Line up map, 2026 parade in Waynesville
Parking lot layout
Legend: the orange bar is the stage, red blocks are road barriers, yellow triangles are volunteer posts, the white dot is vehicle check in, green is the main route in, and blue is the overflow route.
Arriving on parade day
- Date
- Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Line up
- Waynesville Middle School parking lot, 810 Roosevelt Street, Waynesville
- Check in begins
- 9:30 a.m.
- In place by
- 10:30 a.m.
- Ceremony begins
- 11:00 a.m.
- Parade steps off
- 11:39 a.m.
- Route
- Forms at Waynesville Middle School, turns onto Old Route 66, and ends at the Downtown Square
- Have your ticket number or QR code ready at the entrance, because anyone without a ticket goes to the back of the line.
- The drop off point is the tennis court parking lot, and there are no drop offs in the front or main school lots.
- If you have more than one vehicle, arrive together so your group lines up together.
- Volunteers wave you into your lane, and you should double up the lines in your row so everyone fits.
- Drop off passengers at the line up rather than on the route, and the bathrooms are in the school building next to the lot.
- Hand candy to the curb rather than throwing it from a vehicle, and keep your area clean while you wait.
How the lanes work
Numbered lanes are for vehicles and lettered lanes are for marching units, and lanes 1 and 2 along with the lettered lanes are placed in an exact order.
- Lane 1
- Dignitaries in order: police escort, Parade Marshal, elected officials, Fort Leonard Wood command, the Chamber, and the Ambassadors last.
- Lane 2
- Veteran organizations: VFW, American Legion, DAV, Marine Corps League, women veterans, motorcycle associations, and the National Guard. A veteran organization bringing a band or a marching unit lines up in lane B or lane C with the other formations on foot.
- Lanes 3 to 6
- Businesses, churches, clubs, schools, and families, first come first served within the lane. Trucks with trailers and motorcycles get their own row.
- Lane A
- Fort Leonard Wood Joint Service Color Guard.
- Lane B
- Every band, including a veteran organization's band, so the music is spaced along the route: Waynesville High School Marching Band and the active duty schools.
- Lane C
- Every marching unit, including a veteran organization marching on foot: Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force detachments and Waynesville JROTC.