Cherry Festival Parade

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The 65th annual North East Firemen's Cherry Festival Parade will take place on Saturday, July 16th, 2010 at 4pm on Main Street in North East. The parade is known as one of the "largest firemen's parades in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Spectators begin lining up their lawn chairs right after Picnic in the Park on Thursday afternoon (per Borough Ordinance), and are known to tie chairs to any form of a permanent object to reserve the best seat in the house for the parade. Whether you view the parade from the west where all the vehicles start by Mill Street or right in the center of town at Gibson Park, every seat is a great one.

The parade committee is always looking for more units and performing acts to be in the parade, and welcome any and all registrations by e-mailing the committee, by clicking here.

2010 Cherry Festival Parade Results

BEST HIGH SCHOOL BAND                                 1^st – North East High School
                                                                                  2^nd- Harborcreek High School
                                                                                  3^rd – Erie All City Marching Band
                                                                                  4^th – Saegertown HS Band
                                                                                  5^th – Fort LeBoeuf HS Band

BEST PERCUSSION LINE                                      1^st – Harborcreek HS Band
                                                                                  2^nd – Erie All City Marching Band
                                                                                  3^rd – Fort LeBoeuf HS Band

BEST SENIOR DRUM CORP 1^st – Western NY Alumni Assn.

BEST COMIC BAND 1^st – Oriental Zem Zem Band

BEST MUSIC 1^st – 96^th Highlanders

BEST MILITARY COLOR GUARD 1^st – Lakeshoreman Post 105
2^nd – Civil Air Patrol

BEST COMPETITIVE COLOR GUARD 1^st – Fort LeBoeuf HS
2^nd – North East HS

LONGEST DISTANCE FIRE DEPT.                      1^st – Monaca FD
                                                                                 2^nd – Conneaut Lake Park FD
                                                                                 3^rd – Garland FD

BEST POM POM 1^st – NEHS Dance Team
2^nd – Sparkettes Pom Pom

BEST SR. BATON 1^st – Captivators
2^nd – Sparkettes

BEST JR. BATON 1^st – Captivators
2^nd – Sparkettes

BEST MOTORIZED UNIT                                      1^st – Zem Zem Tri Wheels
                                                                                 2^nd – Zem Zem Cycle Corps
                                                                                 3^rd – Zem Zem Fey Flyers

BEST FLOAT 1^st – Susan Prichard
2^nd – NEHS Class of 1960

BEST NOVELTY UNIT 1^st – Zem Zem Clown
2^nd – Wild Rose Renaissance Faire

BEST PUMPER 1^st – Garland FD
2^nd – Wesleyville FD

BEST LADDER TRUCK 1^st – West Ridge FD
2^nd – Westfield FD

BEST RESCUE TRUCK 1^st – Kearsarge FD
2^nd – Sherman FD

BEST AMBULANCE 1^st – Wattsburg FD
2^nd – Greenfield FD

BEST TANKER 1^st – Ripley Hose Company
2^nd – Harborcreek FD

BEST ANTIQUE VEHICLE 1^st – 56 Crown Victoria
2^nd – 59 Thunderbird

BEST ANTIQUE FIRE VEHICLE 1^st – Findley Lake FD
2^nd – Zem Zem Ward LaFrance

The North East Firemen's Cherry Festival Parade committee would like to THANK all of the participants who made the 2010 parade another success!!! We look forward to next years parade. Anyone who attended the parade and would like to submit comments/concerns, or suggestions, please e-mail the committee by CLICKING HERE

Some guidelines that make the parade safer for all:

Spectators:
1) Please DO NOT cross the road at any time during the parade.
2) No squirt guns or water balloons are to be thrown at other spectators or persons/vehicles appearing in the parade

Participants:
1) Candy may be HANDED out only, NO THROWING OF CANDY
2) No siren zone markers are posted on South side of road, please observe the signs

DISCLAIMER: The North East Fire Department, along with the participants of the parade, strive to make the parade an enjoyable viewing experience for all involved. However, all parties involved must realize that, much like any other form of entertainment, there are associated risks. Attendance at the parade is an acceptable acknowledgement that the parties attending are aware of the risks associated with parades, which include, but are not limited to, vehicular incidents, animal incidents, and weather related/acts of nature incidents. The North East Fire Department is to be held harmless from all claims arising from injury or bodily harm as a result of the aforementioned occurances.