You’re in the 2026 HOCO Parade!

 Here’s all the latest info! Any changes will be reflected at the top of this page, so you can make sure you never miss a thing!

Parade timeline

  • The staging area will be in the UPPER gravel lot (Home side) adjacent to the football stadium. We will have float spots marked. Parade floats/trailers can be dropped off Tuesday after 6 p.m. or on Wednesday before 2:30 p.m. or between 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

  • Please monitor the weather forecast to help guide when you should drop off and/or decorate your parade entry. Weather Bug Forecast

  • 5:45 p.m. The road up to the home side/parade staging area will be closed to incoming traffic.

  • 6:15 p.m. All parade participants must be in place with their vehicle/float, including parade walkers.

  • 6:25 p.m. Eagle Spirit Lane will be closed to incoming/outgoing traffic.

  • 6:30 p.m. Parade begins. Do not throw candy until your float is fully off the upper lot road and fully on Eagle Spirit Road.

BELOW IS THE PARKING SPOT LAYOUT FOR ALL FLOATS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE DRIVER OF YOUR VEHICLE/FLOAT HAS SEEN THIS PRIOR TO THE PARADE!

Here is the parking diagram for parade staging. We will have some kind of marker in these spots to help you know where to park! If there is any last minute addition to the parade, an updated map will be uploaded here!

PARKING: VERY IMPORTANT

  • There is NO parking for non-parade vehicles in the Upper Lot. 

  • Participants will need to utilize parking around the school (near the tennis courts, baseball/softball, and visitor football parking lots) and in the grass along Eagle Spirit Lane.

TOSSING CANDY: 

  • No chocolate or anything that will melt 

  • Please only start throwing candy once the entire float is off the upper lot road and completely on Eagle Spirit Ln. 

  • Soft underhand toss only to avoid injuries. Last year we had instances of kids on floats line-driving candy toward young kids, who then started doing it back to the people on the float, resulting in injury to more than one person.

  • It may be helpful for those on a float to help preload buckets or baskets with candy, or at least open candy bags to rotate with candy tossers. 

**We are asking for each float to ensure that candy is reserved for the entire route - every year the floats run out of candy for the last part of the route, and we want to ensure we have plenty for everyone! 

PARADE ROUTE: TAKE NOTE THE PARADE STARTS BY GOING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEN THE ELEMENTARY, AND BACK UP TO THE HOME LOT.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR FLOAT/VEHICLE DRIVER HAS SEEN THIS ROUTE!

TAKE NOTE THE PARADE STARTS BY GOING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEN THE ELEMENTARY, AND BACK UP TO THE HOME LOT.

PICK-UP & PEP RALLY

  • Once the parade is over, please ensure that all trash is picked up around your float prep area and all decorations removed from your float go home with you.

  • All participant families are encouraged to to meet their children inside the football stadium at the Community Pep Rally! Everyone may be seated on the home side to participate in the pep rally. 

Have questions? Feel free to email Elaine at pr@brockboosterclub.com

ON EVENT DAY: On such a busy day, we may not see your email, but we have a temporary Parade GroupMe for float main contacts to reach our team with pressing questions if we may not be close by, as we’ll be spread out all over the elementary and high school campuses for this event! 

Please join the PARADE-26HOCO GroupMe: https://groupme.com/join_group/117931127/MgelpuDZ

Thank you for being part of what makes this event so memorable for our community!