Welcome to our nonprofit community! Save the date for the 56th Annual
Santa Clara Parade of Champions and Festival on October 4th, 2025!
Our official Photographer, Larry Sacks Photography, is offering free downloads of 2024 Parade Photos Here: Photos of Parade of Champions 2024
Stay tuned for Next year’s Meet the Grand Marshals
at the Breakfast of Champions on October 4th, 2025 @ 8-10am!
Support Our Nonprofit Parade and Festival Today!
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Sponsor the Parade!
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Sign Up for the Parade!
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Our Community Village
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Volunteer with Us
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Grab your Gear Today!
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Secure your Bleachers!
The 55th SC Parade of Champions and Festival on Saturday, October 5th, 2024
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Parade Contest, Village Booths, Food Trucks and Street Dance with Pop Rocks!
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The 55th SC Parade of Champions and Festival on Saturday, October 5th, 2024 📯 Parade Contest, Village Booths, Food Trucks and Street Dance with Pop Rocks! 📯
We are the longest running, most inclusive legacy parade and festival in the history of Santa Clara—All are invited!
The Tradition is BACK! Attention all Marching and Community Bands, Drill Teams, Dance Teams, and our Community Float Artisans—our Professionally judged COMMUNITY CONTEST will have Money Prizes this year for these specific categories! Just like the good old days. AND for the Competition loving Marching Bands, our Judges will also be offering Points for your participation in our Parade—just like any local Band Competition.
We are so proud of our community contest winners every year. Catch up on last year’s winners, visit the Gallery from our 2023 Parade. Our other category winners will receive Certificates of Appreciation, and social media love.
Special thanks to our sponsor, our official Photographer of the SC Parade of Champions! Download here FREE: Photos of Parade of Champions 2024
To view past years, download FREE HERE: larrysacks.enjoyphotos.com/Default.aspx#group_OK4BN75H
Thank you LARRY SACKS PHOTOGRAPHY!
Each year the City of Santa Clara Broadcasts to Local Santa Clara Residents the Parade on Comcast Channel 15 or AT & T 99 from December to March. Who doesn’t love a Parade?
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Each year the City of Santa Clara Broadcasts to Local Santa Clara Residents the Parade on Comcast Channel 15 or AT & T 99 from December to March. Who doesn’t love a Parade? 📯
Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor!
This year’s PRESENTING SPONSOR will be our hometown NFL Team and NFC Champions—the SF 49ers! They are celebrating their 10-year anniversary at Levi Stadium and launching their 49ers Cares about Santa Clara Program.
This will also be their first hometown parade, and we are excited about it. As the Presenting Sponsors they will showcase the organization with a Custom Float—expect the 49er Cheerleaders and Sourdough Sam!
All are invited to celebrate our Champions from little league, State, National to NFL, and our amazing Community and Front-line Heroes! Keeping our legacy and traditions alive since 1945!
Thank you to our 2024 Grand Marshals!
California’s Great America Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Lucy Van Pelt!
Krazy George Henderson, Earthquakes
We have Co-Marshals: Rod Diridon Sr. “Father of Transportation” and namesake of SJ Diridon Station and Santa Clara past Vice Mayor and Elected City Clerk, Rod Diridon Jr.
US Olympic Synchronized Swim Co-Coach and Hall of Famer: Coach Chris Carver!
Our Honored Guests:
Raymond De Gama Life long Community Leader serving many years as a volunteer for SCFD, a Parks and Rec Commissioner, and a variety of nonprofits like SCPAL board
SC Lions Football Club President Craig Connelly. He has worn all the hats in the organization, and dedicated hours along with his life partner Linda to developing Youth Football and Cheer Champions in Santa Clara.
In the meantime, check out past Parade Videos and Highlight Reel.
Stay tuned for the new video of the 55th Santa Clara Parade of Champions!
The Santa Clara Parade of Champions (SCPoC) has been a time-honored legacy in Santa Clara since 1945 when we welcomed home our WWII Heroes. Since then generations of Santa Clarans have never forgotten the memories and sense of community that the parade reinforced year after year. Our 501c3 NPO of grass roots volunteers are grateful to our Champions and Community Heroes for the generous support in bringing back the 50-year-old parade after a 24-year hiatus — we made history together!
Keeping our tradition alive since 1945! A Legacy of honoring our Community and Front line Heroes, and Champions every year…while supporting our charitable initiatives of Youth Scholarships, Veterans, and Families facing medical crisis.
Thank you to the growing list of 2024 Sponsors!
We are thankful to our Grantors, the City of Santa Clara & the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, as well as the wonderful generosity of our Parade Sponsors.
2024 Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Historic Honors
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Santa Clara Champion
Downtown Patron
Honorable Mention
In-Kind Sponsors
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Individuals
Frances Niczewicz
YLI Young Ladies Institute
Dianne Hidalgo
Dan Ondrasek
Rod Diridon Sr.
Ruben and Cecilia Santos
Frances Niczewicz YLI Young Ladies Institute Dianne Hidalgo Dan Ondrasek Rod Diridon Sr. Ruben and Cecilia Santos
2024 SC Parade of Champions: Honoring our Champions, Community and Front line Heroes since 1945!