Everything About the Patriots Day Parade!

The 46th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade steps off Saturday at 11 a.m. Laguna Beach Patch will be in it (entry #90), so come say hello, or march with us!

Here are some links to Patch coverage of last year's parade: Click here for a photo slideshow by Marilynn Young. Click here for another slideshow by Kathy Ochiai. And watch a five-minute video of the parade by clicking right here—we're pretty sure we saw you in it ...

We'll have extensive coverage again this year—and you can participate by uploading your own parade photos and videos directly to Laguna Beach Patch.

First, if you haven't yet joined our site, you can do that by clicking here and filling out the ridiculously easy mini-form. Then just go to our community gallery by clicking here, and upload away! Seriously—go crazy with the uploads!

Also, bring sunblock and water, it may get hot ...

Other vital parade deets:

FABULOUS PARADE DIGNITARIES!

• Parade Grand Marshals: Gen. Lee Butler and his wife, Dorene Nunley Butler
• Honored Patriot: Louise E. Buckley
• Citizens of the Year: Gary and Betsy Jenkins
• Junior Citizens of the Year: Caroline Cannan and Bryce Blanton
• Essay Contest Winner: Niva Razin
• Artist of the Year: Jorg Dubin
• Athlete of the Year: Natasha Strickland

STREET CLOSURES!

Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road will be open during the parade, but a handful of downtown streets will be closed from about 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Those roads are:

• Park Avenue (Between Wendt Terrace and Coast Highway)
• Glenneyre (Between Legion Street and Forest Avenue)
• Forest Avenue (Entire length between Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road)
• Third Street (Entire length between Park Avenue and Forest Avenue)
• Second Street (Entire length between Mermaid and Forest Avenue)
• Mermaid (Entire length between Second Street and Third Street)

For a map of the parade route, click on the photo box to the upper right and scroll until you see it ...

THE PARADE LINEUP!

1. Laguna Beach Police Motor Escort
2. Parade Banner, Laguna Beach Girl Scouts
3. American Legion Post 222 & Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5868 Combined Color Guard
4. 3d Marine Aircraft Wing Band, Marine Corps Air  Station, Miramar
5. Parade President Ed Hanke II
6. Parade Theme Banner, Laguna Beach Boy Scouts
7. Grand Marshals General Lee and Dorene Nunley Butler
8. Laguna Beach Seniors
9. Honored Patriots of the Year Louise E. Buckley, U.S. Women’s Army Air Corps
10. South Orange County Vietnam Veterans
11. Laguna Beach High School Band
12. Citizens of the Year Betsy and Gary Jenkins
13. Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education
14. SchoolPower, Laguna Beach
15. Junior Citizens of the Year Caroline Cannan and Bryce Blanton
16. Laguna Beach High School Alumni Association
17. Athlete of the Year Natasha Strickland
18. Assistance League and Assisteens Auxiliary
19. Artist of the Year Jorg Dubin
20. Sawdust Festival
21. Laguna Beach Unified School District Elementary Band
22. Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach
23. LaPlaya Center and Orange County Model A Ford Club
24. Orange County Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
25. Patience Wright Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
26. Exchange Club of Laguna Beach
27. Laguna Beach City Council and Officials
28. Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association
29. Rotary Club of Laguna Beach
30. San Clemente Scots
31. Pacific Marine Mammal Center
32. Girl Scouts of Laguna Beach
33. Boy Scout Troop 35 and Cub Scout Pack 35
34. Laguna Beach Little League
35. Kyne Dance Academy of Laguna Beach
36. National Children’s Study
37. Capistrano Valley Model A Club
38. Animal Crackers Pet Rescue
39. American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
40. Guide Dogs for the Blind, VIP3 Puppy Raisers
41. AIDS Services Foundation
42. Palmdale High School Band
43. Excalibur Car Club
44. Y Adventure Guides and Sunshine Expedition
45. Laguna Beach Fire Department
46. Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce
47. The HIP District
48. Laguna Beach Community Clinic
49. Laguna Beach HIV Advisory Committee
50. Laguna Beach Police Department
51. Foothill High School Band, Santa Ana
52. Laguna Beach Library
53. Mission Hospital Laguna Beach
54. Tivoli Terrace and Tivoli Too!
55. Laguna Beach Film Society
56. JJ and the Habibis Laguna Beach Belly Dancers
57. Laguna Beach Garden Club
58. Art-a-Fair
59. Jurupa Valley High School Band      
60. Cal Elite, Rancho Santa Margarita
61. Laguna Board of Realtors
62. First Team Estates
63. Laguna Coffee Company
64. Fountain Valley District Marching  Band
65. Richard Leger
66. Ebell Club of Laguna Beach
67. Pageant of the Masters
68. St. Catherine of  Siena Parish School
69. StuNewsLaguna
70. Festival of Goddesses
71. Diamond Crestview Neighbors
72. Barstow Junior High School Band
73. House of Big Fish, K’ya Bistro and Rooftop Lounge
74. Laguna News-Post
75. Laguna Playhouse
76. Combined Honors Choruses of Top of World & El Morro Elementary Schools
77. Laguna Beach Marine Safety Department
78. Laguna Beach Independent
79. Laguna Beach Water Polo Club
80. Laguna Beach Lifeguard Association
81. Bassett High School Band, La Puente
82. Coastline Pilot
83. Walt and Pam Otto
84. Soroptimist International of Laguna Beach
85. Ruby’s Diner
86. Mel Jackson Fitness Thru Dance & Imagination
87. Laguna Laughter Club
88. Rialto Middle School Band
89. Twisted Stitchers Yarn Group
90. LAGUNA BEACH PATCH
91. United Studios of Self Defense
92. Hobie Sports
93. Rick Strollo
94. No Square Theatre
95. Dave DePierro
96. Oaks Middle School Band, Ontario
97. Ralphs, Laguna Beach
98. Waste Management of Orange County
99. Peter Salomon/ World War II Rangers Lead the Way
100. Company 77 Mobile Pizza Unit
101. Spurs & Satin