Novato Fourth Of July Parade Issues Volunteer Callout

NOVATO, CA — Organizers for one of the Bay Area’s most storied annual summer events are already recruiting volunteers

The Novato Fourth of July Parade Committee is readying for the Independence Day celebration along Grant Avenue, and the all-volunteer group is seeking “game day help” for the event.

The theme of this year’s parade is “A Nation of Innovation.”

The parade, Novato's largest single-day annual event, typically attracts between 10,000 and 20,000 visitors. The event was in-person in 2022 after the pandemic forced cancelations in 2020 and 2021.

The North Bay 's largest Independence Day parade starts on Grant Avenue at Reichert Avenue in the heart of Old Town and runs west to Seventh Street.

Typically, it takes 80 volunteers to run a safe and smooth event. Volunteers are assigned to duties such as traffic monitoring, barricade and trash can placement, temporary signage installation, barricade supervising, and post-parade cleanup.

This is an excellent opportunity for high school students to accumulate community service hours.

Service and community organization members can volunteer together to assist with the parade. A mandatory orientation meeting for volunteers will held on July 3 in the late afternoon.

To help, start by completing the electronic form on the parade website. Email questions to NovatoParadeVolunteer@gmail.com.

Registration is open for parade entries and for vintage convertible vehicles to be used to transport parade VIPs. More parade information is on the Novato parade's website.