APPLICATION FORM
To begin the application process, please carefully review the information on this page and then complete all fields below. When you’re done, click the APPLY button. We will review your application and contact you if we have any questions.
Historical Parade
PLEASE NOTE
Cheer/Drill/Marching may be allowed with PRIOR approval. Please contact Renee Medina Lavadie 575.741.1177. Without prior approval participants must ride a float.
$50 for each political candidate and political entry, regardless if sharing a float (the Taos Fiesta Council will contact you for payment arrangements). No Entry Fee for other entries.
Historical Parade
The Taos Fiesta Council, Inc. invites you to participate in our annual Taos Fiesta Historical Parade. This year’s parade will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2025 beginning promptly at 11:00 AM from the Taos County Courthouse.
To begin the application process, please review the information on this page and then complete the Application Form. Final registration will take place the morning-of at the Taos County Courthouse. The lineup will take place on Albright Street entering only off of Gusdorf.
The parade route will head north from the Taos County Courthouse on SR68 (Paseo del Pueblo Norte) and terminate at the US Post Office across from the Kachina Lodge.
Our annual Fiesta celebrations, which date back to the early 1600’s, are in commemoration of Santiago and Santa Ana, who in the Catholic tradition are the patron saints of Taos. The theme for 2025 is: La Diversidad es lo Único Que Todos Tenemos Cin Disticion; Diversity is the One True Thing We All Have in Common.
Taos’ greatest charm lies in its people that, through various cultures, have helped in creating a melting pot of humanity here in the Southwest.
We appreciate the participation and support of fellow Taoseños and neighbors from surrounding communities. We sincerely thank you for your consideration and look forward to your participation and patronage of the Fiestas de Taos; ¡Que Vivan Las Fiestas!
Cariñosamente, Taos Fiesta Council, Inc.
Schedule, Sunday July 27
Registration and Line-up: 7:00 AM (Taos County Courthouse)
Parade begins: 11:00 AM promptly
Judging: During Parade; Judges located TBD
Categories: Float, Riding, Royalty, Cheer/Drill
Prizes (per category): First Place and Second Place Ribbons
Contact
Renee Medina Lavadie
Chair, Historical Parade
575.741.1177
Stephanie Cordova Levy
President, Taos Fiesta Council
575.770.6794
In-person registration will be available from 7:00 to 10:45 AM. To register for the Historical Parade, you must do so in-person at Taos County Courthouse on Albright Street on Sunday, July 27, 2025. In-person registration will be available from 7:00 to 10:45 AM. Registration: $50 for each political candidate and political entry, regardless if sharing a float (the Taos Fiesta Council will contact you for payment arrangements). No Entry Fee for other entries.
Each person driving a vehicle in the parade must provide at registration:
• valid driver’s license
• valid vehicle registration
• proof of insurance
Failure to provide all three will forfeit your ability to participate.
The following rules/criteria are required:
• Fiesta, Western or Traditional Southwestern attire must be worn.
• This year’s theme must be represented in/on the entry.
• Entry must be original and creative.
• Entry sponsor/organization must be clearly identified.
• Cheer/Drill/Marching may be allowed with PRIOR approval. Please contact Renee Medina Lavadie 575.741.1177. Without prior approval participants must ride a float.
• Judging will take place during the Parade route. The location of the judges TBD.
• All entries must report to and register (if need be) with Parade Officials at the Taos County Courthouse.
• No objects or candy may be thrown. All items must be handed out.
To register for the Children’s Parade, please submit the application at https://fiestadetaos.com/application-childrens-parade.