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Here's lineup for the King Apple Parade

Princesses and more will be on hand when the King Apple Parade moves down Main Street on Labor Day. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]

By Lightning Reports, Published: August 31, 2024

The Presentation of Colors will lead the way and the Apple Ambassador and her court will close the show when the King Apple Parade fills Main Street with spectacles, sirens and symphonic marches starting at 2:30 on Labor Day afternoon.

The final day of Apple Festival events opens at sunrise when road bikers congregate in the Patton parking lot at Blue Ridge Community College to pedal off on the Tour d’Apple at 8 a.m. Packet pickup and in-person registration is open (in the parking lot) 1-3 p.m. Sunday and starting at 7 a.m. Monday at BRCC. The Tour d’Apple offers four routes tailored to all skill levels. Rides, distance and arrow colors: Honeycrisp Unbelievable Century, 100 miles, yellow; Gala Metric Challenge, 62, orange; Jonagold Lite, 45, blue; Green Apple Enthusiast, 25, green.

A flyover of vintage aircraft flyover signals the start of the 62-entry King Apple Parade, which moves south along Main Street from Five Points to Caswell Street. Here's the lineup:

Presentation of Colors, VFW
Hendersonville High School Band
Parade Grand Marshals - Wanda & Roy Williams
2023 Apple Ambassador
Hendersonville Mayor & City Council
Henderson County Board of Commissioners
Hendersonville County Sheriff
Hendersonville Police
Town of Fletcher
Fire and Rescue vehicles
Pardee WOW Bus
Pat's School of Dance
Blue Ridge Orthodontics
Apple Tart Queens
Special Needs Sports, Jones Auto Detailing
Veterans United for Democracy
Monica Gillett for Judge
Laurels of Hendersonville
WHKP
North Henderson High Band
North Henderson cheerleaders
Hendersonville Community Band
Operation Christmas Child Blue Ridge Area Team
Blue Ridge Kids Center
Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206
The Life FM 98.3
Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
Miss Asheville 2024
King's Grove Baptist Church, music
Blue Ridge Health
Speak Life Community Church, music
Releve Performing Arts Center, music
Henderson County Democratic Party, music
Baker on the Bench - Lora T. Baker - District Court judge
Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 314
Al Ritmo de mi tierra, music
Flat Rock Playhouse
West Henderson cheerleaders
West Henderson marching band
Henderson County NAACP, music
Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church & Preschool
91.3 His Radio Fun Patrol
Jeffrey Cyr - Peak Wireless
Art of Dance Studio, music
Hendersonville Shrine Club
Valley Hill Health & Rehab, music
Scouts America, Troop 628
DCL Trading Co., music
Apple Country Corvette Club
Tuxedo First Baptist Church
Sheila Franklin for County Commissioner
Sarge's Shrimp & Grits
Joie de Vie Salon, music
Apple Country Engine & Tractor Association
Shriners Hillbilly Clan #2 Woodruff Motorcade, music
Hendersonville High cheerleaders
Hal Weatherman for Lieutenant Governor
Erik Weber for Henderson County Commissioner, music
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
East Henderson cheerleaders
East Henderson marching band
2024 NC Apple Ambassador