Game On! Kick off the Biggest Year of Sports events in Santa Clara with the 56th SC Parade of Champions Festival on Oct. 4th, 2025!

Our official Photographer, Larry Sacks Photography, offers free downloads here: Photos of Parade of Champions 2024

Local Residents: watch the Post Parade weekly replay on Comcast 15 or AT&T 99, Saturday at 6pm, or Sunday at 10am from December to March

Pre Parade “Meet the Grand Marshals” on Parade Day at the Breakfast of Champions Fundraiser on October 4th, 2025 @ 8-10am!

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The 56th SC Parade of Champions and Festival on Saturday, October 4th, 2025

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Parade Contest, Village Booths, Food Trucks and Live Music!

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The 56th SC Parade of Champions and Festival on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 📯 Parade Contest, Village Booths, Food Trucks and Live Music! 📯

We are the longest running, most inclusive, multicultural legacy parade and festival in the history of Santa Clara—All are invited!

Attention Competition Loving Marching Bands, Drill Teams, Dance Teams, Community Bands and Community Made Floats: A Santa Clara Parade Tradition is BACK for a second year with Prize Money and Competition Points! Our Professional NorCal Band Association Judges will be scoring the contest for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners—just like a standard Band Competitions.

Congratulations to last year’s First Place Winner in Marching Band and Color Guard Category: the North Monterrey County High School! First Place in Drill was Los Angeles Rulaz Drill Team. First place in Dance was the Santa Clara Elite Dance Team. First Place in Community Band was the Tian Guo Marching Band. First Place in Community Float was Falun DaFa.

We are so proud of the diversity and talent of our community contest winners every year. Catch up on last year’s winners, visit the Gallery from our 2024 Parade. All Participants received Certificates of Appreciation, Link to a Free Download for Photos, and lots of social media love.

Special thanks to our sponsor, our official Photographer, Larry Sacks! Download here FREE: Photos of Parade of Champions 2024. To view past years, download HERE: larrysacks.enjoyphotos.com/Default.aspx#group_OK4BN75H. Thank you LARRY SACKS PHOTOGRAPHY!

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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?

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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 Last Year’s 2024 Presenting Sponsor!

LEVI Stadium is over 10 years old, and for 2026 it will host two Massive World Class Events— the Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup Games—a first for Santa Clara.

Last year as our Presenting Sponsor, the 49er Float was active: leading the way was Sour Dough Sam with 49er former Kicker Joe Nedney, the Gold Rush Cheerleaders, as their youth guests, the Flag Football Team from Kathleen MacDonald School! Thank you for Supporting our local youth athletes.

Next year will be the biggest year of Sports at LEVI Stadium. Santa Clara has over a century of Sports legends, champions and Olympians—a long history. Join us for the Kickoff Celebration on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, in Downtown Santa Clara. All are invited. Thank you for 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 2024 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

Stay Tuned for the 2025 Grand Marshals Announcement! In the meantime, check out past years Parade Videos and Highlight Reel.