Parade Guidance and Policies

The parade will start at exactly 0930 from the west end of Millersburg (Paris side of town).  Sign-in for parade participants will be near the corner of U.S. 68 and Old Millersburg Road.  From there, parade marshals will line units up along Old Millersburg Road to await start time.  Due to the large number of participants, you are asked to sign-in between 0800 and 0830.

The parade will proceed down Main Street and will end on the grounds of the United States Army Cadet Corps National Headquarters and National Cadet Training Center (previously Millersburg Military Institute).  The parade route is just under one mile in length.  All parade participants and the general public are invited to the activation ceremony which will follow immediately after the parade.  Parade units may proceed directly from the parade route onto the NCTC to await the ceremony and open house to follow. If you are driving a float, large vehicle, tracked vehicle or tractors, please do not take these vehicles into the NCTC.  You can either depart the event at that point or proceed down Main Street/U.S. 68 to the old Layson Farm located 0.56 miles past the NCTC on the left just before the county line.  There, you can park your heavy vehicles and return to the activation ceremony and open house.

Parade Instructions and Maps

Below are links to Google Maps identifying several important locations for the Millersburg parade.  You can use these maps to get directions from your location.  

Parade Staging Area

Click here to see where to report for the parade.  Sign in first at the desk which will be located near the intersection of US 68 and Shipville Road.  From there, a parade marshal will line your unit up along Old Millersburg Road to await the parade start.  At exactly0930 the parade will proceed from Old Millersburg Rd near the railroad crossing, turning left on the short little connector portion to Shipville Road, then right onto US 68/Main Street before proceeding into town.

Downtown Millersburg

Click here to see the location of the Parade Reviewing Stand in downtown Millersburg, near the intersection of Main Street and 5th Street

U.S. Army Cadet Corps National Headquarters and
National Cadet Training Center
(Former Millersburg Military Institute)

Click here on the link below to see the location of the U.S. Army Cadet Corps National Headquarters and National Cadet Training Center.

Parking area for Buses, Trucks, Trailers, etc.

Click here to see the location where you can park your bus, van, trailer, truck etc which will not be used in the parade. You can drop your members, horses, tractors, etc at the parade start point then drive through town to the Carlisle side of town to leave your non parade vehicles/trailers.  We'll have some type of vehicle at the parking area to shuttle you back, or have a member of your group go with you to bring you back, or walk back to downtown.

This parking area is what is referred to as the "OldLayson Farm".  It is now owned by a bank which gave permission for us to park vehicles there during the morning of 25 April.  It is located on the left along Main Street(US68) as you go through town toward Carlisle. The farm sits right at the Nicholas County line and is located on the Bourbon County side of the line.

Parade Documents

Parade Rules

Adult Parade Release Form (MS Word File)

Minor Parade Release Form (MS Word File)

Parade Distances

Start point to reviewing stand

0.4 miles

Start point to end point

0.8 miles

Start point to Old Layson Farm
(Parking area for buses, trucks, trailers, etc)

1.39 miles

National Cadet Training Center
to Layson Farm parking area

0.56 miles