdown Timer on our home page! We're getting excited for Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30PM!!

2019

5/1/2019

Spring Greetings and Happy Parade Season 2019!
In case you missed it at the annual Cochranton Community Fair Breakfast Buffet Benefit, we announced our 2019 Parade Theme: "Growing Our Future"!! Our annual parade is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2019.
The committee is looking forward to a great parade during the week of the Cochranton Community Fair in August and to seeing YOU!
Updates made today to the website -- you can now utilize our online application system for this year's parade. Information regarding the parade is available on the "Parade Details" tab and applications are available on the drop-down tab "Parade applications."
Paper/hard-copies of the Invitation Letter, Applications, etc. have been going out in the mail this week. If you participated in the parade in the last few years, watch your mailbox for your copies to be arriving any day now.
If you do not receive a paper copy (sometime things do get lost), please feel free to download the same information from the website -- and share it with others who may be interested in joining us this August!
Have an awesome spring/summer!!