Days of '47 Parade
day parade annual parade presented day inc threehour event held salt lake city starting mdt around july day pioneer day utah state holiday july brigham young company mormon pioneer arrived salt lake valley latterday saint settled emigrating nauvoo illinois location eastern united state pulling handcart driving wagon ox horse thousand pioneer made trek across plain vast desert landscape became known utah territory according day inc trek early utah pioneer exemplifies courage foresight faith continue inspire modernday pioneer remembering remarkable pioneer followed day seek make accomplishment hardship live today variety activity celebration year believe example past present pioneer courage beacon world parade held july salt lake city long day became official organization beginning covered wagon day parade became annual event since parade known current name lds church ward stake business community group always sponsored float parade recently parade become inclusive church participating celebrating utah pioneer native american march preparade travel parade route ahead pioneer float military always well represented course always includes horse band child queen many year pioneer arrived valley honored dinner july last living pioneer died january name hilda erickson year old parade great depression world war ii covid pandemic addition wellknown float parade also feature live music performance high school marching band across state participate parade television broadcast feature performance band parade televised throughout intermountain area nbc affiliate ksltv parade route start south temple state street go east east south south east liberty park east traditionally fair held liberty park game ride many decade parade started temple square went south main street turned east th south continued heading east toward liberty park parade always ended mormon building bridge group work improve relation lds lgbt community sought entry march parade denied group deemed controversial parade organizer response salt lake city council considered boycotting invitation participate parade ultimately decided boycott council instead opting simply express opposition exclusion mormon building bridge council member erin mendenhall chose decline invitation participate parade submitting bio guest gay stayathome father married man organizer parade returned immediate relative eligible guest council previously council informed could bring one adult guest official site day inc day parade long history ksl television radio retrieved december link flickrcom showing centennial route parade photograph looking south along main street salt lake city httpswwwflickrcomphotosutahstatehistory