2024
Maifest Line-Up, Gathering Information, and Special Instructions
Special Entries – PLEASE print this entire copy and give it to your driver or person in charge at the parade. We have had many groups who arrive at the parade without knowing where to gather, who to follow, and when to enter the parade.
All entries should arrive and be in place no later than 9:45am. Remember, there in no reserved parking for any participants/riders on your entry, so please allow extra time to get into place.
ALL streets between Main and Alamo from Austin Parkway to Chappell Hill Street close at 8:00am. This includes all cross streets.
ALL Brenham City Officials will ride on Brenham Fire Departments 1950 LaFrance Fire Engine located on Market Street in front of the Heritage Museum
In order, Middle of Main Street at Market Street: MJROTC Color Guard – Veterans Float (American Legion Posts 48/7104) – Boy Scout Troop 742 – Red Cross Disaster Team – Blinn Officials – Blinn Band – Blinn Athletes – Silver Wings Skate Car (follow float #4)
In order, south side of Main Street, east of Market Street: Grand Marshals (1915 Dodge Touring Car) – Luke Brown – WC Fair – KK Janitorial Services LLC – Dairy Queen – UT Exes Band (rerun) – On Zions Hill (stay in the parade lineup to reload)
In order on south side of Main Street and in front of the Heritage Museum Office (on street along curb in order): – Richard Lampe (1955 Chevy Bel Air) – WC Tractor (2) (one behind the other)
By KWHI/KTEX radio station: KTEX Country Cruiser (follow Silver Wings skate car for 1st run and float #25 for rerun) – Aren’s Services (follow Jr. King and Queen float – there may be a fire truck that enters right before you))
North side of Main Street, east of Market Street (in front of Bluebonnet Title): 2023 Royalty float #1 – Anniversary Royalty float #2
In order, west to east – View Vision on the grass/parking area and building driveway: PLEASE back in, in order from west to east (grass/driveway): – WC Chamber/Blue Blazers – WC Officials (2) one behind the other – Pastor Johnny Williams – WC Sheriff (2) one behind the other –- BISD Officials (in front of View Vision)
In The Heritage Museum parking lot located direcly behind the Heritage Museum (in order facing Main Street): Chappell Hill Chamber of Commerce
In front of the Heritage Museum Office (directly beside VIEW vision): Unity Theater
In front of the Bus Station on Clinton Street: EMS (you will follow Blinn close to the start of the parade)
Brenham Junior High Brenadiers and Band: Gather at the Cannery and move to the bus station as soon as the first float is at the end of the parade route
Brenham High School Band, Belles, and Cheer: Gather at the Cannery and move to the bus station as soon as the first float is at the end of the parade route (the Junior High will enter the parade before you)
Burton Band and Cheer: Gather in the Bluebonnet Title drive-thru/parking lot (enter the parade behind float #17 (The Sawyer Family))
South side of Main Street, east of Ross Street in order: Lone Star Cowgirls (you will follow Pastor Johnny William’s vehicle in the parade route) – Brazos Sailing Club (you will follow float #20 (HEB) in the parade route) – Harris County Sheriffs Office Junior Mounted Posse (you will follow float #33 (Baylor Scott and White) in the parade route) –
Classic Cars
North side of Main Street, east of Ross Street (behind float #23): Houston and Brenham Shriners (follow float #23 – J and J Packing Company parked in front of you on the North side of Main Street)
2024 Brenham Maifest Parade Line-Up
Brenham High School Marine JROTC Color Guard
Veterans Float: Wellmann Insurance Agency Inc.
American Legion Buddy Wright Post 48: Bob Overkott, Steve Miller, Mark
Mc Clelland, Paul Daigle, Ted Hemmer, Barbara Hemmer, Commander Bill Kendall.
James F. Dillon VFW Post 7104: Ken Mayo, Rich Hutchins, Dale Hinze, Larry L. Perry, Barry Blue, Tommy Williams, Donald Guthridge, Robert G. Wright, and Commander Ben Seeker.
2023 Royalty Float #1 (on curb in front of Bluebonnet Title) –
2023 Junior Court of “The Enchanted Tree House”: King Luke Robert Hyatt and Queen Virginia Kate Priesmeyer
2023 Senior Court of “Musical Memories”: King Ashton Kiel Behrens and Queen Lauren Ruth Hook
Brenham Fire Department Truck
Grand Marshals – Celebrating their Golden Anniversaries are the Grand Marshalls, being chauffeured by Former Maifest President Gregg Appel in his 1915 Dodge Brothers Touring Car: Senior Royalty Elizabeth Winfield Rigney from “The Court of Medieval Enchantment; Junior Royalty Julie Hrachovy from “The Court of This Land is Our Land”.
1950 American LaFrance Fire Engine “Invader” – Brenham City Officials
Cub Scout Troop 742
Red Cross Disaster Team
Blinn Officials
Blinn Band
Blinn Athletes
EMS
Float 2 – Anniversary Royalty (reruns if needed)– Must Be Heaven (years ending in “4” and “9”). May rerun and reload at the corner of Main and Clinton
Luke Brown – One of Washington County’s local 4H students driving his Restored 1957 John Deere 420 tractor. Luke’s accomplishments include: Grand Champion at the Washington County Fair, Grand Champion at the State Fair of Texas, Heart of Texas Grand Champion for Tractor Restoration and Overall Grand Champion in Ag Mechanics, and Reserve Grand Champion at the San Antonio Livestock Show.
Washington County Fair: President Michael Bentke is driving Fair Queen Katie Seeker – Junior Miss Bailey Rogers – Junior Mr Bennett Colley – Little Miss Rylie Locke – Little Mr Coleman Conway.
KK Janitorial Services LLC
Dairy Queen
*** 2 Volunteer Department Fire Trucks ***
*** Floats 3-21 will rerun as well as ENTRIES noted ***
Float 3 – Blue Bell Creameries
Float 4 – Silver Wings Ballroom
Skate Car
KTEX Country Cruiser – reruns
Float 5 – Appel Ford
Float 6 – DR Metals
Float 7 – Performance Health and Wellness
UT Exes Band (sound) – reruns
Float 8 – The Stark Family
Float 9 – Faske’s Jewelry
Float 10 – Bluebonnet Electric Company
Washington County Officials
Washington County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Blazers
Chappell Hill Chamber
Float 11 – Joe and Ann Garnett
Float 12 – Baylor Scott and White Hospital
Float 13 – Dahmann and Associates, LLC
Float 14 – Radio Central KTTX/KWHI
On Zion’s Hill (sound) – reruns
Washington County Sheriff’s Department
Pastor Johnny Williams
Lone Star Cowgirls
Float 15 – The Ragonis Family
Float 16 – Yellow Truck LLC
Float 17 – The Sawyer Family
Burton Cheer
Burton Band
Float 18 – Germania Insurance Company
Float 19 – Thielemann Construction
Float 20 – HEB
Brazos Sailing Club
*** 2 Volunteer Department Fire Trucks *** – Berlin Fire Department is pulling the Washington County Community Emergency Response Team float
Float 21 – Wellmann Insurance Agency
*** FLOATS 22-23 DO NOT RERUN ***
Float 22 – The Tate Family
Float 23 – J and J Packing Company
Arabia Shrine Temple
*** rerun of float #2 if needed
Float 24 (rerun3) – Blue Bell Creameries
Float 25 (rerun 4) – Silver Wings Ballroom
KTEX Country Cruiser – reruns
Float 26 (rerun 5) – Appel Ford
Float 27 (rerun 6) – DR Metals
Float 28 (rerun 7) – Performance Health and Wellness
UT Exes Band (sound) – reruns
Float 29 (rerun 8) – The Stark Family
Float 30 (rerun 9) – Faske’s Jewelry
*** 2 Volunteer Department Fire Trucks ***
Float 31 (rerun 10) – Bluebonnet Electric Company
Float 32 (rerun 11) – Joe and Ann Garnett
Float 33 (rerun 12) – Baylor Scott and White Hospital
HC Jr. Mounted Posse
Float 34 (rerun 13) – Dahmann and Associates, LLC
Float 35 (rerun 14) – Radoe Central KTTX/KWHI
On Zion’s Hill (sound) – rerun (adding American Legion Ladies)
Float 36 (rerun 15) – The Ragonis Family
Float 37 (rerun 16) – Yellow Truck LLC
Float 38 (rerun17) – The Sawyer Family
Richard Lampe: 1955 Chevy Bel Air
Washington County Tractor – 2 tractors
Classic Cars (if there are any)
Float 39 (rerun18) – Germania Insurance Company
Float 40 (rerun19) – Thielemann Construction
Unity Theater
Float 41 (rerun20) – HEB
Float 42 (rerun21) – Wellmann Insurance Agency
*** 1 Volunteer Department Fire Truck ***
BISD Officials
Brenham Junior High Brenadiers
Brenham Junior High Band
Float 43 (no 1st run – HOLDBACK) – The Mike Hopkins Family
Float 44 (no 1st run – HOLDBACK) – LaRoche Chevrolet, Buick and GMC
Float 45 – 2024 Junior Royalty: The Court of “Up, Up and Away!” Queen Caroline Adele Kenjura and King Tyler Henry Hopkins
Fire Trucks
Arens Service
Float 46 (no 1st run – HOLDBACK) – J and A Roofing
Float 47 (no 1st run – HOLDBACK) – The Musslewhite Family
Float 48 (no 1st run – HOLDBACK) – Brenham National Bank
Brenham High School Cheer
Brenham High School Belles
Brenham High School Band
2024 Senior Royalty: The Court of “Viva Las Maifest!” Queen Ashley Ribbon Jones and
King Lucas Cash Flynn
If you have any questions, contact Kelly Wall @ 281-935-1675 on May 1st or 2nd.