Bring the Kids to the 33nd Annual Teddy Bear Parade, Historic Downtown Gresham: Sat Sep 26, 2015 10AM-12PM

Annual Teddy Bear Parade

Bring a Bear, Donate a Book! When: Sat, Sep 26, 2015 10AM-12PM Where: Historic Downtown Gresham (See route below) Gresham OR Get Map!

Participants and spectators are invited to bring a new or gently used children’s book (appropriate for ages 5 to 12), for schools in the area.

Teddy Bears Everwhere
The parade will feature floats from local merchants, service organizations, schools, neighborhood groups and individuals. As always, participants will be carrying teddy bears or will be dressed in bear costumes.

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For over three decades, the Soroptimists have put on this annual Fall parade to celebrate the “child in all of us” and create a tradition that helped Gresham’s “quaint and special downtown area” to thrive. In addition to the parade, the Soroptimists organize fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for scholarships for deserving women and girls in our community.

The Soroptimist Teddy Bear Parade began in 1983 and has grown into a community tradition with more than a hundred festive entries, from marching bands and colorful floats to civic and cultural organizations. The parade winds through the streets of historic Downtown Gresham. Each year continues to delight and entertain the more than 6,000 spectators and participants that come with their bears to watch it as it passes by on the street.

Parade Route:
The parade route will snake throught historic Downtown Gresham as follows:

See you at the parade!