Women's Legacy Parade Countdown March 1, 2025

The International Women's Legacy Parade is Winston-Salem's first  and only Women's Parade. This is a historic event!

The International Women's Legacy Parade is held on Saturday  March 1st 2025. 

The purpose of the parade is to promote the economic development of local women-owned businesses/organizations in our city and to encourage others to support women owned businesses and organizations in our community. 

Women Owned Businesses and Organizations

Local Marching Bands 

Dance/Steps Teams, etc...

Local Companies/Businesses/Organizations that support women or women's initiatives

The parade route starts at the intersection of Fourth Street and Broad Street and continues down Fourth Street. The parade turns left on Liberty Street and ends at Corpening Plaza Park.

All participants must complete a registration form and pay an entry fee. The Entry Fee for the Women's Parade is $100.00. The deadline for registration is April 27th.  

The Grand Marshal of the parade is usually a person, business, or organization of note who rides in front of the parade as an honor for their support and contribution to the Women's Legacy Parade. The Grand Marshal of the parade is selected yearly. The Grand Marshal contribution is a minimum of $5000.00 donated to the Legacy Foundation for Women to support of our local police officers and service workers that are on duty for the parade. This is our way of saying thank you for keeping our community and the Women's Legacy Parade safe for all attendees and participants. If you or your business are interested in becoming the Grand Marshal of the Women's Legacy Parade, email us at info@legacyfoundationforwomen.com

The 2025 Grand Marshal is Commissioner Malishai Woodbury

• Line-up begins at 11:30 am and the parade will begin promptly at 1:00pm. 
•  Entries must be present by 12:30 am to participate--NO EXCEPTIONS
•  All vehicles and floats must be decorated. 
• The Women's Legacy Parade is proud to partner with WSFCS, Wake Forest, and WSSU Bands. There is NO Fee for Local Bands or Student Groups to participate.
•  Only parade participants are allowed in the staging area. 
•  Please keep at least 40 Feet (4 Car Lengths) between entries on the parade route, keep distance, and do not stop. 
•  NO Possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted. 
•  The parade committee reserves the right to prohibit costumes, banners, flags, signs, logos or any other props or materials it deems inappropriate. 
• All walking units must continue moving forward during the parade. Once you approach the stage you will have a 90 second performance time. After 90 seconds you will be asked to move along whether your performance is done or not. Failure to comply, will result in being excluded from participating in future parades.
• Go-carts, skateboards, bicycle riders must wear helmets.  
• All motor vehicles or trailers, motorcycles & mopeds must have current tags and appropriate insurance coverage. 
•  Participants riding on floats, vehicles or any moving entry may not get off or on once the entry begins moving. Participants are either on or off the entry for the entire period of the parade.
•   Only participants/groups who have been issued a parade number may march in the parade.
•  In the event of an emergency on the parade route, all participants are asked to move to the right side of the street (southbound lane) to allow emergency services to pass in the left (northbound) lane. 
• All entries with animals are responsible for cleaning up after their animals in the staging area, along the parade route and properly disposing of all animal waste 
• Floats cannot exceed 13 feet in height or 16 feet in width. 
• A fire extinguisher must be on board each float/vehicle 

          *   NO Political Signs or Hate Speech allowed ''. Please Note: The parade is NOT a Rally. 

•  At the end of the Parade, DO NOT STOP at the intersection; please keep going to your vehicles/parking and enjoy the afternoon downtown!
•  THE PARADE WILL GO ON RAIN, SHINE, OR SNOW. It may be cold. Please be prepared. 
•  DISCLAIMER: The Parade Committee reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to remove any and all individuals, groups, vehicles, floats, motorcycles, or participants of any kind from entering or continuing along the Parade route for any reason, including but not limited to, safety, perceived condition, failure to comply with Parade Staff instructions, any action(s) that may cause a delay in the Parade, and/or any violation of the rules and regulations set out in this document. 
• The Parade Committee will continue to monitor CDC and NC COVID guidelines and make appropriate modifications as needed, up to and including cancellation of the parade if necessary. 

Recommended Float Companies: The parade entry fee is separate from the float company fees. Participates are required to obtain their own individual floats direct from the company.

Cline’s Floats Inc 

7570 Long Island Rd Catawba, NC 28609 828-241-3133 Fax: 828-241-2255 clinesfloatsinc@yahoo.com

Southeastern Floats

PO BOX 2521 COLUMBIA, SC 29202 Fax: 704-973-0776 Cell: 803-917-0644

Kirby Floats

3016 HWY 96 Franklinton, NC 27525

(919) 410 – 5543