Parade Broadcast Schedule and Important Festival Information

The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® is pleased to announce that festival fans can watch the Hang 10 Car Wash Firefighters’ Parade and the Glofiber Grand Feature Parade on several local television channels and stream it on the festival’s website at www.thebloom.com.

The Hang 10 Car Wash Firefighters’ Parade will air starting at 5:30 pm on Friday, May 3, 2024, on the following:

Live streaming at www.thebloom.com

VA- Comcast – Channel 6

VA- Glofiber – Channel 7

WV- Comcast – Channel TV 10, Talk Radio WRNR

The Glofiber Grand Feature Parade will air starting at 2:00 pm on the following:

Live streaming at www.thebloom.com

DC NEWS NOW – WDVM

VA- Comcast – Channel 6

VA-Glofiber – Channel 7

WV- Comcast – Channel TV 10, Talk Radio WRNR

Parade goers can reserve seats from the Festival by visiting www.thebloom.com/events.  Reserved seat locations and prices are listed below:

Hang 10 Car Wash Firefighters’ Parade steps off at 5:30 pm on Friday, May 3, 2024

$10.00 Cork St

$10.00 Handley Library

$10.00 Handley Blvd

$15.00 Handley Blvd Queen’s Garden

Glofiber Grand Feature Parade steps off at 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2024

$15.00 Cork St.

$15.00 Handley Library

$15.00 Handley Blvd (North and South)

$25.00 Handley Blvd Queen’s Garden

In addition to the Festival seating options listed above, local youth non-profits will sell seating along the parade route at various prices. Seat sales by these organizations are great fundraisers for them, and we encourage you to consider supporting these groups.

Festival goers can learn about important information on the City of Winchester website at www.winchesterva.gov/news-happenings/events/apple-blossom.  Information includes road closures and detours, safety tips, parking, medical aid station locations, bag checks, and prohibited items.

Designated accessible parking is available at the John Handley High School parking lot along Handley Blvd. Only those with a handicap license plate or placard will gain access to this area. The parking lot can be accessed by traveling on South Stewart Street to West Cecil Street and Handley Avenue. A map of the designated accessible parking lot can be downloaded by visiting www.winchesterva.gov/news-happenings/events/apple-blossom.

For more information about the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival®, please visit www.thebloom.com, call (540) 662-3863, or contact us at info@thebloom.com.