Community Choice Award
New this year - We are inviting the community to vote for you favorite parade entry!!!
The 4th of July Parade is a beloved family friendly event - Celebrated for over 100 years. Members of your community are bringing their creativity and smiles to 20,000 spectators.
Please take a moment to cast your vote for your favorite parade entry and help let them know how much you appreciate them making this event extra special!!!
Congratulations to Our 2026 Officially Judged Parade Entry Winners!
1st Place: Ka Pi'o O Ke Anuenue
2nd Place: Cub Scout Pack 3112
3rd Place: Ashland Springs Hotel
A huge thank you to our community for participating in our very first Community Choice Award! We received an incredible 1,878 votes, and we're so grateful to everyone who took the time to support these outstanding nominees.
Congratulations to our Community Choice Award winner:
Chris Van Horn State Farm Agency with 492 votes!
The results were incredibly close, with our other finalists receiving tremendous community support:
- Langston Hughes Affinity Group – 441 votes
- Ashland Fire & Rescue – 390 votes
Congratulations to all of our winners and nominees, and thank you to all of our official parade entries for making this year's parade such a fun, festive, and memorable celebration. We couldn't have done it without you!
Community Choice Award
Link will be live on the 4th...
Vote as many times as you like July 4th - 6th!
- All official parade entries will have an Official Entry Sign with their number displayed.
- Voting online will display their # and name.
- Official Entries are listed below.
| Entry 2026 | Organization Name |
| Color Guard | -Troop 112 |
| American Legion | American Legion, Ashland Post #14 |
| City Band | Ashland City Band / Grand Marshal |
| Dignitary | State Senator Jeff Golden |
| Dignitary | State Representative Pam Marsh |
| Dignitary | Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham |
| Dignitary | Ashland City Council Bob Kaplan |
| Dignitary | Ashland City Council Jeff Dahle |
| Dignitary | Ashland Parks Commission Dan Weiner |
| Dignitary | Ashland Parks Commission Jim Bachman |
| Dignitary | Ashland Parks Commission Mike Gardiner |
| Dignitary | Ashland School Board Rebecca Dyson |
| Dignitary | Ashland School Board Deltra Ferguson |
| Dignitary | Medford Mayor Michael Zarosinski |
| Dignitary | Phoenix Mayor Al Muelhoefer |
| Dignitary | Chamber President Greg White |
| GTO Car 1 | Guanajuato - Dr. Daniel Chowell — Secretary of the City Council & Marcela Chowell & Councilman Daniel Barrera Vázquez — Mayor's Representative |
| GTO Firetruck | Guanajuato - Juan Eduardo Luna Lira — Assistant Fire Chief, Luis Gamba Castillo — Secretary of Public Safety, Alejandro Barbarino Sosa — Deputy Secretary of Traffic, Mobility & Transportation, Armando Jr. Preciado |
| GTO Car 3 | Guanajuato - Andréa Preciado — Queen of Guanajuato & Erika Preciado |
| GTO Car 4 | Guanajuato - Kai Hendrix & Emily Alba- Ashland Student Ambassadors |
| Abe Lincoln | Abe Lincoln (Bob Minor) |
| 1 | Lithia & Driveway |
| 2 | Southern Oregon University |
| 3 | Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) |
| 4 | Ashland Fire & Rescue |
| 5 | Ashland Little League |
| 6 | Ashland Middle School Band |
| 7 | Ashland Fire - CERT |
| 8 | Ashland High Alumni Association |
| 9 | Soroptimist International - Ashland |
| 10 | Ashland Home Net |
| 11 | Danceworks |
| 12 | Rotary Club of Ashland |
| 13 | We Keep Dancing |
| 14 | Ashland.news |
| 15 | Ashland Aerial Arts |
| 16 | Ashland Children's Theatre |
| 17 | La Clinica |
| 18 | Rogue Valley Health Care for All Oregon |
| 19 | FIIT & Flow |
| 20 | Ashland Food Project and Ashland Community Food Bank |
| 21 | John L Scott Real Estate |
| 22 | Chris Van Horn State Farm Agency |
| 23 | Jackson County Democrats |
| 24 | Langston Hughes Affinity Group |
| 25 | Denise Krause for State Senate |
| 26 | KSKQ Community Radio |
| 27 | Greensprings Rural Fire District |
| 28 | Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) |
| 29 | Superkid Power, Inc. |
| 30 | Ashland Family YMCA Gymnastics |
| 31 | Ashland Karate Academy |
| 32 | Ka Pi'o O Ke Anuenue |
| 33 | Friends of the Animals (FOTAS) |
| 34 | Ashland Springs Hotel |
| 35 | Southern Oregon Returned Peace Corps Volunteers |
| 36 | Ashland Masonic Lodge #23 |
| 37 | Horse Haven Trails |
| 38 | Praise God |
| 39 | Elect Isabella Lee Tibbetts |
| 40 | Caveman & Star 24 Hour Towing |
| 41 | Chris Beck for Congress |
| 42 | Ashland Post Acute |
| 43 | USFS-Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest |
| 44 | Mt. Ashland Association |
| 45 | Cub Scout Pack 3112 |
| 46 | Ashland Football Club |
| 47 | Trinity Episcopal Church |
| 48 | Hicks for Senate |
| 49 | American Band College |