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Tulip Time Parade

  • The District 11 South 10th Street Columbia, MO, 65201 United States (map)

White Glove Inspection and Community Street Scrubbing: 2:00pm
Beginning at 8th Street & Columbia Ave., continuing on 8th Street to Kollen Park
The public is invited to take part in this grand tradition. They will don their Dutch costumes, grab a bucket and a broom, and scrub the streets clean for the coming performances. Town officials will walk through with their ceremonial white glove inspection to approve the streets for the parade and when the town crier officially announces the official's approval, the parade will start.

STREET SCRUBBERS: Please bring your own brooms and buckets. Scrubbing starts at 2:00 pm at the corner of 8th Street and Columbia Ave. Participants are encouraged to show up at 1:15 to line up. Scrubbers are asked to gather in the pocket park on the northeast corner of 8th Street and Columbia Ave.

Where to sit:
Free, general standing/sitting along the roadside on parade route. Blankets/chairs may be placed to save a spot AFTER 6:00 am, any placed before that time WILL BE REMOVED.
To purchase bleacher seating, use this link:
https://tuliptime.com/events/parades/parade-seating