97th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade to have most floats ever, see parade line-up and where to line up

The 97th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade will set a record for most floats.

Parade Chair Butch Mathus says the parade lineup was a challenge to find room for all the floats to line up.

“We have over 120 entries, with 46 floats, 9 marching bands and 7 marching groups,” Mathus said. “This is a wonderful, super, fantastic turnout for this year’s Centralia Halloween Parade. I’ve got to give a tip of the hat to everyone who’s participating, the sponsors, and the major sponsors with special commercial entries. It’s tremendous.”

The Halloween Parade will step off at seven Saturday night along its traditional route down Poplar Street.   You’ll be able to hear live coverage on WJBD.

The Halloween Parade will wrap up a full day of activities that are part of the Fall Festival.

97th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade Lineup

1. Honor Guards– Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2055 & Ladies Auxiliary
2. American Legion Post 446 / Humvee & Truck
3. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 176
4. Float-Disabled American Veterans Egyptian Gateway Chapter 76- “Patriotic Salute to Veterans”
5. Float– Jim Beasley Veterans Tribute at Kaskaskia College
6. Village of Central City Mayor Neely Reed
7. American Legion Post 446 Helping Hands Mission of Centralia Bicycle Riders
8. Centralia Eiks Lodge 493 — “The American Flag”
9. Centralia Police Dept.
10. Wamac Police Dept.
11. Central City Police Dept.
12. Marion Co. Sheriff Dept.
13. Clinton Co. Sheriff Dept.
14. ESDA
15. Grand Marshall– Mr. Herb Williams
16. Theme Winner– Miss Cora Mitchell, Schiller School
17. City of Centralia Mayor and Council
18. Band– Centralia Junior High School Marching Tigers Band
19. Centralia Cub Scouts Pack #446
20. Float-Centralia Girl Scouts- “Dia De Los Muertos”
21. City of Centralia Fire Dept.
22. Float– Centralia Firefighters Association Local 618- “Haunted House Fire”
23. Centralia Fire Protection Dist.
24. Patoka Fire Protection Dist.
25. Sandoval Fire Protection Dist.
26. Hoffman Fire Protection Dist.
27. Odin Fire Protection Dist.
28. Kell Fire Protection Dist.
29. LifeStar Ambulance Service, Inc.
30. United Medical Response
31. Centralia Moose Lodge #1219- “73rd Annual Kiddies Parade Winners”
32. Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival Inc. Best Dressed Pet’s Winners
33. Band– Centralia High School Marching Showcase Band
34. Centralia High School 2024 May Fete Court
35. Centralia High School 2024 Homecoming Court
36. Centralia High School 2024 Prom Court
37. Marching-Centralia High School Cheerleaders
38. Centralia BPW Woman of the Year-Joannie Naraghi
39. Centralia BPW Boss of the Year-Robyn Davis
40. Centralia BPW Working Woman of the Year-Mary Jones
41. Centralia BPW President-Becca Deomes
42. CN Railroad Lil Obie Train
43. City of Wamac Lil Toot Train
44. Float– ABATE of Illinois Freedom Riders- “Halloween in the French Quarter”
45. Float– W.G. Murray Parent’s Association
46. W.G. Murray Developmental Center
47. AFSCME Local 401
48. Band-Iuka Grade School Marching Pirates Band
49. 2024 Marion Co. Fair Queen- Miss Preslee Harris, Little Miss Anastasia Thompson
50. 2024 Junior Miss Marion Co. Fair Queen- Miss Aubrey Parker, Little Miss Alba Woodward
51. Float– Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival Inc.-

Major Sponsors: Castle Ridge/Gaetti Sport Complex, Centralia Foundation, City of Centralia, Hawkins Inc. Land of Lincoln Credit Union, SSM Health- St. Mary’s Hospital, Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home, Monken Dodge Chrysler Jeep Nissan, Monken Chevrolet Buick GMC. Sponsors- Centralia Township, City of Wamac, Midland States Bank, Near North Title Co. Centralia BP W/Centralia BPW Education Foundation Scholarship Program, SINA.

52. Band– Joseph Arthur Middle School
53. Float-SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
54. Float-Huff, Allgood, Lund, Jacobs Family- “A House Divided, Cubs vs Cardinals”
55. Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival Inc. Car Show Winners
56. Float– Timmon’s Family- “Monsters Around the World”
57. Float– Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Homes- “Crazy Critters Around the World”
58. Float– Centralia Regional Library- “Haunted Library”
59. Peoples National Bank 1928 Fire Truck
60. Band– Sandoval High School Marching Blackhawks Band
61. Sandoval High School 2023 Homecoming Court
62. Float– Sandoval FFA- “MMM-Pizza””
63. Marching– Studio 50 Gym, Dance & Cheer Center
64. Altec Fenex- “Altec Fenex, come join our Team”
65. Float– Macz Funeral Homes- “Inside Out”
66. Float– Marion Co. Republican Central Committee
67. Band– Zadok Casey Middle School Band
68. Band– Mt. Vernon High School Band
69. Float– Crossroads Church- “Life is Scary without Jesus”
70. Float– Clinton Co. Citizens for Life- “Pro-Life”
71. Float-Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living
72. Float-Sounds of Harmony Chorus- “Barbershop Style Singing”
73. Float– Calumet Street Christian Church- “Werewolves in London”
74. Float– Stover, Harting & Resch Family- “Toy Story Land”
75. Centralia Junior Women’s Club Valentine Prince and Princess Winners
76. Band– Salem Franklin Park Marching Bobcats
77. Float– Marion Co. Democratic Central Committee
78. The Barking Lot of Centralia
79. Marching– William Harvey Dance Academy- “10 Year Anniversary”
80. Float-Timmons Fast Lane
81. Float– Davis Family- “Dia De Los Muertos, Day of the Dead””
82. Bradford National Bank
83. Marching– Malaysia’s World
84. Johnston Family- “Elvis Returns”
85. Float– Centralia GOAT’S Baseball- “Goat, Farm, Baseball”
86. Riechmann Bros. Side by Sides
87. Float– St. John’s Episcopal & Redeemer Lutheran Church- “Things are Looking Up at St. John’s & Redeemer”
88. U.S. Bank
89. Kaskaskia College
90. Marching– Sapphires Pink Legacy
91. Float– Momma Cora Candy Store- “Candy Store”
92. Float– Annie’s Hair Salon
93. Float– Clark Academy- “Homecoming”
94. 160 Driving Academy
95. Dan’s Meat Market
96. Nicholas Benjamin Modern Ecto 1 (Ghostbusters)
97. Mada Kurtz Mad Skeleton
98. Float– Alternative Learning Academy- “ALA World Tour-Journey for Harmony”
99. Float– Centralia Sunshine Project- “Creativity Shines”
100. Float– Centralia T-Mobile- “The Land before T-Mobile”
101. Float– Best Western Plus Centralia Hotel & Suites- “Rest with the Best Worldwide”
102. Float– Moore Than Behavior, PLC.- “Halloween Beyond”
103. Float– Leslie Enriquez/ Ay Way! Ice Cream Shop- “Dance of the Old Men”
104. Float– Centralia Propane Co.- “Bettlejuice”
105. Float– Graphic Packaging International- “Packaging Smiles Around the World”
106. Float– Swan Surfaces- “Rub-a-dub-dub, Monsters in the Tub!”
107. Float– Landers Collision Centers
108. Float– Cushman Family- “Jeepers Creepers”
109. Float– Hanks Family- “Family Tradition” In Memory of Barbara Cushman
110. Pennington Ford
111. ATV’s and More Inc.
112. Float– Ace Hardware- “Clown Around at Ace”
113. Float-Staff Quick
114. Float– Flatlanders General Store- “Santa Clause coming to Town”

51-A. Castle Ridge/Gaetti Sports Complex

64-A. Marching– Diamonds Dazzling Divas of Southern Illinois

64-B. Float– SSM Health at Home- “The Boo Boo Crew”

82-A. 2024 Miss Heartland Princess of America- Miss Isabella Grace

92-A. Marching– Trinity Lutheran Church Cheerleaders

93-A. Band– Carlyle High School Marching Band

97-A. Walmart

97-B. Love at First Sight 40 Ultrasound

97-C. Float– AAA Disposal- “Spooky Trash Truck”

97-D- Messy Sessions

Horse Entries.

Parade List Not Finalized, Subject to More Additions.

Here is where to line up: