Parade the Circle, one of Cleveland’s most impactful cultural events, is an annual art parade that fills Wade Oval with lively sounds and colors, featuring innovative costumes, giant puppets, and handmade masks created by artists, families, schools, and community groups.
Registration
Individuals, families, schools, neighborhood groups, and community organizations are all invited to participate. Create your parade entry on your own or at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s public workshops. Parade guidelines must be followed. Entry fee: $5 per child and $10 per adult.
Workshops
Participants create their own costumes, masks, and giant puppets made with the assistance of staff artists. Free workshops on creating parade ensembles and getting started will be held at the Community Arts Center (CAC) in April.
In May, parade participants can purchase a workshop pass to work with artists in the parade tent (adjacent to the museum). A workshop pass (individuals $50; families $150 up to four people, $25 each additional person) entitles you to attend all workshops (Saturdays and Sundays, May 13–June 4). Workshops are open to all ages; however, children under 15 must register and attend with someone older than 15. A workshop pass includes the parade entry fee. Group rates and assistance are available.
Registration for parade entry, CAC workshops, and the parade tent workshop pass are coming soon!
