Everyone Loves a Parade!
2025 Grand Royale Parade
The 88th National Trout Festival® Grand Royale Parade is Saturday, April 26 at 2 PM.
This year's sponsor is Forest Area Federal Credit Union. This year's Grand Marshal is Christopher Helberg.
Parade registration available below.
Your non-profit could win $500!
In an effort to give back to the community that has supported the National Trout Festival for 88 years, we proudly announce a new program for eligible Kalkaska County *non-profits.
All qualifying non-profits that register to be in the 2025 NTF Grand Royale Parade by the deadline of April 23, 4pm, and then participate in the parade (decorated, theme in use, etc), will be entered into a random drawing to receive a $500 donation from the NTF to their organization. The drawing will take place after the Grand Royale Parade by parade announcer JJ Rowell and his co-hostess, the 2025 Miss Kalkaska (tbd).
Here's the link to the parade registration. Please make sure to share with all the charities you're involved with or know of.
https://nationaltroutfestival.com/ntf-parade
*The organization does not have to be a 501(c)3 registered charity but must be recognized by the State of Michigan as a non-profit, based in Kalkaska County.
Non-profits do include government/municipality groups such as fire departments, animal shelter, COA, etc and also faith-based groups. If you have any questions, please message this page.
As we countdown to the 2025 National Trout Festival® Grand Royale Parade on April 26th, at 2 pm, we want to offer a few reminders:
*Parade participants, please read over the info on page 2 of the registration form so you are up-to-date on parade policies. Reminder- NOTHING may be thrown from a float or vehicle. We welcome you to pass out candy, frisbees, pencils, all kinds of cool swag, but it MUST be tossed or handed to spectators by walkers.
*To anyone bringing kiddos to the parade: they are excited! We need YOU to gently make sure that their excitement doesn't carry them into the street. Please make sure all little ones stay at the curb and PLEASE reiterate to them to NEVER go up to a vehicle to grab candy or anything else from the street. We are being PRO-active so that we never have to be RE-active to a tragedy.
THANK YOU for helping us make this Festival memorable in a positive and fun way!
Head over to the Railroad Square Pavilion immediately following the parade for a mini-concert by the Scottville Clown Band.
Thank YOU also to our Parade Sponsor, Forest Area Federal Credit Union! We are very appreciative of our partnership over the years.
We're Sorry.
The National Trout Festival® is sad to announce that the Youth Parade is canceled until further notice, in part due to lack of participation and attendance. Any person, group, or organization that participated in the Youth Parade is welcome to join in the fun of the Grand Royale Parade.
EDIT- If you emailed your parade registration to info@nationaltroutfestival.com and did not receive any acknowledgment of receipt, please re-send.
We are having issues with our website emails reaching us. Please send your parade registration to: aos@torchlake.com
- Grand Royale Parade is both pages 1 &2.
- To mail or email registrations, please download and print.
- Directions for submitting are on the registrations.
- Please read guidelines from the download before submitting.
- If you are unable to print, please email info@nationaltroutfestival.com with your mailing address.