Cheverly Day 2016 Parade: The Big Lineup

Boy oh boy, do we have a great parade lineup in store for you! Join your friends, family and neighbors next Saturday morning at 10am on Cheverly Avenue between Kilmer and Forest for an event so big that it can only happen every five years...it's the CHEVERLY DAY PARADE!

We're happy to announce the complete lineup -- if you still want to get involved, please get in touch with Mike Callahan right away!

Cheverly Day 2016 Parade Participants

(note: not in order, participant list subject to change)

• American Legion Color Guard
• Boy Scouts Color Guard
• Cheverly Day 2016 Judges, Town Officials and Mayor Mike Callahan
• 47th District Delegation
• Karate Demo
• Greenbelt Dog Trainers
• Chapel Oaks VFD
• Cheverly United Methodist Children's Ministry
• Girl Scouts
• Cheverly Village
• CPRC
• Violet Stallings, Stiltwalker
• Progressive Equestrian Riding Program
• Gladys Noon Spellman Steppers
• Cheverly Green Infrastructure Committee
• Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek
• Cheverly Department of Public Works/Tree City

• St. Ambrose School
• St. Ambrose Ladies of Charity
• St Ambrose Men's Club
• Joyful Motion Dance

• Little Free Library
• Greenbelt Police: McGruff the Crime Dog
• Prince George's County Sheriff's Department
• Riverdale Police Department
• Hyattsville Police Department: Hummer
• MNCPPC: Mounted Police
• WSSC Caterpilla Trucks
• Alley Cat Towing
• GMO Cars
• Porcari Brothers
• Washington Rowing School
• Teresa Williams: Bubble Bike
• Peepmobile
• Eleanor Roosevelt Pep Band
• Hands On Physical Therapy
• I Choose Cheverly
• Settle Family
• Emerald Lawnscapes
• Cheverly Community Market
• Cheverly Women's Club
• 59th Place Float
• Cheverly Garden Club
• Foulger-Pratt Golf Carts
• Boz Wellness
• Wild Flower Yoga
• Progressive Cheverly 
• Prince Tribute

More Parade Participants Revealed!

We have more parade participants to share with you (we're revealing only a few at a time, sort of like a Cheverly Day advent calendar)! Visit our website often for new announcements...the parade is going to be great this year and it's less than two weeks away!

Interested in joining in? There's still a little time to get involved in the parade! Visit the parade page on our website for details and to download the application. The more the merrier and we'd love to see you out there!

A slow reveal...

We're going to reveal the parade lineup a little at a time...don't you think anticipation is fun? Visit our website often for more information!

Are you interested in joining the lineup? We'd love to have you and there's still time to get something terrific together for Cheverly Day! Visit the parade page on our website for complete details and a downloadable application.

Parade Clinic THIS Saturday!

Looking for ideas for parade entries? Need advice on float construction? Join Mayor Mike and others this Saturday, April 9, from 10am to noon at the Town Park Gazebo. They'll have lots of great information and expertise to share!

You can also find links for sites that have great ideas on the Parade page of our website.
Get the Parade Application here.

We're 70 days away...time to get to work on those parade entries!

Join in our parade – we want your floats, your marchers, your musicians…let’s make this year’s parade the biggest and best yet. Are you a member of a community group? A marching band? A theatrical troupe? We want YOU! The parade application is available on our website, so get your marching shoes polished, your costumes sewn, and your floats ready to go!

Every five years, we celebrate Cheverly Day with a big parade! We're planning the biggest parade yet for our 85th anniversary and we need every community group to participate to make it a success!

The parade route is right through the heart of town -- Cheverly Avenue -- and will begin at 10am on May 21.

Click here for the online application or download it here -- we're looking for floats, marching bands, marchers, clowns...you name it. Interested? Contact us.

Looking for ideas for floats, giant puppets, or other parade entries? Here are a few resources to start:

How to Build a Float

Make Paper Flowers for a Parade Float

Build a Giant Puppet

Build a Giant Pageant Puppet

Parade Floats on Pinterest

Creating Parade Banner Ideas on Pinterest

Parade Ideas on Pinterest

More Parade Ideas on Pinterest

Now...get to work!

Help us make this year's party even nicer!

Celebrated cook, food writer, and editor Ruth Reichl said, “Ask people to pitch in – hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party.” She’s right: the more people get involved, the better the party. During this season of gatherings, we’re asking you to get involved with Cheverly Day 2016. On May 21, we’re celebrating the 85^th anniversary of our community, and we need you!

Are you a member of a community group? A marching band? A theatrical troupe? Join in our parade – we want your floats, your marchers, your musicians…let’s make this year’s parade the best yet. The parade application will be available on our website after the first of the year. We’re also looking for corporate sponsors, community donations, and advertisers – all make a huge difference in defraying the costs of bringing this major community event to life every year. Visit our website to learn how you can lend your financial support…and thanks!

Finally, we always need volunteers to plan and carry out this big event. Have ideas for new activities? Want to help us with community groups, musicians, food, publicity, or any other aspect? We want you! Join the Cheverly Day Committee – we meet monthly and we’re always looking for fresh ideas.

Join the Cheverly Day party and lend a hand – we’re looking forward to sharing this great celebration with the entire community. Email cheverlyday@gmail.com to get involved, and visit our website www.cheverlyday.org for links to our Facebook, blog and Twitter, and all the latest news on all things Cheverly Day 2016!

Only six months away!

Cheverly Day 2016 is just a little over six months away! Join your friends, family, and neighbors on Saturday, May 21, to celebrate 85 years of life in Cheverly. We’ll have a parade, great music, food and drink, fireworks, and loads of activities and attractions sure to please!

We’ve come a long way from 1931 – an era of tremendous challenge and sacrifice, but also a time of people working together in communities. We enjoyed the music of Cab Calloway, Kate Smith, and Guy Lombardo, and movies by Charlie Chaplin and Bela Lugosi. Did you know that The Star Spangled Banner became the official National Anthem of the United States in 1931? The first Donald Duck cartoon and Dick Tracy comic launched that same year, and the Empire State Building and George Washington Bridge in New York opened. Lou Gehrig played his 1,000^th baseball game. Babe Ruth hit his 600^th home run. And Cheverly, Maryland, was incorporated on April 18, 1931.

We’re looking forward to sharing Cheverly’s 85^th anniversary with the entire community, and we need your help. Start planning those parade floats and entries now! Want to get involved in planning the big event? We’d love to have your input. Email cheverlyday@gmail.com to lend your support. Of course, visit our website www.cheverlyday.org for the latest news on all things Cheverly Day 2016!

When is Cheverly Day 2016?

It hasn't even been a week yet, but we've already been asked about the date for our 85th Anniversary Celebration. Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 21, 2016! 

Look back at our 80th Anniversary Parade and Cheverly Day 2011 here, and start planning your float or contribution to the big event! We'll also be looking for lots of volunteers to help with all aspects of Cheverly Day 2016...visit with us at Cheverly Community Market on May 31 to find out how you can get involved.