Apple Festival Parade

October 4, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

Wrap up Apple Festival weekend with the Grand Parade down historic Rittenhouse Avenue! 

The parade features the Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay, Apple Orchard Floats, High School Band performances and a Mass Band playing "On Wisconsin." 

If you are interested in participating in the parade, please download and submit the forms below to the Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau. 

2026 Parade Applications

*Mass Band Participation Deadline: Friday, September 4*

• The Mass Band will be limited to 9 bands.
• School bands will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis per the date of the application received. The Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau reserves the right to approve or deny all applications.
• Any band interested in participating in the Mass Band march is required to know the music to ON WISCONSIN proficiently and play while marching. 
• There is no school bus parking on Hwy. 13 (Sixth St.) prior to the parade. All school buses must park in their designated area on Broad St. prior to 1:00 p.m.
• Loading or unloading of students on Hwy 13 (Sixth St.) or Manypenny Ave. is not permitted. Any bus arriving after 1:00 p.m. will be required to unload on 7th St.
• The parade begins at 2:00 p.m.
• Line-up notification and instructions will be emailed the week of September 29, 2025. 

*Float application deadline is Friday, September 18.*

• Judging takes place at 1:00 p.m. SHARP.
• The parade begins at 2:00 p.m. 
• Awards will be handed out BEFORE the parade begins along with a banner displaying the category and place of the award. Winning floats should display the banner during the parade. Banners do not need to be returned after the parade.
• For everyone’s safety, please hand out candy—do not throw it. Anyone who disregards this rule will not be invited back as a parade participant in the future. If you will be handing out apples, please be sure to use Bayfield apples.
• The Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau reserves the right to approve or deny applicants as seen fit.
• Line-up notification and instructions will be emailed the week of September 28.