Parade the Circle

Parade the Circle, one of Cleveland’s most impactful cultural events, is an annual art parade that fills Wade Oval with lively sounds and colors, featuring innovative costumes, giant puppets, and handmade masks created by artists, families, schools, and community groups. Watching the parade is free for all.

Individuals, families, schools, and neighborhood and community groups are all invited to participate. Create your parade entry on your own or at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s public workshops.

For questions or more information regarding Parade the Circle 2025, email commartsinfo@clevelandart.org.

Magical Allure: A Vibrant Celebration of the Snowy Owl 

Big changes in our lives are imminent, and as we search for answers, we undergo a process of deep exploration, seeking awareness and spiritual guidance. 

In our journey, we encounter the magnificent snowy owl, a creature of innate wisdom and totemic symbolism, deeply rooted in various cultures and beliefs that encourage us to trust our inner instincts. Its white color symbolizes purity and represents light, brilliance, spirituality, and illumination. 

When a snowy owl enters your domain or appears in your dreams, it is believed to signify good luck, good health, and prosperity. 

We invite everyone to celebrate this mystical messenger, a creature that enchants us with its ethereal presence and silent flight.  

Héctor Castellanos Lara, Lead Artist 

Encanto Magico: Una vibrante celebración del búho nival 

Los grandes cambios en nuestras vidas son inminentes y, a medida que buscamos respuestas, nos sometemos a un proceso de exploración profunda, en busca de conciencia y guía espiritual. 

En nuestro viaje, nos encontramos con el magnífico búho nival, una criatura de sabiduría innata y simbolismo totémico, profundamente arraigada en diversas culturas y creencias que nos animan a confiar en nuestros instintos internos. Su color blanco simboliza la pureza y representa la luz, el brillo, la espiritualidad y la iluminación. 

Cuando un búho nival entra en tus dominios o aparece en tus sueños, se cree que significa buena suerte, buena salud y prosperidad. 

Invitamos a todos a celebrar a este mensajero místico, una criatura que nos encanta con su presencia etérea y su vuelo silencioso. 

Héctor Castellanos Lara, artista principal 

Parade Guidelines

• Everyone must be in costume, including parents, guardians, and staff accompanying children.
• Entries and costumes must be noncommercial. No identifiable logos are allowed. No T-shirts with words, registered trademarks, logos, or cartoon characters may be worn. Uniforms representing organized teams, troops, or schools or civic organizations may not be worn.
• All entries must be handmade, and people powered. Motorized vehicles (other than wheelchairs) and live animals (other than service animals) are not permitted.
• No written words are allowed.
• Entries may not advocate for or against a particular political or religious belief.
• Be inspired by the CMA collection! However, reproducing sacred objects or images and the appropriation of symbols of other cultures is not allowed. If in doubt, CMA staff are happy to discuss this with you.
• No identifiable flags or symbols from any country, political party, or religious representation of any kind, including verbal, may be displayed.
• No distribution of leaflets or flyers is allowed during the parade or along the parade route.
• Children under 15 must be accompanied by someone over the age of 18.
• The CMA reserves the right to approve all entries and to require participants to change their entries at the CMA’s sole discretion.