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2024 Downtown SLO Holiday Parade Lineup

Friday, December 6, 2024, 7 PM

This list is subject to change.

For more information on the parade and frequently asked questions regarding accommodations, parking, and more, see here.

You decide our parade winners! Online voting will open on Friday, December 6, and will be linked here.

  • #1: U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Central Coast Division
  • #2: Parade Marshal: Cal Poly President Armstrong & Cal State University Chancellor Mildred Garcia
  • #3: Cal Poly Mustang Band, Colorguard, Cheer, & Dance
  • #4: Downtown SLO
  • #5: City of San Luis Obispo City Council
  • #6: San Luis Obispo Police Department: “Protecting the Whimsical Wonderland”
  • #7: San Luis Obispo City Fire Department
  • #8: New Heights Ventures
  • #9: ASAP Movers, Inc: “Whirlwind of Wonders”
  • #10: Astound Broadband: “Astound’s Fiber Story”
  • #11: Studio Prime Architecture & Engineering: “Whimsical Way: A Mario Kart Adventure”
  • #12: Waste Connections/San Luis Garbage Company
  • #13: Coastal Pediatric Dentistry
  • #14: SLO Rugby: “Snow Day”
  • #15: American Riviera Bank
  • #16: Sutter Health
  • #17: Sunset Honda: “Sunny & The Honda Factory”
  • #18: Woods Humane Society, Presented by Wilde Wealth Management
  • #19: Meathead Movers
  • #20: Postal
  • #21: Assemblywoman Dawn Addis
  • #22: SLO High Marching Band & Tiger Cheer
  • #23: Camp Fire Central Coast of California
  • #24: Studio A-Ryan's American Dance
  • #25: Avila Valley Barn: “Winter on the Farm”
  • #26: Civic Ballet of SLO: “The Nutcracker”
  • #27: Hearst Cancer Resource Center - French Hospital Medical Center: “The Magic of Support”
  • #28: Country Cottage Preschool
  • #29: JOGA Bonito: “Winter JOGAland”
  • #30: Legacy Training Center
  • #31: San Luis Coastal Unified School District
  • #32: CORE Dance Company: “Come Shine With Us!”
  • #33: SLO Food Bank: “Back to the Fruit-ure”
  • #34: Atascadero High School Marching Band
  • #35: SLO County Friday Night Live
  • #36: Central Coast Pilgrims
  • #37: CL Smith Elementary PTA
  • #38: SLO Hockey
  • #39: Pacheco Elementary: “Fiesta Cultural”
  • #40: SLO Cub Scout Pack 6
  • #41: 7-Eleven
  • #42: Girl Scouts Of The Central Coast
  • #43: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
  • #44: Mike's Barber Shop: “Mike’s Rolling Holiday Barber Shop”
  • #45: Culbert Plumbing Inc.
  • #46: Field Recordings Winery: “Merry Creedmas”
  • #47: Harmony Valley Creamery
  • #49: Masons of San Luis Obispo
  • #51: Shower The People
  • #52: Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo: “Coppelia”
  • #53: Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County: “Santa’s BIG and LITTLE Helpers”
  • #54: CoastHills Credit Union: “Gingerbread Wonderland”
  • #55: Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County: “The Heart of Whimsy”
  • #56: Pale Kai Outrigger Canoe Club
  • #57: Cal Poly Lion Dance Team
  • #58: Earth Systems
  • #59: SLO Blues Baseball
  • #60: BladeRunner Salon/Stephen Patrick Design: “Go Ask Alice”
  • #61: SLO Scout Troop 308 (Grace Church): “Spread Your Wings With Scouts”
  • #62: San Luis Obispo FFA Chapter
  • #63: SLO Auto Glass & Tint
  • #64: Banshee Beauty Company: “Beauty & The Grinch”
  • #65: The Salvation Army San Luis Obispo Corps
  • #66: Edna 4-H Club: “There is SNOW place like home for Edna’s 4-H Club”
  • #67: ABD Motorsports
  • #68: Central Coast Roller Derby
  • #69: Vetama: “Santa Paws Express”
  • #70: California Highway Patrol-San Luis Obispo
  • #71: Lemos Feed & Pet Supply
  • #72: CAL FIRE/ San Luis Obispo County Fire Department
  • #73: Cal Poly Athletics Stampede Club
  • #74: Central Coast Pipes & Drums
  • #75: Wighton's Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning
  • #76: UC Master Gardener Program San Luis Obispo County: “Wonderland in Bloom”
  • #77: Bike SLO County: The Bike Happening
  • #78: Cuesta College: “Curiouser & Curiouser: A Wonderland at Cuesta College!”
  • #79: Meals That Connect: “A Whimsical Winter Feast!”
  • #80: SLO Climate Coalition
  • #81: Thousand Hills Pet Resort / Gentle Touch Pet Training
  • #82: New Life K9s
  • #83: Cal Poly Tractor Pull
  • #84: Elijah Shanks, MBA: “Christmas in a Cadillac Limo”
  • #85: San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: “What’s Glowing on at the Garden”
  • #86: Pacific Coast Youth Football League
  • #87: Samba Loca
  • #89: Santa Claus & SLO City Fire

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