2012, 93rd Annual Findlay Market Parade
2012, 93rd Annual Findlay Market Parade
Opening Day Parade
General Parade Information
Date: Thursday April 5, 2012
2012 Findlay Market Parade Grand Marshal - Aaron Boone: In his 12-year Major League career Aaron Boone hit .263 with 126 HR, 555 RBI and 107 SB in 1,152 games for the Reds, Indians, Nationals, Yankees, Astros and Marlins. Selected by the Reds in the third round of the June 1994 free agent draft, from 1997-2003 Boone hit .271 with 86 HR, 362 RBI and 83 SB in 668 games for Cincinnati. He was an All-Star for the Reds in 2003, when he hit .273 with 18 HR, 65 RBI and 15 SB in 106 games before he was traded to the Yankees.
Times:
- 4:25 a.m. Special Local 12 coverage begins with Live reports from Great American Ball Park and Findlay Market
- 10:00 a.m. Streets in the Marshaling area closed. Entries may begin to arrive
- 11:00 a.m. Float Contest Registration
- 12:00 noon Float Contest Judging begins
Local 12 Live at Noon includes Live preview coverage from Findlay Market and Downtown - 1:00 p.m. Parade begins at Findlay Market
Local 12 Live Coverage of Findlay Market Opening Day Parade - 3:00 p.m. Approximate ending time for Parade
Red's Fox Pre-Game Show - 4:10 p.m. Game time: Cincinnati Reds vs. Miami Marlins at Fifth and Broadway
Marshaling Area: North of Findlay Market: Race, Elm, Findlay, Elder and Henry Streets. (Detailed Map included in lineup packet)
De-Marshaling Area: On Fifth Street between Sycamore and Sentinel Streets near the Taft Theater
Parade Information: Approximately 1.5 miles; approximately 45 minutes marching time
Parade Route: South on Race from the Findlay Market staging area Left on Fifth Street past Fountain Square, ending at Fifth and Broadway
Weather: Unless the game is cancelled the parade goes on rain or shine
Parade Information: Will be posted here www.findlaymarketparade.com
Parade Chairman: Neil Luken of Bare's Meats in Findlay Market 513-721-6533 Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
