| The 2008 June Dairy Parade, with the theme “Hooked on Tillamook” is scheduled for Saturday, June 28 in downtown Tillamook.
This year marks the 51st Anniversary of the Parade which is considered to the second largest parade in Oregon, averaging about 150 entries per year
Held every year in June, the June Dairy Parade begins
from the Tillamook County Fairgrounds and proceeds along
Third Street
into downtown Tillamook.
The Children’s Parade will start just before the main parade. The June Dairy Parade is part of the June Dairy Festival weekend, which also features the Tillamook County Rodeo. |
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Parade entry forms are now available for the 2008 June Dairy Parade. Linda Kay Marshall, chair of the Tillamook June Dairy Festivals Committee, announced that parade entry forms can be picked up at the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce or can be requested by e-mailing
junedairyparade@yahoo.com. Forms have also been mailed to previous participants.
Also available at the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce are nomination forms for Grand Marshal and Honorary Grand Marshal. Nominations for the parade marshals are due back at the Chamber by May 14.
History of Tillamook County’s June Dairy
Parade
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In 1937 a milk promotion
called National Milk Month ran June 12 through July 10,
and had the theme, “Keep Youthful – Drink Milk.”
In 1939, that promotion evolved into a celebration of
all dairy products and June Dairy Month was created. |
According to historical accounts, Tillamook
County’s first dairy celebration was in the 1920s. About 30
years later, in 1957, the community joined the rest of the
nation in the annual June Dairy Month celebration and Tillamook
County’s first June Dairy Parade was held. The parade only had
28 entries. Today, the parade averages between 140 and 150
parade entries, and is considered one of the largest parades in
Oregon. In 2003, the Tillamook County Creamery Association took
over the sponsorship of the parade in order to keep it a
tradition of the community and a part of the annual celebration.
For more information on the June Dairy
Parade, contact the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce at
503.842.7525 or visit the Chamber office!
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