See the lineup for the Canton Repository Grand Parade here
CANTON – Are you ready for some marching bands and floats?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Canton Repository Grand Parade returns Aug. 6. The parade runs from 8 to 10:30 a.m., starting in downtown Canton along Cleveland Avenue at approximately Fifth Street SW and travels north on Cleveland Avenue to 25th Street NW, where the parade begins to disband.
In addition to the marching bands and colorful floats, the parade will showcase the Class of 2022 enshrinees and returning Hall of Famers, classic vehicles, specialty units, celebrities and live mascots.
Live from the Canton Repository Grand Parade.
Posted by The Canton Repository / CantonRep.com on Saturday, August 6, 2022
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Reserved bleacher seats are available. Buy tickets at https://tinyurl.com/yzeahfpy or plant your chair along the 2.2-mile route.
The parade, which is organized by the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, has long been a Canton tradition, with some people camping out along the route overnight to assure a premium viewing spot the next morning.
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Who's participating in the Canton Repository Grand Parade?
Here’s the parade lineup (subject to change):
Canton City Police
U.S. Army Color Guard, Cleveland Recruiting Battalion, Canton Army Recruiting Station
Football player balloon, sponsored by The Canton Repository
United States Army Band 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment: The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, sponsored by Huntington Bank
The Walking Flag, sponsored by Joseph A. Jefferies Co.
Family of 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Sam Mills
Carolina Panthers drumline, PurrCussion
Carolina Panthers cheerleaders, The TopCats
Carolina Panthers mascot Sir Purr with Cat Cruiser
2021 Battle of the Bands Winner (banner)
Massillon Tiger "Swing" Band, 2021 Battle of the Bands winner
Obie the Tiger balloon
Stark County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit
2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Tony Boselli
Tony Boselli Family
Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleaders, The Jacksonville Roar
Jacksonville Jaguars mascot, Jaxson de Ville
Cowboy and cow balloon, sponsored by M.K. Morse
Hoover High School Marching Band
Joe DeLamielleure, Elvin Bethea, Robert Brazile, Billy Shaw, Ron Wolf, John Lynch, LaTresa Doleman (wife of Chris Doleman), Randall McDaniel
Pigskin, sponsored by Visit Canton
1932 Plymouth, 1930 Ford, 1934 Ford, 1920 Ford, 1925 Ford, 1928 Ford
Sandy Valley Cardinal Marching Band
Idaho potato
2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour family
Cookie Monster balloon, sponsored by Synchrony
East Canton High School Marching Band
Aeneas Williams, James Lofton, Dan Fouts, Dermontti Dawson, Alan Faneca, Steve Atwater, Morten Andersen, Tom Mack
NewsTalk 1480 WHBC - Kenny Roda and Jeff Turk of the Kenny and JT Show
Mix 94.1 WHBC - Java Joel and Matt Fatone
2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Leroy Butler
Leroy Butler family
Piggy Bank balloon, sponsored by Ziegler Nut and Bolt
Ziegler Co. truck
Bloom Township Marching Band (Bryant Young alumni)
2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Bryant Young
Bryant Young family
Evan E. Worthing Early College High School Marching "Pride of Sunnyside" Band (Cliff Branch alumni)
Las Vegas Raiders cheerleaders, the Raiderettes
Family of Cliff Branch
1931 Chevrolet, 1927 Ford, 1928 Ford, 1931 Ford, 1931 Ford
Northwest High School Marching Band
2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Dick Vermeil
Dick Vermeil family
Black College Hall of Fame float, sponsored by Tomtreyco McDonald's
The Magical Train, sponsored by Wishes Can Happen
Family of Art McNally
Kent State University mascot Flash and Kent State Stark campus Dean Denise Seachrist
Birthday cake balloon, sponsored by Kent State University
1947 Ford Fire Recovery Truck (Enviroscapes)
Lake High School Blue Streak Marching Band
Donnie Shell, Anthony Munoz, Carl & Molly Eller, Dave Casper, Bill Polian, DeBorah Little (wife of Floyd Little), Dave Wilcox
1950 Cadillac, 1928 Ford, 1929 Ford, 1930 Ford, 1931 Ford
GlenOak High School Marching Band
2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival General Chairman Dennis Manzella
Race car driver balloon, sponsored by DRB Tunnel Solutions
Freedom float, sponsored by Newcomer's Chapel of Pigeon Run United Methodist Church
Marine Forces Reserve Band
Dr. Tim Novelli, The Patriot Project
Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Thornton
Medal of Honor Recipient James McCloughan
MAPS Air Museum
Issac Bruce, Jim Kelly, Paul Tagliabue, Kenny Easley (+guest), Franco Harris, Jimbo Covert, Linda Brown (wife of Roosevelt Brown)
97.5 WONE Matt Spatz and Amanda
1964 Chevy, 1965 Ford
Louie the lightning bug (AEP)
Central Catholic High School Band
Light bulb balloon, sponsored by AEP
Udderly Smooth Cow
Louisville Constitution Town Queen and Court float
2022 Canton Repository Grand Parade Chairman Steve Roman
Sugardale/Freshmark mascots and van
Beaver balloon, sponsored by The Beaver Companies
The Beaver Companies antique truck
Jackson High School Marching Band
Fairplay Family Center float
Fairplay Family Center branded car
FeLeap the Frog, Stark Parks mascot
1958 Studebaker, 1982 Delorean, 1981 Delorean
American Flag Eagle balloon, sponsored by Solmet Technologies
Bob Golic, WNIR 100 FM
EN-RICH-MENT band
Canton Mayor Thomas Bernabei and his wife, Bebe
Anya Van Rose (musical performance) float
Train balloon, sponsored by Aultman Health Foundation
1923 Model T delivery truck (Yohe Supply)
The Ohio Lottery float
Canton McKinley High School Marching Band
The Good Family Fire Department
Perry High School Marching Band
K1 Speed Go Karts, sponsored by K1 Speed
Canton South Wildcat Band
Oscar the Grouch balloon, sponsored by Kimble Recycling and Disposal
12th Man float, Akron Auto Auction and Value Auto Auction
Amanda Sterling, chairman of the board, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tuslaw Marching Mustangs band
Ali Lumin, ACBC
Ernie with rubber duck balloon, sponsored by Akron Children's Hospital
Toaster Mobile, sponsored by Schwebel Baking Co.
Burnt Timbers Fire Department
Dan Stansbury, Rock 106.9 WRQK
South Shore Drill Team, sponsored by Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Summit Academy Schools float
The Wheelmen
Alliance Aviator Band
Pluto balloon, sponsored by Woodside Pet Cemetery
Carol Caprita, owner of Woodside Pet Cemetery
Build-a-Bear
Sherp (all-terrain vehicle), sponsored by Ohio Auto Warehouse
Canton City Fire Department
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