Celebrating the Heart of Our Community: The Local Heroes Parade (Thursday, July 3)
June 25, 2025 | Julie Malkin-Manning
This year’s Local Heroes Parade honors the people who make our community strong—veterans, firefighters, healthcare workers, educators, service workers, parents, and everyday heroes (yes, that includes YOU!).
Join us Thursday, July 3 at 10AM for this beloved Incline Village tradition. Suggested viewing areas include the intersection of Incline Way and Southwood Blvd and along Incline Way. Please plan ahead—there will be traffic impacts below Tahoe Blvd. from 8AM to 11:30AM. See parade route map.
The celebration begins with the always-popular Kids Bike Parade, organized with help from the Diamond Peak Ski Team. Once you see those young riders round the corner, you’ll know the main parade is just moments away!
To keep the energy high, keep an ear out for Jacked Up rocking the pre-parade tunes, and don’t miss the stirring sounds of the Sierra Highlander Pipe Band—yes, bagpipes included!
We’re also thrilled to welcome Miya LeFrancois, a talented 11-year-old performer with a passion for dance, music, and academics, who will perform the National Anthem. The Incline High School ROTC Color Guard will march as well.
And be on the lookout—the Ghost of Mark Twain himself (aka our very own McAvoy Layne) is rumored to be mingling with the crowd!
Make a day of it! Start your morning with the NLTFPD Pancake Breakfast and Flag Raising Ceremony, then head over to the Community Fair and BBQ on the Village Green immediately following the parade. Get the full July 2 – 4 Local Heroes Celebration schedule.
With more than 50 entries representing every corner of our community, this year’s parade is shaping up to be one of our biggest yet. Special thanks go out to Pam and Jeff Sheldon, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Washoe County, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, and all the volunteers who help decorate the route and bring the parade to life.
2025 Parade Entries
Gary Landgraf’s 1965 Amphibious Vehicle
Jim Perez and his 1965 Mustang
AAUW Tahoe Nevada Branch
Alfa Romeo Club – 1979 (Scully/Dennison)
Alfa Romeo Club – 1979 (Walsh)
Alfa Romeo Club – 1985
Alfa Romeo Club – E Buggy
Around Tahoe Tours
BIKE PARADE
Boys and Girls Club of North Tahoe
Bridget Giroux Design
Daisy Trails Forest preschool
Diamond Peak Ski Team
Garage Row Racing
Incline Village Community Hospital
Incline Education Fund
Incline High School ROTC
Incline Martial Arts
Incline Martial Arts
Incline Star Follies
Incline Village Republican Women
Inside Incline + Liz Olson
IVCBA
Jacked Up
Kuchulis and Simvoulakis Families
Lake Tahoe Markets – The Bounty of the Basin
Lee Family & Friends – Stars & Stripes Cruiser
Meals on Wheels Delivery Vehicle from Sierra Senior Services
Members of the Sierra Highlander Pipe Band (Bagpipers)
Miss Lake Tahoe (Chloe Menzies) with Pet Network Rescue Dogs
MIYA LEFRANCOIS – NATIONAL ANTHEM
Old Lake Tahoe Athletic Club
One Wheelers
Parade Grand Marshall Pete Todoroff
Pet Network Humane Society
Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1965 Convertible Raul Caceres
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1965 Coupe Rick Hartman
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1966 Convertible Gary Pavon
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1966 Convertible Larry Acker
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1966 Convertible Richard Cribben
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1968 Coupe Michael Herman
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1968 Coupe Ron Kalanick
Reno Mustang Car Club – 1999 Convertible Don Kiesel
Reno Mustang Car Club – 2006 Coupe James Vessells
Reno Mustang Car Club – 2012 Coupe Ricky Harold
Rotary Club of Tahoe-Incline
Rotary Duck Drop Float by Rotary Club of Incline Village – Noon
SQ Enterprises
Tahoe Workz, Inc.
Tahoe-Incline Rotary Club
The Village Christian Academy & Preschool
Village Pet Foundation
Washoe County Roads Department Incline Village
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
*This list is not the parade order.