2024 Award Winners
BEST FLOAT
Ct. Tiare Polynesian Dance Troupe
Runner Up – Veterans of Foreign Affairs Post 307
BEST MUSICAL ENTRY – SENIOR
Maplewood Senior Living
Runner Up – Tina Turner.
BEST MUSICAL ENTRY – JUNIOR
Newtown Stage Company
Runner Up – Spotlight Dance Conservatory
MOST PATRIOTIC ENTRY
Veterans of Foreign Affairs Post 308
Runner Up – Pyramid Shriners Legion of Honor
BEST SCHOOL
St. Rose of Lima School
Runner Up – World Champion Taekwondo Newtown
BEST FIRE COMPANY
Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Runner Up – Hawleyville Fire Department
BEST NEW ENTRY
Tina Turner
Runner Up – Jim Paprowski & Mayor of South Main Street Danny Amaral
MOST FITTING PARADE THEME
New Heights Baptist Church
Runner Up – Newtown Tractors
MOST COLORFUL ENTRY
New Heights Baptist Church
Runner Up – Newtown High School Wrestling, Newtown Youth Wrestling
MOST CROWD PLEASING ROOSTER AWARD
Newtown Tractors
BEST NON-MUSICAL FLOAT
Newtown Tractors
Runner Up – Newtown Forest Association