The Santa Clara Parade of Champions will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 through Santa Clara's historic downtown. Come see marching bands, musical groups, community organizations, the Santa Clara Fire Department, our Mayor and Council, and more!

The City of Santa Clara encourages event attendees to bike, walk or take a rideshare to the event to watch the parade. After the event, the Parade of Champions will be aired on Santa Clara City Television (Comcast channel 15) through November.

About the Event

Event festivities take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit the website at SCParadeofChampions.org for more information about the event.

• 10 - 10:30 a.m. | Opening Ceremonies
• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Community Village Booths on Franklin Street at Main Event Stage!
• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | 56th SC Parade of Champions starts. Community contest money prizes, and competition points for Marching and Community Bands, Drill and Dance Teams and Community Built Floats.
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Sports FAN Zone ALL Day fun. Bring your Sports or your Dance Shoes! Take a selfie with the Official 2026 FIFA Countdown Clock.

Information from Event Organizer

The Parade of Champions event organizers have distributed informational flyers to residents and businesses who may be impacted on October 4, 2025. View the details below:

• Parade of Champions Informational flyer

Traffic Advisory

The Santa Clara Police Department distributes traffic advisories for major events in the City of Santa Clara approximately 48 hours in advance of the event. Traffic Advisories will include full event details and can be received by subscribing to Nixle, or viewed at SCPD.org.