The application for our 2022 Matthews Alive parade is live!
Promote your group or business while having a lot of fun. Decorate your own float in the parade theme, “Labor (Day) of Love,” and get your entry fee refunded.
The parade begins on Matthews-Mint Hill Road, at McLeod Street. It moves forward to Trade Street, turns left (at Kristopher’s restaurant), continues straight through downtown Matthews on Trade Street, through the Festival, and concludes at the Matthews United Methodist Church.
Accepted entries will receive a map and instructions two weeks prior to the parade. The parade starts promptly at 9:30 am on September 3, rain or shine; entries are to be in the assigned staging location by 8:30 am. For more information, please download our application.