The Sunfield Farmers Picnic Grand Parade and Annual People’s Choice Award Float Building Contest is Saturday, August 15, 2026

Do you have plans for Saturday, August 15, 2026?  The members of the Sunfield Farmers Picnic Board would like to have your organization’s float, your tractor or antique car, decorated bicycle or wagon in the Grand Parade on Saturday.  The Board invites anyone who wishes to participate in the parade to please do so.  Everyone is welcome to participate in the parade and all activities at the 2026 Sunfield Farmers Picnic, Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 15.  

How about entering a float in the Twelfth Annual People’s Choice Award Float Building Contest?  Represent your business or organization with a decorated float.  The float must have your business or organization’s name and this year’s Picnic theme of “America 250 Red White Remember”.  Line up begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Sunfield Water Tower and begins at 12 noon. If you would like to register a float for this year’s parade, send an email to sunfieldfarmerspicnic@gmail.com and submit a color photograph of your float by 9 p.m. Friday, August 14.

Patrons will be able to purchase tickets from Picnic board members under the Sunfield Farmers Picnic Merchant’s tent in Van Buren Park after the parade to place their vote for the People’s Choice Award.  The winner will receive a keepsake plaque and be announced at 7 p.m. at the beginning of the evening’s entertainment under the Big Tent.  The winner will also have their name placed on a bigger plaque that will be on display at the Welch Historical Museum throughout the year.  The 2025 float winner was the Sunfield District Library’s summer reading program “Reading Colors Our World”.

All money collected from the donations will be put into the following year’s Picnic.  Events such as this help us to cover costs for things including tent rental, entertainment and fireworks.   Anyone else who wishes to be in the parade but not be in the float contest can let us know by sending an email to the address above or by calling Karen Lane at 810-441-9713 to leave a message.  You may also just show up the day of the parade by 11:00 a.m. and we will fit you in.

Photo: 2025 Float decorating contest winner, the Sunfield District Library's "Reading Colors Our World" (Mary Simmons, Abraham Hughes, Alyssa Josselyn, Steven Josselyn) (photo provided by DeAnna Clark)