SEMINARS CONDUCTED BY ARGONNE PARADES

“Enhancing The Creative Aspects Of Your Parade” - 1998 International Festivals and Events Association Convention Roundtable Session.

“Parade Operations” - 2000 International Festivals and Events Association Convention.

“Special Specialty Units” - 2000 International Festivals and Events Association Parades Seminar.

“How A Few Little Sparks Can Electrify Your Parade” - 2001 Georgia Festivals and Events Convention.

“Unique Events Create Revenue” - 2001 Center for Sales Strategy Radio Seminar.

“How to Give Sponsors More Bang For Their Buck While You Get More Sizzle For Your Parade” - 2001 International Festivals and Events Association Convention.

“Parade Entertainment On and Off The Street” - 2002 Florida Festivals and Events Association Convention.

"Parade Development Workshop" - 2003, Leesburg, FL Partnership/FFEA

"Putting Some Pizzazz in Your Parade" - 2004 IFEA Southeast Region Conference.

"Parade Development" - 2004 South Carolina Festival & Events Convention

Oklahoma Centennial Parade
Oklahoma City, OK - October 14, 2007
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In 1907, Oklahoma began what has become a great journey as the 46th state in our great Union. This journey will also wind through the streets of Oklahoma City on Sunday, October 14, 2007 as the Oklahoma Centennial Parade echoes this legacy: Oklahoma - A Unique History...An Extraordinary Future. With floats, giant helium-filled balloons, celebrities and marching bands, The Oklahoma Centennial Parade will be an event unlike any other the state has seen.

WSB-TV SALUTE 2 AMERICA PARADE
Atlanta, Georgia - July, 1981 - 2007
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America's largest Independence Day Parade is the Fourth of July tradition in Atlanta attracting mammoth crowds to downtown for a red, white and blue celebration of the nation's birthday. This parade is televised live on WSB-TV (ABC) and seen by one million viewers. The parade features giant balloons and floats as well as celebrities from ABC-TV.

CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA CHRISTMAS PARADE
Atlanta, Georgia - December, 1991 - 2007
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An Atlanta tradition for over 20 years, Argonne provides leadership for this fun-filled, entertaining, children's holiday spectacular. The parade is part of the Festival of Trees, an annual event benefiting the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Hospital. It is televised live on WSB-TV.

DOGWOOD FESTIVAL PARADE
Knoxville, Tennessee – April, 1999 – 2002
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Formerly known as the Grand Band Parade, the Dogwood Parade kicks off the annual Dogwood Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee. One of the largest events in downtown Knoxville, this parade features many of the festival events and is broadcast by WBIR-TV.

MACON CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL PARADE
Macon, Georgia - March, 1988 - 2000, 2003
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Featuring Macon's bond with sister cities around the world, the parade serves as the opening for the two-week long festival. The event is a celebration of international friendship and beauty and is based on Macon's claim to be the cherry blossom capitol of the world.

CITY OF CUMMING HOLIDAY PARADE
Cumming, GA, December 2002
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Argonne Parades was chosen to create a new tradition for the City of Cumming . Capturing the magic of the holiday season and the spirit of the community, Argonne produces a nighttime illuminated children's parade which winds it's way around the Town Square. The parade is televised by Adelphia with repeat broadcasts shown locally throughout the month of December.

KTVU-TV SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE
San Francisco, California - February, 1989 - 2000

Working for KTVU-TV and the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Argonne Parades coordinates and produces the illuminated night parade trough the streets of downtown San Francisco and Chinatown. The parade features colorful Chinese pageantry and is the largest and most famous lunar New Year celebrations outside of Asia. Broadcast live in English and Cantonese, the parade is also syndicated and is attended by over 500,000 street spectators.

WPXI-TV / KAUFMANN'S CELEBRATE THE SEASON HOLIDAY PARADE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - November, 1987 - 1999

Showcasing giant helium balloons, high stepping marching bands, and glittering floats, the Celebrate The Season Holiday Parade ushers in the holiday season to the city of Pittsburgh. This Yuletide event is co-sponsored by Kaufmann's Department Store, WPXI-TV, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and WAMO-Radio.

DUBLIN SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
Dublin, Ireland - March, 1996 and March, 1998

Argonne Parades was selected to create a new operations plan for Dublin's famous St. Patrick's Day Parade. The March 17, 1996, parade marked the transition from a locally produced event to an Irish Tourist Board national celebration. The parade was nationally televised in Ireland and aired live in nine European countries as well as the United States. The largest one-day event in Ireland was witnessed by 300,000 spectators.

INDIANAPOLIS 500 FESTIVAL PARADE
Indianapolis, Indiana - May 1995 - 1996

One of America's most famous parades experienced a total restoration in 1995 as Argonne was contracted to produce this annual event. The 3.5 mile televised parade draws over 350,000 street spectators and was broadcast live on TNN. The 33 qualifying drivers for the Indy 500 race, held the following day, were featured as the grand finale.

LONDON'S GRAND CHRISTMAS PARADE
London, England - November, 1994 - 1996

Argonne Parades was selected to produce this "first-ever" holiday parade for the Regent Street and Oxford Street areas of London. With over one million street spectators, the parade began in London's West End and included over 2000 performers, giant balloons, bands, floats and street theatre.

DENVER PARADE OF LIGHTS
Denver, Colorado - December, 1986 - 1987 and 1997 - 1998

Two nighttime parades and a regionally televised daytime parade signal the arrival of Christmas in downtown Denver. With over 100,000 spectators at each parade, the KUSA-TV sponsored event features giant helium balloons as part of the tinsel-bright holiday celebrations.

NORWEST RIVER RENDEZVOUS
Saint Paul, Minnesota – 1998

A magnificent night illuminated boat parade on the Mississippi River along the Saint Paul Waterfront. Thirty-eight decorated boats and barges were featured in the first annual event including three paddlewheel riverboats.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY PARADE
Atlanta, Georgia - January, 1989 - 1994

Argonne Parades staged and produced this annual parade honoring the life and teachings of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1994, Argonne was awarded an EMMY Award for producing the nationally syndicated broadcast for Super Station TBS.

UNITY WALK - UNITED INDEED
Atlanta, Georgia - September 11, 2002

The United Way organized a memorial service and candlelight walk through the streets of downtown Atlanta to honor the victims and heroes of September, 11th., including the Red Cross and Salvation Army. Argonne Parades was part of the volunteer force responsible for marshalling the elected officials and dignitaies in the Unity Walk and coordinating their presence at the service.

ATLANTA FALCONS WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION
Atlanta, Georgia – January, 1999

At the request of the Atlanta Falcon’s management, this parade was staged to celebrate the Atlanta Falcon’s trip to the 1999 Superbowl. All aspects of the event including design, participants, negotiations with the City of Atlanta and sponsors as well as volunteers were organized in only 10 days.

COCA-COLA CENTENNIAL PARADES
Atlanta, Georgia - May, 1986

The mammoth 100th Anniversary of Coca-Cola included four indoor illuminated parades through the Georgia World Congress Center and a massive nationally televised parade through downtown Atlanta. For the Coca-Cola Company, Argonne created 20 custom produced, self-propelled floats for the parade and outfitted more than 1,400 employees in costumes, which included a 400 member Coca-Cola Clown Corps.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION VICTORY CELEBRATION
Atlanta, Georgia - July, 1988

Argonne Parades conceived and programmed entertainers for the convention's Victory Celebration which featured Democratic Presidential Candidate, Michael Dukakis and a 1,000 member high school fanfare band.

OLYMPIC TICKER TAPE VICTORY PARADE
Atlanta, Georgia - September, 1990

Atlanta celebrated the awarding of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and Argonne was there to lead the celebration. Argonne provided consultation and operational support to the Atlanta Organizing Committee and the City of Atlanta for the city's first ticker tape parade. Organized and produced in less than 10 days, the parade demonstrated Argonne's ability to produce a high-quality event on a moment's notice.

"OPERATION WELCOME HOME" TICKER TAPE PARADE
New York City, New York - June, 1991

Teamed with Eventures to present New York's ticker tape welcome home to the Desert Shield and Desert Storm military personnel. Televised nationally on ABC, Argonne was responsible for all operations for this, the largest parade ever held in the United States since the end of World War II. The parade featured 23,000 participants and 2 million streetside spectators.


GEORGIA DOME'S "ROAM THE DOME" WEEKEND
Atlanta, Georgia - August, 1992

Argonne Parades created, produced and organized the public open house "Roam the Dome" weekend featuring six in-Dome parades and athletic events such as the 40 yard Dome-Dash, Dome-Hoops and Dome-Pass. More than 100,000 people visited the Dome during the Open House.

“LET THE MEMORIES BEGIN” OLYMPIC ANNIVERSARY PARADE
Atlanta, Georgia – July 19, 1997

In celebration of the first anniversary of the Centennial Olympic Games, Argonne assembled a parade in celebration of the memories of the games that featured costumed performers from the opening and closing ceremonies as well as volunteers from all parts of the Games and the ACOG Leadership. The Downtown Denver Partnership was the sponsor working with the Atlanta Committee etc.

PARALYMPIC GAMES CLOSING CEREMONIES PARADE
Atlanta, Georgia – August, 1996

Argonne was retained to handle operations the Mardi Gras Parade that was part of the Closing Ceremonies of the Paralympic Games. More than 8,000 musicians, dancers and carnival performers took part in the forty minute around the Olympic Stadium track spectacular.