IT IS TIME TO PLAN FOR THE 22ND INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, JULY 4, 2026
It is America's 250th Birthday!! Come and celebrate with us.
Online registration & information for sponsors and participants:
Details for Participants and Sponsors
2025 Parade - Last Year was GREAT!
BURLESON, YOU MADE THE PARADE AWESOME!
We had a huge crowd and great parade entries to celebrate Independence Day. We hope everyone had a great time!
More Parade pictures Here courtesy of the City of Burleson
Link to Parade Video on YouTube
All sponsorship fees and donations are tax deductible and fund Burleson Lions service projects for the community throughout the year
PARADE WINNERS:
The following are the category winners for the 21st Burleson Lions Independence Day Parade. Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to all that entered and made the parade great!
- Antique/Classic Car:
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- Club: Hermandad Vochera VW club
- Individual: Johnson County 4-H
- Business: AKF Martial Arts
- Civic/Non Profit: Burleson Rotary Club
- Equestrian: National Association of Riding Clubs & Sheriff’s Posse
- Individual: Raymond's Paint & Body
- Club/Multi Vehicle: Moslah Shriners Motor Corps
- Military: Military Order of the Purple Heart
- Sport: Burleson Independent Soccer Association
- School: Lady Spartan Soccer
- Overall Float:
1. AKF Martial Arts
2. Burleson Independent Soccer Association
3. Military Order of the Purple Heart
MEET THE GRAND MARSHAL!!
We are honored to have Byron Black, Burleson Mayor 1998-2004, serve as Grand Marshal for the 21st Independence Day Parade.
Byron Black was born and raised in Johnson County. He and his family moved to Burleson in 1965.
Mr. Black has served Johnson County as a founding member and president of the board of Johnson County Child Advocacy Center and Chair of the Johnson County Central Appraisal District.
Significant accomplishments for the City of Burleson during his tenure as Mayor were initiatives to bring Gateway Station development, restoration of the Interurban Building, expansion of the Burleson Senior Center, the conversion of the Fire Department from volunteer to fulltime status, began development and construction of Hidden Creek Parkway, and recognition of Burleson as a City of Character.
His life of public service also includes: Member Chisholm Trail 100 Board, President Burleson Independent School Board, Med-Star Board, President of Texas Association of School Boards of Texas, President of the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool.