Celebrating the Heart of Our Community: The Local Heroes Parade (Thursday, July 3)

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.