Owensboro Native Florence Henderson To Serve As Grand Marshal In The Christmas Parade
How exciting is this?!? TV's favorite Mom is coming to Owensboro to kick off the Holiday season! Florence Henderson, best know as Carol Brady in "The Brady Bunch" will serve as the Grand Marshal in the 2015 Owensboro-Daviess County Christmas Parade! The parade organization announced today that the Owensboro native will kick-off the 79th annual parade on Saturday, November 21st in downtown Owensboro!
“Each year the parade committee spends countless hours sifting through nominations and suggestions for its Grand Marshal,” said Adam Johnston, Owensboro Christmas Parade Chairperson. “We look for someone who has really put Owensboro on the map in a positive way or someone who has made a significant contribution to our great community.”
The theme for this year’s parade is “A Bicentennial Christmas” in honor of Daviess County’s bicentennial celebration. The parade typically features about 120 floats and other entries, making it the longest parade in the area. The public is invited to join the celebration on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in Downtown Owensboro, “where Kentucky starts Christmas.”