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SATURDAY DECEMBER 4th at 6pm

Grand Marshal - Clarence Brown

A note from the BRI Parade Committee
It's FREE to join us and have an entry in the Bedford Christmas Parade!  The Bedford Christmas Parade is one of Southern Indiana's LARGEST Illuminated Christmas Parades.  Help us stay at the top of the list by creating your own parade entry.  Businesses, organizations, churches, groups and individuals are all welcome to participate.  Since this is a night time parade and a Christmas Parade, we would like the focus of the parade entries to be on lighting their parade units.  The parade theme is "Christmas" in general.  ALL PARADE ENTRIES are required to have Christmas Lights incorporated in their design.   Battery operated lights, light up necklaces, power inverters or portable generators are most commonly used.   We look forward to seeing your parade entries and THANK YOU for your participation to help our community kick off the holiday season.

Parade Route

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Bring a chair and enjoy the parade along the route marked in red.  Over 100 parade entries will be on display, including floats, musical, equestrian, classic cars, antique tractors, fire trucks, police vehicles and more!  All entries are adorned with lights, during Southern Indiana's Largest illuminated Christmas parade!

PARADE LINE UP INFORMATION



  • Parade Line up begins at 3pm.  
  • PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE CORNER OF 14TH & M STREET WITH A MEMBER OF THE BEDFORD LIONS CLUB.   They will provide you with the line up area that your entry is assigned to.  
  • You will receive your parade number once you are positioned in the line up area on parade day.  For questions about line up - please call Bedford Lions Club member Jon Heichelbech at 812-797-5091
  • JUDGES WILL BE JUDGING ALL ENTRIES IN THE LINE UP AREA BEFORE THE PARADE  -Units must be in line up position by 4:30pm for judging

Parade Tips & Rules

DOWNLOAD PARADE RULES - Click here
  • Units must be positioned in the line up by 4:30pm for judging.  Check in at 14th & M Street with a member of the Bedford Lions Club and they will direct you to the area of the line up that you need to be parked. 
  • Candy - Candy & other items may be distributed during the parade.  HOWEVER items & candy CANNOT BE THROWN from a vehicle into the crowd or in the parade path (where entries behind yours could potentially trip... or children may dart out to into the parade path to retrieve).  The approved method of distribution is to drop items to the curb.  Imagine a bike line or street parking area of the road- this is the area that the items can be dropped to.  Hand to hand distribution creates parade gaps because it slows the unit down, whereas tossing to the curb allows the unit to keep up with the parade pace.
  • Performances are welcome - they just cannot halt the parade once in motion.  Entries may not stop the parade once in motion.
  • All entries MUST HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS as this is an illuminated Christmas Parade.
  • Parade entries need to complete the ENTIRE parade route.  The end of the route is at the corner of 13th & M Street.  Please coordinate pick up / drop offs of those in the parade in an area beyond this intersection (i.e. Line up area).   DO NOT DROP OFF PEOPLE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE for their safety and so as to not interfere with the parade flow. 
  • Entries need to maintain a parade pace of no more than 5 mph.  We encourage all entries with walkers to provide a vehicle or trailer large enough to transport all walkers in the event that your parade unit needs to speed up to close any parade gaps.  
  • Parade monitors are positioned at each intersection.  Please watch the parade volunteer for signals if your entry needs to speed up or slow down.  Parade monitors have yellow reflective vests and lighted wands.  If you are waved "GREEN"… that is to indicate that your entry needs to speed up.  If there’s a large gap in front of you, you are being signaled to close the gap. If you are waved  "RED"… that is to indicate that your entry needs to slow down.

2021 Bedford Christmas Parade Line Up 


If you do not see your name listed below, we do not have record of your parade entry form. 
​Please submit an online entry by clicking HERE. 
​ For any questions please EMAIL parades@downtownbedford.org or leave a Voicemail message at 812-329-4221 and a volunteer member of our committee will return your call.
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1  Bedford Police Department
2  American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard
3  Bedford North Lawrence Marching Stars
4  Parade Grand Marshal - Clarence Brown & Family
4a  Men's Warming Shelter of Bedford
5  City of Bedford - Mayor Sam Craig & Family
6  NSWC Crane
7  LCIS Phoenix Cheer Squad
8  Marko and Papaw
9  North Lawrence Career Center HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
10  Bedford North Lawrence FFA
11  The Upside of Down in the “Magical Land of Oz”
12  Indiana Prison and Criminal Justice Reform  
13  Mikels Towing & Recovery LLC
14  American Rental
15  Little Theatre of Bedford
16  Matthew Corey w/ Williams Carpenter Realtors 
17  North Lawrence Education Association (NLEA)
18  Hawkins & Root Real Estate
19  Life Missions Ministries 
20  Bedford First Wesleyan Church
21  Southern Indiana Pipes & Drums
22  Animal Hospital of Bedford
23  Midwest Lakes Marine
24  Pritchett Brothers
25  LOCAL 440 Bedford,
26  Lee Blansett's 1956 Truck
27  Warren and Sierra McCreery 
28  Max's LLC
29  Bedford Jeepers
30  Kevin Goodman for District 65 State Representative 
31  The Underground 
32  Blackwell Pentecostal Church
33  John Lee for State Representative
34  Darci Roberts- Lighthouse Mortgage Services
35  BNL Riley Dance Marathon
36  City of Bedford Fire Department
37  La-Or-Ma Shrine Club Hillbillies 
38  LA-OR-MA Shrine Club
39  Day for Lawrence County Sheriff 
40  Small Town Bling.  ( Paparazzi Jewelry)
41  J&J Tree Trimming 
42  Josh Hill
43  Bloomington Job's Daughters
44  Steak n Shake
45  Jason Winegar
46  Reggie & Rebecca Nikirk 
47  Artie Grimaldo
48  Debra Corn Foster Care
49  Revestco / Property Sure
50  City of Bedford Utilities
51  Lawrence County Dstinguished Young Woman  2022; Mavis Arthur
52  Kluender family
53  Bob Wilson
54  Jeremy Marsh
55  Huron Volunteer Fire Department 
56  Indian Creek Fire Department
57  Pleasant Run Fire Department
58  Shawswick Volunteer Firefighters Assn
59  Bedford Lions Club Float
60  Bedford Lions Club Mane Train
61  Bedford Lions Club Fogging Truck
62  B-Town Vdub club
63  Bobcat of Ellettsville
64  Orbit Futbol Club
65  FastTrack Redbirds 
66  Hoosier Doggie Daycare & Boarding
67  Lawrence County Fair Queen and Court
68  Englewood Baptist Church
69  Guthrie Creek Butchery/FFA
70  Advance America
71  Gregg Taylor for Lawrence County Sheriff
72  Buy and Sell in The Sticks Guns and Hobbies
73  M & E Honda
74  American Legion Riders
75  Lawrence County Indiana Bikers: Toys for Tots
76  LCIS Girls Basketball Teams (grades 6-8)
77  LCIS Basketball
78  Libertarian Party of Lawrence County
79  Stonebridge Health Campus
80  Hope Resource Center 
81  Marshall Township VFD Tanker 61
82 Lambrecht Farm and Peddler’s Corner
83  Sycamore Realty and Investments
84  E Z Leasing LLC
84a  Roots RV & Bloomington Brass Band
85  Morris Maintenance & More 
86  Lawrence County Sheriffs Dept
87  Bender Lumber
88  Innovative Landscaping llc
89  Bedford Middle School Cheerleading 
90  Cub Scout Pack 343 of Springville 
91  Christmas Challenger
92  Miss Bedford Teen 2022 and Peonies Princess
93  Jacksons heavy haul llc 
94  City of Bedford TASC
95  AALSFS & Salvage 
96  Big Lots
97  Bertha's Mission
​98  Amstutz Tax Service
​99 Lawrence County 4-H Dogs 
100  Painting a Sunny New Legacy 
​101  Maumee Valley Show Horses
102 Pooper Scooper
103 SANTA CLAUS
​104 Street Sweeper