2021 Portland Rose Festival Porch Parade

Photo courtesy of Portland Rose Festival

The show must go on, from a safe distance. For more than 100 years, Portland Rose Festival has been our city’s signature celebration. With roses as the centerpiece, spectacular floats, bands, and community groups come together to entertain hundreds of thousands of parade goers every spring.

In 2021, the Rose Festival will once again evolve these traditions by finding new ways to celebrate community spirit and resilience.

Portland Rose Festival is hosting Porch Parade, a new at-home celebration our entire city can partake in from home for free.

Portland Rose Festival Porch Parade

See the Displays

Stroll through your neighborhood or take a drive to another area of Portland to see the homes participating in the Porch Parade. Displays will be up from May 31 through June 13.

Here’s the map of the Porch Parade:

Participate in the Porch Parade

Show your Rose Festival spirit by decorating your front porch. Choose one of their themes as inspiration or go wild with your own ideas to bring a smile to your friends and neighbors.

You can even win fun prizes. Three households participating in the 2021 Rose Festival Porch Parade will win a pair of Alaska Airlines tickets by decorating their homes in the style of the festival’s three premiere parades listed below.

Don’t have a porch? No problem! Decorate your lawn, the sidewalk, a window, business front or any place visible from the street or sidewalk. 

2021 Porch Parade Categories

• Grand Floral Parade – All things grand, organic and floral – a celebration of Portland’s floral heritage
• Starlight Parade – A sparkly, illuminated display for a nighttime celebration with lights
• Junior Parade – Creative concepts and decoration for our kids, done by kids
• Rose Garden – Showcase your beautiful flowers for all to see

The Portland Rose Festival will create an online map marking the location of each registered porch. You can plan a trip around any Portland neighborhood to see the celebration. The deadline for having your porch decorated has been extended to June 5.

Porches should be able to stay up until Sunday, June 13. Start your Porch Parade by registering for free online.

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