Parade Timeline
6:00± a.m.– Floats leave AISD bus barns with police escort
!!!!!!!!!!HEAVY TRAFFIC INTO THE PARKING LOT BEGINS!!!!!!!!!!
7:05± a.m.– JUDGES leave City Hall via UTA bus for parking lot
7:20± a.m.– Bus with JUDGES arrive in line-up area
7:25± a.m.– SIRENS sounded in parking lot signaling that the judging has begun
7:30± a.m.– POLICE SECURE STREETS AROUND THE PARADE ROUTE /PARKING LOT
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Color Guards deploy along route
8:30± a.m.– Judges name Mayor’s Award Winner and the entire entry is moved into place in the lineup
8:30± a.m.– Large floats are moved out of the west end of the parking lot and onto Mitchell
9:00 a.m. — NATIONAL ANTHEM
9:03 a.m. — PARADE BEGINS AS APD MOTORCYCLES & COLOR GUARD STEP OFF FROM PARKING LOT
9:45± a.m.– Shuttle buses begin to return entries to the stadium parking lot
9:45± a.m.– First entries begin returning to parking lot
10:50± a.m.– Last parade entry leaves parking lot
11:35± a.m.– LAST PARADE ENTRY ARRIVES BACK IN PARKING LOT
12:00 p.m. — Street sweeper begins cleanup of parking lot
1:00 p.m. — Awards Ceremony begins at Knapp Heritage Park. 201 W. Front Street (intersection of Front Street and Pecan Street)

