Parents are invited to preregister their children, 12 and under, to participate in the Laurel Festival Pet Parade on Sunday, June 14, at 1:30 p.m. in Wellsboro. Youngsters can bring a pet or a decorated bike and join in the fun. It’s free. 

The names of the children who preregister by noon on June 10 will be entered in the drawing for a chance to win Wellsboro Chamber Dollars to spend at local businesses. The drawing will be held on The Green following the parade. 

Only one pet or one bike per child will be judged. Two or more siblings or unrelated children can enter one pet as a unit, or one can enter the pet, and the others can individually enter different pets or their decorated bicycles. Each child in a unit will receive a participation ribbon and share a trophy if their unit is picked as a winner.

At Packer Park, all children who will be in the pet parade will receive a participation ribbon. Goody bags will be given to parade participants at Packer Park while supplies last.

Each child entering a pet or decorated bike, or each group of siblings or unrelated children entering a pet as a unit in the parade, can preregister on weekdays now through noon on Wednesday, June 10, in one of three ways:
1)Pick up a registration form at the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce office at 114 Main Street in Wellsboro, weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., fill it out, and turn it in at the chamber office in person before noon on June 10. 
2)Visit the chamber website at www.wellsboropa.com any time to open the form, fill it out, and print it off. Use your cell phone to scan it and email it to info@wellsboropa.com. 
3)Email info@wellsboropa.com to request a form, fill it out, scan the completed form using your cell phone, and email it back. For more information, call 570-724-1926.

Those who do not preregister can register on June 14, pet parade day.

On June 14, each child or siblings from the same family with a pet and/or decorated bicycles must be accompanied by one parent or another adult during judging and the parade. 

Judging and registration will be in the Packer Park picnic area behind the Wellsboro Active Living Center (Senior Center) parking lot on Queen Street. Be there no later than 12:25 p.m. on June 14. Judging and registration will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. in separate areas in the picnic area.

The parade will form on Queen Street and begin at 1:30 p.m., traveling from Queen onto Main Street to The Green 

At The Green, 23 trophies will be presented in 23 different categories. The 6 award categories for dogs, for cats, and for miscellaneous pets are: best dressed, prettiest, most imaginative, most intelligent, most lovable, and best in parade. The 3 bike award categories are: prettiest, most imaginative, and best in parade. 

Large trophies will be awarded to the entry selected to receive the Dr. Shaw Award and the entry named Overall Best in Parade. 

It is important to bring water for pets to drink, as no water is provided at Packer Park or on The Green.

Questions?  Call 570-724-1926.