The King Wamba Parade is Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at 10 a.m.

Kick off Festival!

The parade starts at 10 am at Robinwood and Collins St. (Glenwood Elementary School). This eclectic convergence of art, music, street theater, and visual wonder will process south through the Old West End (Robinwood, Bancroft, Collingwood) ending at Collingwood and Floyd (Collingwood Presbyterian Church).

Festival + Parade Map

The Toledo Museum of Art front steps will host the coronation of King Wamba (Dave Kosmyna), and Queen Sancha (Christine Palmer). Our Grand Marshal is Dr. Ramona Collins, and Neighborhood Champion is Catherine Hernandez.

King Wamba (Dave Kosmyna), and Queen Sancha (Christine Palmer)

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“Toledo's best and most eccentric parade!!”

–THE TOLEDO CITY PAPER

Please Note:

Parade Registration has closed because we are at capacity.

Contact:
KingWambaParade@gmail.com

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“America. The way it’s supposed to be: Toledo’s Old West End.”

– AMERICAN BUNGALOW MAGAZINE

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COLOPHON:
THE OLD WEST END ASSOCIATION IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

THE OLD WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF VICTORIAN, EDWARDIAN, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS HOMES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND SERVES AS A SHOWCASE OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES POPULAR WITH AMERICANS AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. THE OLD WEST END IS LOCATED ROUGHLY FROM MONROE STREET (INCLUDING THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART) UP TO Cherry, AND FROM the train tracks west of Detroit AVENUE TO COLLINGWOOD BOULEVARD.

Old West End Association
PO Box 4652
Toledo, Ohio 43610
e. oweassociation@gmail.com
p. (567) 698-7969

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