Parade Participants
Giant Balloons, Colorful Floats, Marching Bands, Children’s Favorite Characters...
2010 participant list coming soon. Watch for continual updates.
If your marching band would like to be part of the line-up, download the band information and application below.
DOWNLOAD BAND INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
See how you can join a future line-up. If you are with a specialty unit including; drill or dance team, equestrian team, or other type of unique entry, download the entry information and application below
DOWNLOAD SPECIALTY UNIT INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
Participant information and application, to:
Ray Pulver, Parade Director
upbeatparades@aol.com
408-629-2520 (phone/fax)
Some of the stars of the 2009 parade to date include:
Balloons
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Rudolph
- Paddington Bear
- Oakland Toy Solider
- Noddy
- DipsyTellatubbie
- Gingerbread man
- Yellow Scarf Penguin
- Double Fantasy Ornament
- Candy Cane Round Ornament
- Red Christmas Package
- Blue Christmas Package
Children's Favorite Stars
- Sid the Science Kid (Children's Grand Marshal)
- Calliou
- Raggs
- Maya and Miguel
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Wordgirl
- Dragon
- Olivia
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Noddy
- Tessie
- Curious George
- Wild Thing
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Max the Bunny
- Scruffy the Tugboat
- Little Critter
- Lilly
- Martha the Dog
- Groovy Girls
- Peter Rabbit
- Poky Little Puppy
- Corduroy Bear
- Stormtroppers
- Viz media's
- Naruto
- Fisher Price Little People
- Sonya Lee
- Eddie
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's
- Bugs Bunny
- Tweety Bird
- Sylvester
- Taz
- Daffy Duck
- Frosty the Snowman
Bands
- Pittsburg High School
- Fairfield High School
- Oak Grove High School - San Jose
- Piedmont Highlanders Pipes and Drums
- Rodriguez High School - Fairfield
- UC Davis Cal Aggie - Davis
- Hayward High School
- Mount Eden High School - Hayward
- American High School - Fremont
- Washington High School - Fremont
- Napa High School
- Skyline High School - Oakland
- Encinal High School - Alameda
- Mission San Jose High School - Fremont
- Jesse Bethel High School - Vallejo
- Tain Guo Marching Band - Bay Area
- Vallejo Middle School
Floats
- Comcast
- Southwest Airlines
- Santa
- Marriott
- Oakland Destinations
Special Guests
- Miss California
- Miss Oakland
- Miss Asian America
- Oakland Raiderettes
- California's Great America - Peanuts Gang
- Snoopy
- Charlie Brown
- Lucy
- Linus and Sally
Specialty Units
- Tap Dancing Christmas Trees
- Santa Clara Vanguard Percussion Performance Ensemble
- Wells Fargo Stagecoach
- Children's Fairyland
- Moonlight Entertainment
- And many more . . .
The Comcast America's Children's Holiday Parade celebrates the holiday season in Oakland, the greater Bay Area and the nation with a parade that provides quality entertainment for all to enjoy. Click below for application information.
Participant Application Process
Participant information and application, contact:
Email: upbeatparades@aol.com
Facts & Figures
Date:
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Broadway and 11th Street to 20th Street, to Harrison Street
On Street Viewers:
Over 100,000
Television Broadcast:
PBS Affiliates across North America, the American Forces Network around the world, KTVU-FOX 2, KICU-IND., KQED-PBS, KTEH-PBS, Comcast Cable and Peralta TV in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Participants:
Giant helium balloons
Children’s favorite cartoon and storybook stars
Top marching bands
Creative floats
Great performance groups
..and Santa Claus!
