Danville, Small Town Values...Big Heart

The "Heart of the San Ramon Valley," Danville offers the perfect blend of amenities and small town charm. One of Danville's most desirable attributes is its sense of community and family. The town hosts a wonderful array of events throughout the year from Farmer's Markets to street fairs and a large 4th of July Parade produced by the Kiwanis Club in cooperation with the Town of Danville. There are estimates of as many as 50,000 people coming to Danville from the entire Bay Area for this wonderful celebration. This year, we want to celebrate the Town of Danville for being the host to our parade for nearly 50 years.

Danville has an enduring tradition of honoring its hometown veterans new and old. The rebuilding of the Veterans Hall in downtown to the new All Wars Memorial and our welcome back veterans program are just a few of the ways we honor our veterans. They have always been a big part of our parade.

We are delighted to have your parade entry in our wonderful community celebration. All revenues from this parade are donated to local charities so your participation not only adds to the feeling of celebration and tradition; it also contributes to many worthwhile community projects.

The hometown flavor of our parade makes it unique to Danville and great fun. We want to continue this tradition and ask you to use creative, innovative and entertaining ideas to make your entry a memorable part of this celebration. We strongly discourage business advertising that does not support the parade theme and retain the right to refuse any entry.

Some key points regarding this year's parade:
- Parade Start 9:00 AM
- Online registration opens in April, 2012.  ALL parade entrants must register online using the button that will appear on this page.
- A mandatory pre-parade meeting for ALL parade entrants will be held on Thursday, June 28th in the Valley Oak Room at the Danville Community Center, 420 Front Street.  Parade participants may attend either the noon or 6:00pm meeting.

Please note that the July 4th Parade starts at 9:00am and that spectator chairs may not be put next to the parade route until 6:00pm on July 3rd.

 



                                                                                       

July 4th Schedule
8:30am: City of San Ramon Fun Run
9:00am - 11:30pm: Kiwanis Danville July 4th Parade presented by Heller Jewelers
1:00pm - 10:00pm: City of San Ramon Red, White & Blue Picnic in San Ramon Central Park
9:30pm: City of San Ramon 4th of July Fireworks Display

The Kiwanis Danville July 4th Parade is an incredible event which attracts over 40,000 attendees including local community residents as well as friends and family from areas far beyond Danville.  The 2012 Parade starts at 9:00am and runs from the corner of Hartz Avenue and Railroad Avenue, continues down Hartz and San Ramon Valley Boulevard and ends at the corner of San Ramon Valley Boulevard and Sycamore Valley Road.

In 2009, parade entries included:
  • Cruisetones 1950's Band
  • California Historical Artillery Society (mounted living history from 1840-1918)
  • Chinese Lion Dance Team
  • Concord Blue Devils (band and precision drill team)
  • Precision Drill Ministries


Frequently Asked Questions

If you have parade related questions, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions.  You may also contact our 2012 Parade Chairperson, Wayne Wickham, via e-mail at parade@kiwanis-srv.org (preferred) or 925-791-2633 for additional information.  July 4th Parade participant check in time is 7:30 am.