Jasper Strassenfest 2024 (Info Coming Soon)

Click HERE for 2023 List of Parade Winners and Honorable Mentions

The theme of the Jasper Strassenfest for 2023 is “Strong Roots Grow Strong Towns”. We have several big changes this year, so please make sure to read the information thoroughly.

ENTRY FORM: We have a new ONLINE entry form. Forms are due by July 10.

Click this link to get to the form: https://forms.gle/5ELttuMoFYPz1tPF8

ENTRY FEE & LATE FEE: All businesses & political candidates will have a $50 entry fee. Note for political candidates: The $50 entrance fee is a per vehicle or candidate fee. If you are a non-profit group, or are not advertising a business or political candidate in any way, there is no fee. However, for any entry form that is not submitted online by July 10, there will be a $20 late fee. This applies to ALL entries, including non-profit groups. Payments will still need to be submitted via mail. Please note the parade entry name on the memo of the check, so we can match it up to your entry. Send to Optimist Club of Jasper, Attn: Parade, PO Box 435, Jasper IN 47547-0435.
ROUTE CHANGE: Due to the construction in Downtown Jasper, and the work around the square, we will be monitoring the work and adjusting the parade route accordingly. The line up/staging area and main route will remain the same as in the past. The current plan is to come down Jackson, turn right on 5th St, turn right again on Main St and go around the square again. Which direction we take around the square will be determined where the construction work is being done. Due to space limitations and turning constraints, semi entries are PROHIBITED.
JUDGING: We are planning to judge parade entries prior to the parade so that we can announce during the parade who the winners and honorable mentions are and award banners to the winners to display on their entry during the parade. This will require any entry wishing to be judged to arrive early. More details will come on the specifics.
NEW AWARD: Best Giveaway…. Be creative on hand outs. This will be a monetary award.

As a business or organization providing service to the community, we encourage you to participate in this year’s Strassenfest parade which will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Participants should be in place by 12:30. As one of the largest parades in Southwestern Indiana, with over 10,000 people in attendance, this is a tremendous means of promoting your business/organization or providing entertainment.

It is important that you describe your entry in detail in 50 words or less. This description is used to determine your actual position in the line-up, as well as by the announcer and TV/radio stations in covering your entry the day of the parade. Please give this special attention when completing your entry form. Also, pay particular attention to the section that asks for the length of your entry. This information is critical for allowing enough space for you in the parade line up

Any animal entries must provide your own waste disposal. You must have someone following your entry to ensure any waste is cleaned up immediately out of courtesy to those entries behind you. Failure to comply will result in the inability to participate in future parades.

Continuing to strive to save our natural resources, time and money, you will be receiving instructions with your parade position and specific line-up location via e-mail by July 27. The line-up information will also be posted on the website: www.jasperstrassenfest.org. If you do not have email or internet access, please note on your entry form, and we will send the info via postal mail. We encourage you to also incorporate the Strassenfest German theme and the theme of this year’s Strassenfest in your entry. Units will be judged with the following awards to be made:

Chairman’s award…business float that exhibits best overall excellence
Parade Marshall’s award.…non-business float that exhibits best overall excellence
Strassenfest award…best reinforcement of German theme
Heart Warming award…most “warm and fuzzy” feeling

Community award…most positive statement on the community.

We hope you will take advantage of this excellent opportunity to present your organization to thousands of local residents and submit the signed entry form with complete information by July 10. Thank you!

Parade Images!