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2023 Hollyhock Parade

On Thursday morning, July 4th, the 90^th annual Hollyhock Lane parade will move out at 8:30 am sharp—and we will be there, as we have been since 2010. Please march with us, or support us by cheering us on from the curb. Kids and dogs are welcome! You can push a stroller or be pushed in a wheelchair. Grab a sign and have a wonderful start to the holiday weekend!

We will begin gathering at 8 a.m. on the northeast corner of Calvin and Alexander in Ottawa Hills. (GPS, 1335 Alexander.) The parade starts at 8:30 a.m. Generally, we slide into the parade early and march north on Calvin, around Franklin heading south onto Pontiac, and round back north on Giddings to end, appropriately, at Hollyhock Lane.

Wear as much white as you can. We have “Votes for Women” signs, pennants, and sashes. While you might want your own head gear, we will have lots of great hats for both women and men! Hats off to the suffragists and suffragents of the past who proceeded for decades on the courage of their convictions!

Our annual Hollyhock march reminds both us and audience of our mission to share what we know and to skewer myths about local women’s history in general—and in July, suffrage history in particular. See https://www.ggrwhc.org/suffrage-home/. But the parade is for spectacle! Join us for a lot of love from the streetsides!