(Credit: Discover Lansdale)
Goodies galore will be available along the route from Fiesta Churros and Mickley’s Apple Cider, as well as local restaurant specials on Saturday.
Grab your spot – Santa’s coming to town.
Lansdale Borough’s biggest tradition of the year returns for the 73rd year at 1 p.m. Saturday on Main Street, from Mitchell Avenue all the way to Memorial Park, with 113 registered walkers or floats.
The “Hollywood Holidays” themed Lansdale Mardi Gras Parade features prizes for the best dressed, best themed, Mayor’s Choice, People’s Choice and more.
This year’s Judging Panel features a medley of business owners, borough dignitaries, and volunteers: Councilwoman Rafia Razzak; Lansdale Library Director Mindy Lipsky; Mayor Garry Herbert; The Black Reserve Bookstore proprietor and President of ASSIST of PA Shaykh Anwar A.M. Muhammad; Well Crafted Beer Co. CEO, Lansdale Business Alliance head and Lansdale Economic Development Committee Vice Chairman Doug Bellenger; Comic Zen owner Tim Hershey; Hair N’Abstract by Christopher Salon Manager Minnie Kang; Discover Lansdale volunteers Peggy Kerr and Dan Eichinger; and the 2024 Lansdale Mardi Gras Parade Grand Marshal Anne Henning-Scheuring.
Parade attendees can vote for the People’s Choice Award after 1 p.m. Voting ends 20 minutes after the parade ends, which can be around 4 p.m. or later. You can vote for up to three of your favorite entries.
During the parade, there will be food and snacks along the route. Lansdale Tavern, Rio Dulce Restaurant and Bakery, Main Street Pizzeria & Grille, El Limon Lansdale, and KUB KAO Thai will all offer parade specials Saturday, according to Discover Lansdale.
Fiesta Churros will be selling chocolate peppermint-drizzled churros and hot cocoa at Madison Avenue and Main Street by the Santa House. Plus, Discover Lansdale’s tent next to the judges’ stage will have soft pretzels, hot cocoa and apple cider donated by Lansdale Farmers’ Market vendor Mickley’s Orchard & Farm Market.
Lindsay Beuke 
