The 2026 parade theme is: "Party Like It's 1776"
Download registration form here:
Download registration form here:
Kids and families, decorate your bike for the 4th of July and come ride in the parade along with the Clarkston Area Optimist Club. Look for the Clarkston Optimist Club in the Renaissance High School parking lot. Kids and bikes do not have to pre-register. Just be in the parking lot by 9:00 a.m. the morning of the parade. Remember parents, no parking at the Renaissance High School parking lot.
The Clarkston Fourth of July thanks the following organizations for their help with the parade: Bowman Chevrolet, Independence Township Board of Trustees, Clarkston Auto Body, Clarkston City Council & Department of Public Works, Clarkston High School Music Department, The FED Restaurant, DTE Energy Theatre, Oakland County Sheriff Department, St. Daniel Catholic Church Knights of Columbus, Clarkston Optimist Club, Mt. Zion Church, Clarkston Community Schools, and the Independence Township Fire Department.