Independence Day Parade
Independence Day Parade
Saturday, July 4, 2026
12:30pm
City of Fort Mitchell
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
Grand Marshal:
Brad Fritz
Theme:
Amber “Waves” of Grain
Route:
DCCH Center for Children and Families Fairgrounds/Easterseals Redwood (75 Orphanage Road) to Dixie Highway to Beechwood Road to Beechwood Schools (54 Beechwood Road)
City streets along Dixie Highway between Orphanage Road and Beechwood Road will close at 11:45am
Parade is rain or shine
Register (by Friday, June 19, 2026):
Independence Day Parade – City of Fort Mitchell KY
Parade Participants (thus far):
1-Tom-Plumber
AAA Cincinnati
A&A Lawncare & Landscaping
Barnes Interior
Barrett Home Services
Beacon Landscape Lighting
Beechwood Board of Education
Beechwood Marching Tigers
Beechwood School Board Candidate Robin Hood
Beechwood School Board Candidate Shane Noem
Beth Sewell for Kenton County Commissioner
Black Swamp Ghostbusters
Blessed Sacrament
Blessed Sacrament Athletic Boosters
Bluegrass Backyard Recreations
Brad Fritz (Grand Marshal)
Buddy (DCCH Center)
Buttermilk Pike Self Storage
Cancun Mexican Restaurant
Chick-fil-A (Fort Wright)
Children of the American Revolution
Chris Alsip (Antique Car)
Cincinnati Education & Research for Veterans Foundation (CERV)
Cincinnati Ghostbusters & The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
The Cincy Bearcat (University of Cincinnati)
City of Crestview Hills
Cole Cuzick for State Representative
Collection 21 (Antique Car)
Crescent Springs Hardware
Crouse & Co Automotive Repair
Dari-Crest
DCCH Center for Children and Families
Diana Niceley Candidate for Erlanger Mayor
Dornbusch Insurance
Dreamys Ice Cream
Edwards Jones (Adam Kunsman – Financial Advisor)
Edward Jones (Nathan Monks – Financial Advisor)
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 3814 PiBotics
Fort Mitchell City Council
Fort Mitchell Fire Department
Fort Mitchell Garage
Fort Mitchell Heaters
Fort Mitchell Mayor Greg Pohlgeers
Fort Mitchell Neighbors Magazine
Fort Mitchell Plaza Barbers
Fort Mitchell Police Department
Fort Mitchell Public Works Department
Foundation for a Drug Free World
Gapper (Cincinnati Reds)
Gary (FC Cincinnati)
Gilbert Scott Dr. Pepper Parade
Girl Scout Troop 2163
Glier’s Goetta
Grady-Knue Family
Gronotte Electric
Heart of Country Music Festival
Highland Cemetery
Hometown Concrete
Huntington Learning Center
Immanuel Church
Jeff Niceley for Kenton County Commissioner
Jeremy Todd for Kentucky
Kenning Lawn Care
Ken’s Crescent Springs Service
Kenton Circuit Clerk John Middleton
Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders
Kenton County Democratic Party
Kenton County Detention Center
Kenton County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace Stephen L J Hoffman
Kenton County Republican Party
Kentucky Auto Service
Kentucky Junk Wranglers
Kentucky State Representative Stephanie A. Dietz
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller
Kim Moser for Kentucky State Representative
Kona Ice NKY
Kroger
Kubota Tractor of the Tristate
Lady Liberty (Cincinnati Circus)
Larry Shelton for Kenton County Sheriff
LEACH for EACH Campaign
Life Learning Center
Melissa Strange for U.S. House of Representatives
Miss Kentucky Alexis Hunt
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
NKY Patriots 13U Baseball Team
Notre Dame Urban Education Center
One Special Day
Orangetheory Fitness (Fort Wright)
Our Wedding Cabinet Decor Rentals
PeeWee’s Place
Perfetti Van Melle (Airheads Donation)
Performance Hobbies South
The Point Arc of Northern Kentucky
Pulse Dance Studio
Putt-Putt Golf
RAD Truck Works
Rent-2-Own
RevampT Spaces Organizing Services
Right Side Out Tee Shirt Company
Roberts Heating and Cooling
Ryle Dental Care
Santa Claus (Beechwood PTSA SantaFest)
Sarah Froelich for Kenton County Commissioner
Schamer Family (Antique Car)
Schneller Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating, and Air
Scott Kimmich for Kenton County Commissioner
Shade Tree Homes
ShelfGenie of Cincinnati
Signature Outdoor Solutions
Skidz Enterprise
Spartan Youth Football and Cheer
TANK (Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky)
Tin Cup Golf
Tom Collins for Kenton County Sheriff
Tommy Tree Service
Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of NKY
Uncle Sam (Cincinnati Circus)
Vatnsdal Vikings
Villa Hills Longhorns
Walt’s Hitching Post
Whitetail Landscaping
Who Dey (Cincinnati Bengals)
Wingate Crane Service
YOLO Fitness
Z Properties Group
Ziegler & Schneider, P.S.C. Law Firm
Contact:
City of Fort Mitchell Programs & Communications Coordinator
Joe Christofield
jchristofield@fortmitchell.com
859.331.1212