The Orange May Parade will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Historic Old Towne Orange. The parade is a celebration of all that is unique about Orange and participation in the parade is an amazing opportunity.
Participants include local school marching bands, drills teams, color guards, ROTC, and other school, nonprofit, church and community groups. Thousands of parade-goers also lined along the route to cheer everyone on.
Orange May Parade
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOrangeMayParade/
Theme: Come To The Orange Side
Where: Historic Old Towne Orange
Parade Ceremony: In front of City Hall, located at 300 E. Chapman.
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Orange May Parade History
The Orange May Parade, originally called the May Festival Parade, was a fixture in the City of Orange from 1933 until its last march down Chapman Avenue in 1991. Originally, the parade marked the beginning of the Valencia orange packing season and argicultural harvest. It later evolved into a showcase of the many fine organizations that call the City of Orange home. Thousands of spectators lined the parade route to cheer on participants such as local schools, churches, businesses, and philanthropic organizations, instilling a sense of community and civic pride.
2022 Parade Winners
Musical Sweepstakes: Villa Park High School | Highest-scoring band in the parade
Floats Sweepstakes: Oakridge Private School | Best float in the parade
Mayor’s Award: Chanel the Pomeranian | Best local entry
JROTC Sweepstakes: Leadership Military Academy | Highest Scoring JROTC in the parade
Bands
Open
- 1st: North Valley Military
High School | A
- 1st: Orange High School
- 2nd: El Modena High School
Middle School
- 1st: North Park
- 2nd: St. Paul’s Lutheran
- 3rd: OUSD All-District Band
Drum Major – Mace
- 1st: Villa Park High School
- 2nd: El Modena High School
- 3rd: St. Paul’s Lutheran
Drum Major – Military
- 1st: North Park
- 2nd: North Valley Military
- 3rd: Orange High School
ID Unit | Tall Flags
Tall Flags
- 1st: Villa Park High School
- 2nd: El Modena High School
- 3rd: Orange High School
ID Unit
- 1st: Villa Park High School
- 2nd: North Park
- 3rd: El Modena High School
JROTC
Drill Team | Armed
- 1st: Waite Leadership
Drill Team | Marching Unit
- 1st: North Valley Military
- 2nd: Waite Leadership
Color Guard
- 1st: North Valley Military
- 2nd: Waite Leadership
Floats
Open
- 1st: Chapman University Panhellenic Council
- 2nd: The Smith Family
- 3rd: Greater Orange County Community Art Theater
Service
- 1st: Orange Elks
- 2nd: Kiwanis Club
- 3rd: City of Orange
Youth
- 1st: North Sunrise Little League
- 2nd: Orange Lutheran High School
- 3rd: Central Orange Fastpitch
Commercial
- 1st: Zoomars at River Street
Shrine
- 1st: El Bekal Shrine Club
Color Guard – Open
- 1st: Orange Police Department
- 2nd: Sons of the American Revolution
Cheerleader – Open
- 1st: St. Paul’s Lutheran
- 2nd: Orange High School
- 3rd: Orange Lutheran High School
Cheerleader – Youth
- 1st: Santiago Middle School
- 2nd: OC Chiefs
Novelty
- 1st: Orange Homegrown Association
- 2nd: Pa-Kua OC
- 3rd: OC Martial Arts
Dance Group / Senior
- 1st: Ballet Folklorico Sones Mi Tierra
- 2nd: El Poder La Cultura Morelense
Antique Auto
- 1st: Old Towne Preservation Association
- 2nd: John Aust Realty
- 3rd: Dan Slater
Marching Unit
- 1st: Girl Scouts of Orange County
- 2nd: Orange Little League
- 3rd: Chapman University Alumni Association
- 4th: Providence St. Joseph
- 5th: Mojave Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution