2024 Melrose Avenue Activities and Parade

The shows are fabulous, and equally fun are all the goings-on on Melrose Avenue! You can stop by during lunch or throughout the day. ​The Melrose Avenue parade and entertainment are supported by the Mary F. Kessler Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation. 

Performers 
Mark Deverges - balloon twister
Mr. Cheng - paper cutting artist
Jerry Frazee and Kim Allman - caricature artists
Gravity Check - juggling
Super Star Stilts - stilt walkers
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Local Organizations
Sizemore Gymnastics 
Red Bell Run
Foothills Humane Society 
Steps to Hope 
FENCE 
​Tryon Arts & Crafts School 
BBBS of WNC
St. Luke's Hospital
Polk County Public Libraries 
Polk County YMCA
Polk County Parks & Rec 
Polk County 4-H
Wildflower Wellness
The Adventure School
American Legion

Food Court
Local groups offer a variety of eating choices to keep you going. This year's food court vendors include the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Friends of the Band, PCHS soccer team, and PCMS cross country team.

Community Stage
10:30am - Foothills Movement belly dancing demo
11:30am - Dance Dynamics
12:15pm - PacJAM 
​1:45pm - Foothills Movement yoga demo

Melrose Avenue Parade
Join our performers in strutting your stuff down Melrose Avenue!
Gather in front of the Congregational Church at 12:15. The parade to TFAC begins at 12:30.
2024's parade theme is "Full STEAM Ahead" so dress for your favorite Science * Technology * Engineering * Art * Math career.