Parade Schedule
 

Friday, November 27

Sponsor: Target
Grand Marshal: Bullseye
Choir: The Minnesota Chorale
Marching Band: Minnesota Freedom Band

 

Saturday, November 28

Sponsor: Memorex
Grand Marshal: Cinderella and Prince Eric from Cinderella (Children's Theatre Co.)
Choir: Metropolitan Boys Choir
Marching Band: Minnesota Freedom Band

 

Sunday, November 29

Sponsor: TBA
Grand Marshal: Andrew Zimmern
Choir: Robbinsdale Cooper High School Chamber Singers
Marching Band: Minneapolis Police Band

Thursday, December 3

Sponsor: WCCO TV
Grand Marshal: WCCO TV Anchors: Don Shelby and Amelia Santaniello
Choir: City County Chorus
Marching Band: North St. Paul High School Band

 

Friday, December 4

Sponsor: TBA
Grand Marshal: Minnesota Vikings Defensive Line Coach Karl Dunbar, Pat Williams & Ray Edwards
Choir: St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral Choir
Marching Band: University of Minnesota Alumni Band

 

Saturday, December 5

Sponsor: TBA
Grand Marshal: American Snowmobile Racer, Levi LaValle
Choir: Nu Friends Gospel Choir
Marching Band: University of Minnesota Alumni Band

 

Sunday, December 6

Sponsor: Xcel Energy
Grand Marshal: Channel 5 Eyewitness News: Bill Lunn, Leah McLean & Dave Dahl
Choir: Voices of Thunder — Living Word Church & W.O.M
Marching Band: Southwest High School Marching Band

Thursday, December 10

Sponsor: Best Buy
Grand Marshal: Minnesota Twins T.C. Bear
Choir: Shattuck — St. Mary's School Faribault, Minnesota
Marching Band: Patrick Henry Patriot and Alumni Band

 

Friday, December 11

Sponsor: Thrivent Financial
Grand Marshal: Project Runway Season 6 Contestant, Christopher Straub
Choir: Company of Singers
Marching Band: Patrick Henry Patriot and Alumni Band

 

Saturday, December 12

Sponsor: Metro Transit
Grand Marshal: Mayor R.T. Rybak
Choir: Bells of the Lakes: Youth Ensemble
Marching Band: Hopkins Lean Mean Performance Machine

 

Sunday, December 13

Sponsor: Analysts International
Grand Marshal: KARE 11 Anchors: Diana Pierce, Pat Evans, Kim Insley & Tim McNiff
Choir: Minneapolis Senior Aquatennial Singers
Marching Band: University of Minnesota Marching Band

Thursday, December 17

Sponsor: Star Tribune
Grand Marshal: FOX 9 TV Anchors Jeff Passolt, Robyne Robinson, Tom Butler & Alix Kendall
Choir: Rosemount High School Chamber Singers
Marching Band: 728 Cadets

 

Friday, December 18

Sponsor: WCCO 830 AM & 102.9 Lite FM
Grand Marshal: Dave Lee & Sid Hartman from WCCO 830 & Flight Time Lang from the Harlem Globetrotters
Choir: Armstrong Chamber Singers
Marching Band: Aquinas High School Band

 

Saturday, December 19

Sponsor: Public Safety Night
Grand Marshal: Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan, Minneapolis Fire Chief Alex Jackson & Hennepin County Sheriff Richard W. Stanek
Choir: Crimson Harmony Maple Grove High School
Marching Band: Minneapolis Police Band

 

Sunday, December 20

Sponsor: Target
Grand Marshal: Favorite Character Competition Winner, the Henning Family and Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassadors
Choir: The Target Spots
Marching Band: Southwest High School Marching Band