2022 Parade, Parade Trophy Winners

2022 39th Annual Granada Hills  Holiday Parade Awards

John V. Ciccarelli Parade Founder Sweepstakes Awards

Grand Sweepstakes – The Rage Performing Arts Complex                                                                                        

Best Use Of Theme Sweepstakes –Girl Scouts Troop 48

Best Use Of Music Sweepstakes – Notre Dame High School 

BAND AWARDS

High School Bands 

Ist Place – Sylmar High School 
2nd Place – Granada Hills Charter High
3rd Place – Panorama High School 

 Middle High School Bands 

1st Place -Porter Middle School

High School Drill Team 

1st Place – Panorama High School
2nd Place – Grant High School 
3rd Place – Chatsworth Charter High

Middle School Drill Team 

1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School

Tall Flags -High School 

1st Place – Notre Dame High School 
2nd Place – Chatsworth Charter High School
3rd Place – Granada Hills Charter High School

Tall Flags -Middle School

1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School

Drum Major – High School 

Mace Category
Ist Place -Notre Dame High School 
2nd Place -Sylmar High School

Baton Category 
1st Place – Chatsworth Charter High School
2nd Place – James Monroe High School   

Military Category

1st Place- Panorama High School
2nd Place – San Fernando High School

Corps

1st Place – Granada Hills Charter 

Drum Squad

1st Place – Patrick Henry
2nd Place – Crown City

ROTC Color Guard

1st Place – North Valley Institute
2nd Place – Kennedy High School Navy JROTC

ROTC Marching Unit

1st Place – Kennedy High School Navy JROTC
2nd Place – North Valley Military Institute

COMMUNITY CATEGORIES
PARADE AWARDS

Scouts

Cub Scouts and Webelos 
1ST PLACE – CUB SCOUT PACK 564 
2ND PLACE – CUB SCOUT PACK 104

Daisys and Brownies
1st Place – Mission Rose Service Group

Juniors & Cadets
1st Place – Girl Scout Troop 70322

Mixed Girl Scouts
1st Place -Heart of The Valley
2nd Place Girl Scout Troop 196
3rd Place – Zawadi Troop 3246

Floats

Commercial Float
1st Place – Premier America Credit Union

Civic Floats
1st Place -Odd Fellows
2nd Place – Reseda Moose
3rd Place – BILY Parent Support

Youth Floats
Ist Place – Granada Hills Little League

Novelty

Adult Novelty
1st Place – Topa Topa Fly Wheelers
2nd Place – Cowboy Howard Scott

Youth Novelty
1st Place – St Bridget of Sweden
2nd Place – Califonia District 40 Little League
3rd Place – Dynamo Soccer Club

Mixed Novelty
Ist Place – Danube Elementary School
2nd Place – Sun Valley Magnet Cheer
3rd Place – Proud Armenians

Dance Teams

1st Place – Sampul Dance Academy
2nd Place – St Euphraisa School
3rd Place – Releve’ Students

Walking Groups

1st Place – Rising Eagle Youth Rugby Club
2nd Place – Kappa League Santa Clarita Chapter 
of Kappa Alpha PSI 
3rd Place – National Panhellenic Council

EQUESTRIAN AWARDS

Charro Group Mounted

1st Place – Charros Unidos de Reseda
2nd Place – Union de Charros

AUTOMOBILE AWARDS

Pre War Category

1st Place – Hunter Block

Post War Category

1st Place – Robert Bennett

Car Clubs

1st Place – Mustang Owners Car Club
2nd Place – FORD Model A Club of San Fernando Valley
3rd Place – Road Kings Burbank

2022 Parade, Entries

IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

Please remember that the Granada Hills Holiday Parade is a RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. There have been many years in which it rained the night before or the morning of only to have sunshine at the Parade Kick Off.

Please dress accordingly where possible – PARADE SAFETY is the most important consideration.

Do remember the following parade rules and tips and please take this opportunity to read and convey this information amongst all participants in your parade unit entry.

1. Forward Motion is to be maintained throughout the parade procession. No stopping in front of judges stands and TV camera filming.

2. Appoint a safety monitor within your parade unit to oversee all safety considerations. Walking Groups with vehicles should have the designated safety monitor walking on the rear left side of unit within rear view driver visibility to maintain supervision of the entire parade unit.

3. All drivers to drive with extra caution.

4. Della Carrol check in booth opens at 11am and closes at 12:30pm

5. Follow all specific parade formation and disbanding rules in your parade packets, they can also be found on the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Website: https://www.granadahillsholidayparade.org/parade-rules-and-regulations/
Most important is that all walking group parade participants; Scout Troops, Dance Teams etc. access the parade formation area by utilizing San Jose Ave. and Rubio to be dropped off and then walk across the park to the assembly area. Do not attempt driving on Chatsworth Street or Petit those areas already have assigned parade units.

6. It is very important that a representative of your unit be present at the parade awards ceremony immediately following the conclusion of the parade which will take place at Granada Charter High School located at the parking lot at Kingsbury and Zelzah Ave.

7. Portable fire extinguishers need to be on each float.

The Parade starts promptly at 1:30pm

Your cooperation is very much appreciated as we look forward to a fun and spirited Sunday Parade Day filled with many happy family holiday memories.

Sincerely,
The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Committee

2022 Parade, Parade Sponsors

Thank you to our 2022 Parade Sponsors!

Platinum Level Sponsors

DIY Home Improvement Center
Granada Hills

Patriot Oil Community Benefit Trust Fund
as Administered by the North Valley Coalition

Gold Level Sponsors

Law Offices of Savin Bursk

Kenn Cleaners

Hamer Toyota -Mission Hills

Pizza Cookery

Silver Level Sponsors

Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council

Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council

Premier America Credit Union

Republic Services

Bronze Level Sponsors

ABC Kids Dental

All Valley Rentals

Arpi Mechanical Air Conditioning & Heating

L.A. Councilmember John S. Lee -12th District

De La Salle Catholic School

CSUN University

Green Earth Dispensary

Nova Storage Mission Hills

Presto Pasta

RCoffee

Right Vision Optometry

Tamilla Jensen -A Professional Corporation

Rotary Club of Granada Hills

Providence Holy Cross Hospital

2022 Parade

Save the Date for the next Parade!

Sunday, December 4th, 2022

On Behalf of the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Planning Committee… please mark your calendars for the 39th Granada Hills Holiday Parade scheduled for Sunday December 4th 2022. 

This year’s 2022 Holiday Parade Theme is ”Home for the Holidays“, invoking many happy memories of returning home to families and loved ones, some of which include traveling far distances by different travel methods to be together in sharing favorite  family holiday traditions including preparing holiday meals, decorating homes, opening gifts, in religious observance  and enjoying all aspects of being “Home for The Holidays” and all reunited in the Spirit and Magic of the Holiday Season. 

PLEASE TAKE SPECIAL NOTE ….all parade entries can apply online!

Apply for 2022 Holiday Parade


A hard copy of the 2022 Granada Hills Holiday Parade Application will still be made available in 2022 (and mailed to all past Granada Hills Parade Holiday Parade Entries since 2017 in the last week in September 2022) as we eventually transition to doing ALL Parade  ENTRY Applications ONLINE utilizing the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Web Information Portal linked above. 

We sincerely look forward to your spirited and happy participation in the upcoming 39th Annual Granada Hillls Holiday Parade Sunday December 4th 2022 .

Please feel free to contact Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce Adminstrator Liane Reynolds at email address email@granadachamber.com with any further questions or inquiries .

Sincerely,

The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Steering Committee 
Alisa Altman 
Tom Williams
John Ciccarelli 

2021 Parade, Parade Trophy Winners

2021 Parade Awards

Founder John V Ciccarelli 2021 Granada Hills Holiday Parade Trophy Sweepstakes Awards:
Parade Grand Sweepstakes -Sampul Dance Academy 
Best Use of Theme -Cub Scout 564
Best Use of Music – Notre Dame High School 

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Music Categories 

High School Band Category

1st Place – Granada Hills Charter School
2nd Place – Reseda Charter High School
3rd Place – John F Kennedy High School

Middle School Band Category 
1st Place – Porter High School

High School Drill Team Category
1st Place – San Fernando High School 2nd Place Panorama High School 3rd Place – Granada Hills Charter School 

Middle School Drill Team Category

1st – Place Patrick Henry Middle School 

2nd – Place Olive Vista Middle School 

Youth Band Category 

1st Place – North Valley Military Institute 

MACE Drum Major Category 

1st Place – Notre Dame High School 

2nd Place – North Valley Military Institute 

Military Drum Major Category 

1st Place – James Monroe High School 

2nd Place – Reseda Charter High School 

Drum Squad Category 

1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School 

ROTC Marching Unit 

1st Place – North Valley Military Institute 

2nd Place – Kennedy High NAVY JROTC 

ROTC Color Guard Category 

1st Place – North Valley Military Institute 

2nd Place -Kennedy High NAVY JROTC 

3rd Place – Reseda NAVY JROTC 

Tall Flags Sr. Category 

1st Place – Notre Dame High School 

2nd Place – Granada Hills Charter School

3rd Place – Reseda Charter High School 

Tall Flags Jr Category 

Ist Place – Patrick Henry Middle School 

Community Awards 

Cub Scouts Category 

1st Place – Cub Scout Pack #307 

2nd Place – Cub Scout Pack #104

Girl Scouts Mixed Category 

1st Place – Girl Scouts Heart of The Valley Service Unit 

2nd Place – Girl Scouts Mission Rose Service Unit 

Girl Scouts Category 

1st Place – Girl Scout Troop #196 

2nd Place – Girl Scout Troop # 3246

Commercial  Float Category 

1st Place – Premier Credit Union 

2nd Place – Whitaker Plumbing 

3rd Place – Green Earth 

Youth Float Category  

1st Place – Cub Scout Pack #415 

2nd Place – St Mary’s Assyrian Church 

3rd Place – ROBODX 

Civic Organization Category 

1st Place – Odd Fellows Organization 

2nd Place – Because I Love You 

3rd Place – VFW Granada Hills 

Adult Novelty Category 

1st Place – Rinaldi Mommy and Me 

2nd Place – International Society Krishna 

3rs Place – Cowboy Howard Scott 

Youth Novelty Category 

1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School Ukulele Band 

2nd Place – St Bridget of Sweden 

3rd Place – Granada Hills Elementary School Ukulele 

Mixed Novelty Category 

1st Place – Proud Armenians 

2nd Place – Ballet Folklorico 

3rd Place – Kappa League 

Dance Teams Category 

1st Place – Heritage Dance 

2nd Place – Patrick Henry Middle School 

3rd Place – Gotta Dance Studio 

Equestrian Entries 

Mounted Color Bearers Category 

1st Place – San Fernando Rangers 

Mounted Group Open Category 

1st Place – Blue Shadows Drill Team 

2nd Place -Rancho Rey Adobe 

Charro (1)  Category 

1st Place – Union De Charros 

Charro Group Open Category 

1st Place – Rancho Jalisco 

2nd Place – Charros United De Reseda Ranch 

Novelty Costume Category 

1st Place – Maggie the Donkey 

Peruvian Paso Costume Category 

1st Place – Martine Michele Muraco 

AUTOMOBILE ENTRIES 

Pre -War Classic Category

Ist Place – 1923 Model T 

Second Place – 1931 Ford

Post War Automobile Classic Category 

1st Place – 1955 Studebaker 

2nd Place – 1957 Bel Air 

3rd Place – 1965 Mustang 

Car Club Category 

1st Place – Flojo’s Car Club 

2nd Place – Socal Mopar Club 

3rd Place – Jurassic Park Autos 

Motorcycles Category 

1st Place – 818 Minibikes 

2nd Place – Exquisite Autosports Motorcycles 

2021 Parade

2021 GRAND MARSHAL

GHHS 1970 City LA Football Champions

The Teammate Veterans of the
1970 City of Los Angeles Granada Hills High School
Football Championship Team

This Band of Championship Football Teammate Brothers are excited and will be back again, now 50-plus years later, on Sunday, December 5th, 2021, to bring more excitement to Granada Hills, “The Valley’s Most Neighborly Town.”

2021 Parade

38th Annual 2021 Granada Hills Holiday Parade

Sunday December 5, 2021

Download Parade Application

Dear Granada Hills Holiday Parade Participant,

There is a slight nip in the air as it can only mean that it is time to dust off the flatbed, polish the harness, fluff the pom poms, copy the sheet music and start practicing the drills!

On behalf of the dedicated members of the entire Granada Hills Parade Committee, we wish to thank you for your interest and loyal support of the Granada Hills Holiday Parade.

The 38th Annual 2021 Granada Hills Holiday Parade is scheduled for Sunday December 5, 2021 kicking off at 1:30 P.M. Rain or Shine. 

WE ARE PLEASED TO ‘’BE BACK ‘’ IN 2021 TO ONCE AGAIN ‘’RING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON ‘‘ AS OUTDOOR FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY PARADES ARE PERMITTED WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS ( Please review at covid19.lacounty.gov )

It is very important to note that full FORWARD MOTION of all parade entries be maintained as there is no stopping in front of Cable TV or Judging Stand locations and throughout the entire parade route.

The John V Ciccarelli Parade Awards Ceremony with light refreshments will follow immediately thereafter the Granada Hills Holiday Parade at approximately 3:45 P.M. to 5 P.M. at the Granada Hills Charter School Parking Lot near the Campus Main Gate adjacent to Corner of Zelzah Avenue and Kingsbury Street.

This year’s selected 2021 Granada Hills Holiday Parade Theme “A Charles Dickens Christmas ” is a fun opportunity to revel and invoke images of Victorian England, Figgy Pudding, Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Christmas Day Goose and Trimmings, Victorian Era Clothing, Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, London Christmas Caroling ( Wasserling) 8th Century Christmas Tree Candle Light Decorations. Horse and Buggy Holiday Décor. Use your imagination! 

The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Committee takes great pride that it has never charged a Parade Entry Fee and derives its full financial support from the Granada Hills Community Foundation, Patriot Oil Community Trust Foundation as Administered by the North Valley Coalition and parent sponsor Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce along with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, 12th District Councilmember John Lee and our official loyal parade, local Neighborhood Councils Community Business, Civic Organization and Community Service Club sponsors. 

Escalating costs of major insurance coverage fees, postage, advertising, judging fees, trophies and awards, restrooms etc. all require much needed additional financial to insure the continuation of this outstanding youth community event.

A Voluntary Tax-Deductible Donation of $Thirty-Five Dollars (Where Possible) payable to the GRANADA HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is encouraged and most appreciated to help out valley-wide holiday event to continue to exist and to grow and provide a wonderful opportunity to foster pride in individual and collective youth participation.

Looking forward to seeing you on a very festive and fun filled Sunday Parade Day December 5th 2021!

Sincerely,

The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Committee 

P.S. It is important and a rule requirement that all parade entries have a designated representative in attendance at the concluding parade award ceremony following the conclusion of the Granada Hills Holiday Parade at Granada Hills Charter School. This is to help facilitate the presentation of parade trophy awards, notwithstanding failure to do so will result in parade trophy forfeiture 

The Valley's Largest Holiday Parade