MARQUETTE — The Marquette Kiwanis Club has announced its 30th year of sponsoring the Marquette July 4th Parade with the city of Marquette, starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 4 at McClelland Avenue and West Washington Street.

≤ To participate in the parade, click the following link and fill out the online application form at https://bit.ly/2024float

≤ To open the link, press the “control” button and click. The deadline is June 6.

≤ To be one of the 8 Firecracker Sponsors, apply at https://bit.ly/2024ParadeSponsor Press “control” and click to open. That deadline is May 8.

≤ To nominate a special person as the parade marshal, go to https://bit.ly/ParadeMarshall. The deadline May 1.

≤ To encourage youth participation, 8 grants of $150 to defray float costs along with fee waivers will be given to youth sports, dance, theater, and scouts.

Certain agencies, such as fire departments, are exempt from paying a fee, and we will send you an exempt code to use to fill out the online application. Contact us by phone or email (see below).

Also, there will be an accessible viewing space and parking on West Washington Street for people with limited mobility.

For parade details, check out our website at https://marquettefourth.com/parade/

Email them at directormqtparade@gmail.com.