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ÝSRA Janette Kirtley rides the Rolling Hills Auto Plaza float in the Apple Blossom Parade. The float was one of two that honored 139th Airlift Wing personnel as their hometown heroes.

A young girl holds her ears as a St. Joseph police officer switches on his motorcycle's siren prior to the start of the Apple Blossom Parade.

Welcome to the 2008 Apple Blossom Parade and Festival Web site. This site provides current and historical material about St. Joseph's most popular annual parade.

How do we know it's the most popular?

You did it again! You voted the Apple Blossom as best parade/festival in 2008 Readers' Choice voting, sponsored by the St. Joseph News-Press.

That's ten years in a row for the Apple Blossom to win the Readers' Choice Gold Award -- making us eligible for the program's highest honor, the Platinum Award, many times over! We're proud to continue to serve you, the citizens of Greater St. Joseph, and to do all we can to keep this St. Joseph's best.

Weather for the 2008 parade was beautiful, albeit a bit chilly. Crowds were great, and kids young and old lined Frederick Avenue through downtown St. Joseph.

This year's theme -- "A Tribute to St. Joe Families: The Heart of Our City" -- was a winner. It expressed something we all believe, that the real quality and value in our hometown are in our families.

Evans Realty float -- 2008 Best of Parade

The winners of the 2008 float competition are as follows:
Best of Parade: Evans Realty
2nd Place: Success by Six (United Way)
3rd Place: Friends of the Shelter
Best Vintage Vehicle: Osborn Family
Most Creative Use of Theme: Felix Street Experience
Best Theme: Museum Hill
Congratulations to these entries and thanks to all who competed.

As you browse through this site, you'll find pages covering this year's parade theme and the official entry forms for both the parade and pageants.

Special thanks to these local businesses that help make the Apple Blossom better:

St. Joseph Cablevision, official ISP of the Apple Blossom
First Street Graphics, official graphics provider of the Apple Blossom
J McBee Photographic Studio and Gallery, official photographer of the Apple Blossom Pageant
Cracker Barrel, the official breakfast restaurant for Apple Blossom marshals
Vaterott College, sponsor of the Queen Workshop Luncheon at the downtown Holiday Inn.

Contact us if you are interested in serving on the Apple Blossom Committee or if you have questions not answered on the site. The Apple Blossom phone number is 816.261.0422. Please leave a message. Another option is to email Executive Director Michelle Wolfe or Apple Blossom President Ken Rosenauer at the addresses below.

Check back soon for our 2008 slide show!

Already we're planning for the 2009 Apple Blossom. mark your calendars for the first Saturday in May (May 2, 2009) -- rain or shine, that's Apple Blossom Parade Day!

E-mail Apple Blossom Executive Director Michelle Wolfe

E-mail Webmaster and Apple Blossom President Ken Rosenauer

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St. Joseph Cablevision is the official ISP for the Apple Blossom Parade.