2025 Parade and Festival

Saturday, April 19, 2025

10am - 5pm, Parade at noon


Theme: "Petaluma’s Wonderland" - Where Imagination Blooms

Step into Petaluma's flowering world of curiosity and delight!


Get ready to be transported to a world of wonder at the 42nd Annual Butter & Egg Days Parade in Petaluma! This year’s theme “Petaluma’s Wonderland: Where Imagination Blooms,” invites participants and spectators alike to celebrate the magic and charm of our historic town. We are a curious community full of imagination and creativity. Watch as colorful floats, costumed participants, and lively performances bring this delightful theme to life, celebrating Petaluma’s rich history and agricultural heritage with a playful twist. It’s a day of fun, fantasy, and local pride that promises to delight visitors of all ages!


Parade entrants will need to incorporate the theme “Petaluma's Wonderland: Where Imagination Blooms” into their float design. The theme gives nonprofits, businesses, organizations, and individuals lots of options for showing off their creativity in their designs. All parade entries will be judged on how well their entry portrays this year's theme.


The Butter & Egg Days festivities kick off on Saturday, April 12 with the Opening Ceremonies at the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum (20 Fourth St), from Noon to 1pm. Mayor Kevin McDonnell will read a proclamation honoring the Grand Marshal and Good Egg. Come enjoy this display that shows the heart of our community.


One week later on Saturday, April 19, the Butter & Egg Days Parade steps off at noon and will march through the historic downtown. The parade will showcase over 100 units with approximately 3,000 participants and 200 volunteers. Clover Sonoma will return to lead the Clover Kids’ Parade, which precedes the main parade at 11:30am with a procession of preschoolers and primary grade youngsters and their families.


The parade is surrounded by a Festival that spreads over four city blocks from 10am-5pm offering a wide variety of food, crafts, beverage gardens, two large kid areas, live music, and more! This annual event aims to bring together the community for a day of fun and entertainment.


The following weekend, Downtown Petaluma continues the celebration with our Annual Antique Faire, on Sunday, April 27.


Happy Butter & Egg Days!!!


Please keep your furry friends at home ~ this event is extremely crowded and could be overwhelming for your animal.

Parade & Sponsorship Applications will be released in mid January 2025. Check back soon!