80’s Flashback Parade (Downtown Franklin, N.C.)

80’s FLASHBACK PARADE (Downtown Franklin, NC) Saturday AUGUST 1, 2026 at 5:30pm-Parade Set-Up begins at 4:45pm (Along Church Street) and Parade starts from Town Hall Parking Entrance
Who hasn’t dreamed about performing the famous Ferris Bueller’s Day Off float scene through downtown Franklin, N.C.?
What about rockin’ out on a float to the sounds of Poison as you pretend to be C.C. DeVille on your “air-guitar” and your best friend is lip-syncing to ” Unskinny Bop” like he’s Bret Michaels?
Well, here’s your chance to live out your 80’s fantasy!
Join others for the 80’s Flashback parade hosted in downtown Franklin. The parade is the second event of 80’s Flashback Weekend: Always The First Weekend Of August and will start at Franklin’s Town Hall parking lot and travel down Main Street to Harrison Avenue.
There will be a variety of social clubs, etc from all around the southeast joining the weekend celebration and the parade.
4:45PM is the set-up time along Church Street (Judging will take place as the parade is going (if you are a performer you will be stopped at the Town Gazebo traffic light to perform for 1:30-2:00 Minutes) and the parade will start at 5:30PM)
CANDY IS ALLOWED TO BE TOSSED BY ENTRIES
We know everyone loves the “AWESOME! 80’s” so we are encouraging local clubs, groups, businesses, etc. to join the celebration by creating an 80’s theme entry to the parade (Love Donation entry fees is the cost & 100% of the donations will be donated to the Greenville Shriners Hospital)
There will be awards given to the top 3 best 80’s theme entries. Awards will be given out before the start of Totally Awesome 80z Party
YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO AN 80’s THEME TO BE PART OF THE PARADE
To request an 80’s Flashback parade entry form, please e-mail [email protected] (In SUBJECT area type “80’s PARADE ENTRY FORM”) or visit www.80sflashback.org
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