PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS: Founders Day 2026

Aerial of Founders Day Parade 2026 — Aerial-of-Founders-Day-Parade-2026.jpg

Biggest Little Parade in Arizona Sign in parade — Biggest-Little-Parade-in-Arizona-Sign-in-parade.jpg

Children gathering candy at the parade — Children-gathering-candy-at-the-parade.jpg

Grand Marshal Marana Thunder Football & Cheer — Grand-Marshal-Marana-Thunder-Football-Cheer.jpg

Marana Thunder Cheer in parade — Marana-Thunder-Cheer-in-parade.jpg

Marana Unified School District Band — Marana-Unified-School-District-Band.jpg

Marana Unified School District Celebrating 100 Years — Marana-Unified-School-District-Celebrating-100-Years.jpg

Mayor and Council in Founders Day Parade in red vintage fire truck — Mayor-and-Council-in-Founders-Day-Parade-in-red-vintage-fire-truck.jpg

Mayor Post and Town Council wave to parade attendees — Mayor-Post-and-Town-Council-wave-to-parade-attendees.jpg

MUSD float — MUSD-float.jpg

Miss Pima County 2026 — Miss-Pima-County-2026.jpg

Northwest Fire truck in parade — Northwest-Fire-truck-in-parade.jpg

Parade route from above — Parade-route-from-above.jpg

Pink tractor with parade entry — Pink-tractor-with-parade-entry.jpg

Sundowners 4H Swine Project — Sundowners-4H-Swine-Project.jpg

Sponsor Truly Nolen in the parade — Truly-Nolen-in-the-parade.jpg

Aerial of fire trucker and Founders Day Parade entries — Aerial-of-fire-trucker-and-Founders-Day-Parade-entries.jpg

Aerial of the MARC next to Marana Health Care on parade route — Aerial-of-the-MARC-next-to-Marana-Health-Care-on-parade-route.jpg

Arizona Dynamics Gymnastics — Arizona-Dynamics-Gymnastics.jpg

Arizona Dynamics Gymnastics performers — Arizona-Dynamics-Gymnastics-performers.jpg

Community Christian Church of Marana parade entry — Community-Christian-Church-of-Marana.jpg

Congressman Juan Ciscomani walking parade route — Congressman-Juan-Ciscomani-walking-parade-route.jpg

Cowgirl in red shirt and black hat on horseback in parade — Cowgirl-in-red-shirt-and-black-hat-on-horseback-in-parade.jpg

Horseback rider carrying American flag — Horseback-rider-carrying-American-flag.jpg

Inflatable pig on Sundowners float — Inflatable-pig-on-Sundowners-float.jpg

Iron Base parade entry — Iron-Base-parade-entry.jpg

La Paloma Academy parade entry — La-Paloma-Academy-parade-entry.jpg

League of Mexican-American Women parade float — League-of-Mexican-American-Women-parade-float.jpg

Little boy with cowboy hat on horseback waving — Little-boy-with-cowboy-hat-on-horseback-waving.jpg

Main Event parade entry — Main-Event-parade-entry.jpg

Teri Murphy announcing parade with judges — Teri-Murphy-announcing-parade-with-judges.jpg

Sundowners 4H parade entry in front of judging station — Sundowners-4H-parade-entry-in-front-of-judging-station.jpg

Councilmember Teri Murphy announcing the parade next to judges — Teri-Murphy-announcing-the-parade-next-to-judges.jpg

Xplosion singer at Founders Day — Xplosion-singer-at-Founders-Day.jpg

Xplosion shaking hands with community member — Xplosion-shaking-hands-with-community-member.jpg

Xplosion lead singer with guitarist — Xplosion-lead-singer-with-guitarist.jpg

Xplosion Band performing at Founders Day — Xplosion-Band-performing-at-Founders-Day.jpg

Kona Ice with blue shaved ice — Kona-Ice-with-blue-shaved-ice.jpg

Food truck vendor at Founders Day — Food-truck-vendor-at-Founders-Day.jpg

Family posing in photo booth — Family-posing-in-photo-booth.jpg

Families grabbing ice cold water — Families-grabbing-ice-cold-water.jpg

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