Awards Information
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All entrants are eligible for one of these awards:
Best of Show: The top honor at the Findlay Halloween Parade, the Best of Show award is presented to the most outstanding entrant. The honoree embodies the spirit of the holiday through their enthusiasm and the originality, creativity and overall vision of their entry.
Flag City USA & John Hancock: These awards celebrate the Findlay and Hancock County communities – the participants,
spectators and volunteers that make the Halloween Parade such a special event. The winners display outstanding characteristics in their entry and are deemed Reserve Best of Show honorees.
Funniest: This award celebrates the entrant with the funniest or most humorous theme or design.
Most Original: This award celebrates the entrant with the most original theme or design.
Scariest Entry: This award celebrates the entrant with the scariest theme or design.
Spirit of Halloween: This award celebrates the entrant with the theme or design that best exemplifies Halloween.
All entrants are eligible for all of these awards:
Foundation Favorite & Kid's Choice: These awards celebrate the most outstanding entrants as determined by judges representing the Fort Findlay FOP Lodge #20 Foundation and the youth of our community.
People's Choice: The public is invited to visit the official 2023 Findlay Halloween Parade Facebook page and cast their vote for the outstanding entrant in this year’s event.
Best of Show: The top honor at the Findlay Halloween Parade, the Best of Show award is presented to the most outstanding entrant. The honoree embodies the spirit of the holiday through their enthusiasm and the originality, creativity and overall vision of their entry.
Flag City USA & John Hancock: These awards celebrate the Findlay and Hancock County communities – the participants,
spectators and volunteers that make the Halloween Parade such a special event. The winners display outstanding characteristics in their entry and are deemed Reserve Best of Show honorees.
Funniest: This award celebrates the entrant with the funniest or most humorous theme or design.
Most Original: This award celebrates the entrant with the most original theme or design.
Scariest Entry: This award celebrates the entrant with the scariest theme or design.
Spirit of Halloween: This award celebrates the entrant with the theme or design that best exemplifies Halloween.
All entrants are eligible for all of these awards:
Foundation Favorite & Kid's Choice: These awards celebrate the most outstanding entrants as determined by judges representing the Fort Findlay FOP Lodge #20 Foundation and the youth of our community.
People's Choice: The public is invited to visit the official 2023 Findlay Halloween Parade Facebook page and cast their vote for the outstanding entrant in this year’s event.
State Bank Judge’s Square will be located at S. Main St. & Baldwin Ave. All floats will be judged as they march by an expert and celebrity panel. The parade will be live-streamed from this location by WFIN.
The following awards will be presented at this year's Findlay Halloween Parade.
South Branch Solar People's Choice Award
2023- Blanchard Valley Center
2022- Blanchard Valley Center
2021 - Darnell's Christmas Trees
loanDepot's Best of Show
2023-Blanchard Valley Center
2022- S&S Landscaping
2021 - Blanchard Valley Center
2019 – Blanchard Valley Center
2018 - Blanchard Valley Center
2017 - Blanchard Valley Center
2016 - Ki Haku Dojo
2015 - Millstream Career Center
2014 - Studio M
2013 - First Federal Bank
Valgroup's Flag City USA Award
2023- Pack Rats Pawn Shop
2022- West Ohio Food Bank
2021 - Cops & Kids Grand Marshal Float
2019 – COR Services
2018 - Keeping Kids Safe
2017 - TH Plastics, Inc.
2016 - Gateway Church
2015 - One Energy
2014 - Cooper Tire
Marathon Petroleum's John Hancock Award
2023-VCA Findlay Animal Hospital
2022- Blanchard Valley Center
2021 - Millstream Credit Union
2019 - Lowe’s
2018 - Becky's School of Dance
2017 - Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile
2016 - Citizens Committee for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
2015 - Garner Trucking
2014 - University of Findlay PA Program
State Bank's Spirit of Halloween Award
2023- VFW Post 5645
2022- VFW Post 5645
2021 - S&S Landscaping & Tree Services
2019 – S&S Landscaping & Tree Services
2018 - Findlay Youth Cheer
2017 - COR Services
2016 - COR Services
2015 - Physicians Assistant Student Society UF Chapter
2014 - Epic Youth, First Lutheran Church
loanDepot's Findlay Most Original Award
2023- Texstone Industries
2022- Ki Haku Dojo
2021 - Silver Blades
2019 - Keeping Kids Safe, Inc.
2018 - COR Services
2017 - S&S Landscaping and Tree Service
2016 - McComb Family Dental
2015 - Ki Haku Dojo
2014 - The National Lime and Stone Company
National Lime & Stone Scariest Award
2023- Findlay Brewing Company
2022- Flag City Brokers Metal Recycling
2021 - Haunted Hydro
2019 - Cub Scout Pack 308
2018 - Lowes
2017 - Haunted Ghost Town
2016 - Haunted Ghost Town
2015 - Purgatory
2015 - Purgatory
Valgroup's Findlay Funniest Award
2023- Ki Haku Dojo Karate School
2022- Reineke Ford Lincoln
2021 - First National Bank
2019 - McLane Company
2018 - McLane Company
2017 - The National Lime and Stone Company
2016 - Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
2015 - Flag City Auto Service
2014 - Charles & Sue Williams
LoanDepot's Foundation Favorite
2023-LaRiche Chevrolet Cadillac
National Lime & Stone Kid's Choice Award
2023- Hancock Hotel
South Branch Solar People's Choice Award
2023- Blanchard Valley Center
2022- Blanchard Valley Center
2021 - Darnell's Christmas Trees
loanDepot's Best of Show
2023-Blanchard Valley Center
2022- S&S Landscaping
2021 - Blanchard Valley Center
2019 – Blanchard Valley Center
2018 - Blanchard Valley Center
2017 - Blanchard Valley Center
2016 - Ki Haku Dojo
2015 - Millstream Career Center
2014 - Studio M
2013 - First Federal Bank
Valgroup's Flag City USA Award
2023- Pack Rats Pawn Shop
2022- West Ohio Food Bank
2021 - Cops & Kids Grand Marshal Float
2019 – COR Services
2018 - Keeping Kids Safe
2017 - TH Plastics, Inc.
2016 - Gateway Church
2015 - One Energy
2014 - Cooper Tire
Marathon Petroleum's John Hancock Award
2023-VCA Findlay Animal Hospital
2022- Blanchard Valley Center
2021 - Millstream Credit Union
2019 - Lowe’s
2018 - Becky's School of Dance
2017 - Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Bookmobile
2016 - Citizens Committee for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
2015 - Garner Trucking
2014 - University of Findlay PA Program
State Bank's Spirit of Halloween Award
2023- VFW Post 5645
2022- VFW Post 5645
2021 - S&S Landscaping & Tree Services
2019 – S&S Landscaping & Tree Services
2018 - Findlay Youth Cheer
2017 - COR Services
2016 - COR Services
2015 - Physicians Assistant Student Society UF Chapter
2014 - Epic Youth, First Lutheran Church
loanDepot's Findlay Most Original Award
2023- Texstone Industries
2022- Ki Haku Dojo
2021 - Silver Blades
2019 - Keeping Kids Safe, Inc.
2018 - COR Services
2017 - S&S Landscaping and Tree Service
2016 - McComb Family Dental
2015 - Ki Haku Dojo
2014 - The National Lime and Stone Company
National Lime & Stone Scariest Award
2023- Findlay Brewing Company
2022- Flag City Brokers Metal Recycling
2021 - Haunted Hydro
2019 - Cub Scout Pack 308
2018 - Lowes
2017 - Haunted Ghost Town
2016 - Haunted Ghost Town
2015 - Purgatory
2015 - Purgatory
Valgroup's Findlay Funniest Award
2023- Ki Haku Dojo Karate School
2022- Reineke Ford Lincoln
2021 - First National Bank
2019 - McLane Company
2018 - McLane Company
2017 - The National Lime and Stone Company
2016 - Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
2015 - Flag City Auto Service
2014 - Charles & Sue Williams
LoanDepot's Foundation Favorite
2023-LaRiche Chevrolet Cadillac
National Lime & Stone Kid's Choice Award
2023- Hancock Hotel
