Honeyfest Parade

2025 Parade Rules and Regulations will be posted as soon as they are finalized.

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Categories

School Floats

Most Original Bee Theme

Best Bee Theme

Best Decorated Pet  and Owner

Best Church Entry

Best Decorated Vehicle

Best Fall Theme

Best Business Float

Antique Car or Truck – Best Condition

Antique Car or Truck – Judges’ Choice

Antique Tractor – Judges’ Choice

Oldest Antique Tractor – 

Best Horse-Drawn Vehicle –

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2022 Parade collage
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ANNUAL HONEYFEST PARADE

Saturday, September 20, 2025.

  • Parade line up begins at Midway Plaza in Clarkson.
  • Judging begins at 8 am; Parade begins at 9 am.
  • Clarkson, Ky is in the Central Time Zone.
  1. Due to the size of the parade the Honeyfest Committee and Parade Staff reserves the right to refuse any parade entry or entrant deemed unsuitable.
  • Floats must be lined up at the Midway Plaza parking lot by 7:30 am
  • If your group or club will be having multiple floats or entries, and you wish to travel the parade route in sequence, it is important that you arrive together.  Arriving at staggered times will force separation of the individual units.
  • Judging will begin at 8:00 am

2024 PARADE RULES:

  • NO Four Wheelers
  • NO Horses unless they are pulling a carriage or wagon (we love horses but because of the liability and safety issues, we must refuse horse and rider)
  • NO Semi-Trucks
  • Trucks must be decorated or pulling a float.
  • No Monster Trucks
  • No lawn mowers unless pulling a float.
  • No vulgar language or music.  Let’s keep it clean, folks!
  • Crowd-friendly horses ONLY.
  • Committee will request owners of unruly horses not to participate.
  • Bicycles must be decorated, and rider must wear a helmet.
  • For safety, all floats must have a responsible person with valid driver’s license and insurance, driving and one person walking on each side of the float.
  • Entries, please keep the parade flowing.  Please do not pause along the route to chat or visit.
  • In the interest of safety, the Honeyfest Committee asks that each float/parade entry consider only allowing responsible adults walking beside the float to throw candy.
  • We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone, for any reason, at any time during line-up, route or event.       Clarkson Honeyfest Committee
CATEGORIES:
  • Most Original Bee Theme
  • Best Bee Theme
  • Best Fall Theme
  • Best decorated Pet and Owner
  • Most Creative Entry
  • Best Church Entry
  • Best Business Float
  • Best Horse-drawn Vehicle
  • Best Decorated Vehicle
  • Antique Car or Truck- Best Condition
  • Antique Car or Truck- Judges’ Choice
  • Antique Tractor- Best Restored
  • Antique Tractor- Judges’ Choice
  • Best Decorated Horse and Rider
  • Mayor’s Choice
  • Honeyfest Committee Grand Champion
  • Neither City of Clarkson nor Clarkson Honeyfest is responsible for accidents.
For everyone’s safety, onlookers along the parade route are asked to stay off the highway while the parade is in progress.  Please watch young children at all times
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For parade information, please contact Tana Dickerson 270-230-3261 (only after 3:30 pm)

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