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TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The community gathered together in Tyler to celebrate the 92nd Texas Rose Festival Parade. Enjoy these pictures of the floats and festivities.

The theme of the festival this year is “A TAPESTRY OF TALES,” celebrating beloved books from a variety of cultures. The parade featured Duchesses and Ladies in Waiting in dresses centered around those themes, and the Queen’s float was the grand finale.

Check out the many floats and marchers of the 92nd Texas Rose Festival Parade:

East Texas Officials

Court- Float #1- Duchesses & LiW sponsored by Fillards (Bedtime Stories)

Float 1 consists of:

• Mother Goose- Caroline Anne Randall- Lady in Waiting
• Harold and the Purple Cayon- Avery Gace Hixson- Duchess of Capital City
• Rainbow Fish-Claire Ann Manning- Duchess of Hunters Creek
• The Velveteen Rabbit- Bailey Leann Walker- Lady-in-Waiting
• Where the Wild Things Are- Elizabeth Claire Randall- Lady-in Waiting

Court- Float #2- Duchesses & LIW sponsored by Order of the Rose ( Young Adult Fiction)

Float 2 consists of:

• The Secret Garden- Isabella Grace Egana- Lady in Waiting
• Dune- Elizabeth Ratterree- Duchess of Sugar Land
• Wicked- Brooke Elizabeth Baldridge- Duchess of Dallas
• Game of Thrones- Elizabeth Hallam Sweet- Duchess of Caruth Park
• The Golden Compass- Rowan Alexandria Reynolds- Lady-in-Waiting
• Little Women- Caroline Aida Khalaf- Lady in Waiting

Court- Float #3- Duchesses sponsored by Austin Bank ( Epic Journeys)

Float 3 consists of:

• Paradise Lost- Julie Elizabeth Clinkscale- Duchess of Fort Worth
• The Sun Also Rises- Gabrielle Fondren Welch- Duchess of Chevy Chase
• Hamlet- Shellby McDowell Burke- Duchess of the Metroplex
• The Odyssey- Hope Elston Morenz- Duchess of Magnolia City
• Treasure Island- Tatum Lindsey Wolf- Duchess of Turtle Creek

Court- Float #4- Duchess& LIW sponsored by Clark-Von Plonski- Anderson ( Leading Ladies)

Float 4 consists of:

• Anna Karenina- Gabriella Elizabeth Patterson- Lady in Waiting
• Jane Eyre- Emily Marie Dawrin- Duchess of Uptown Houston
• Wuthering Heights- Lucy Rives Knauth- Duchess of Houston
• Sense and Sensibility- Mary Claire Woodard- Lady in Waiting
• The Snow Queen- Elle Marie Barrett- Duchess of Colgate

Court- Float #5- Princess sponsored by United Heritage Credit Union

Float 5 consists of:

• Fairytales- Marry Michael Dial- Princess of the Texas Rose Festival

Court- Float #6- Duchess & LIW sponsored by Brookshire Grocery Co. ( The Truth Prevails)

Float 6 consists of:

• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo- Stella Royal McHaney- Duchess of Victoria
• Catch-22- Cheney Elizabeth Lawrence- Duchess of Cowtown
• Murder on the Orient Express- Reece D’Nan Porter- Lady in Waiting
• Jade City- Emily Ellen Keenan- Duchess of River Oaks
• Fahrenheit 451- Vivian Belle Downie- Duchess of Lindenwood

Court Float #7- Duchess & LIW sponsored by Southside Bank ( Portraits in Time)

Float 7 consists of:

• Ragtime- Anna Catherine Culver- Lady in Waiting
• The Importance of Being Ernest- Margaret Leigh Reid- Duchess of Bellaire
• The Goldfinch- Eleanor Susan Vig- Duchess of North Dallas
• The Great Gatsby- Medora Lawler Carpenter- Duchess of Preston Hollow
• Wolf Hall- Ella Rose Embry- Lady in Waiting

Court- Float #8- Duchess & LIW sponsored by J. Chad Parker ( Myths & Quests)

Float 8 consists of:

• The Orchid Thief- Emmie Stratton Cassey- Duchess of Austin
• The Mists of Avalon- Mamie Hill Levi- Duchess of Nashville
• Outlander- Julia Jacqueline Smartt- Duchess of University Park
• Ivanhoe- Elaine Ann Musslewhite- Duchess of Denver
• Life of Pi- Sarah Blair Coe- Lady in Waiting

Court- Float #9- Duchess of LIW sponsored by Tyler Morning Telegraph ( Wonder & Whimsey)

Float 9 consists of:

• The Lorax- Emily Parker Wideman- Duchess of Park Cities
• Anna of Green Gables- Maryn Kelsey Davis- Lady in Waiting
• Pinkalicious- Mary Ellen Markley Schoellkopf- Duchess of Greenway Parks
• Alice in Wonderland- Mary Caroline McHaney- Duchess of Longview
• Charlotte’s Web- Emily Partica Summers- Duchess of Highland Park

Court- Float #10- Queen sponsored by Fitzpatrick Architects

Float 10 consists of:

• Royal Attendant- Piper Reese Braswell
• Royal Attendant- Rosemary Scott Deere
• Royal Attendant- Everly Kate Edwards
• Royal Attendant- Perry Meriwther Perkins
• Royal Page- Charles Blalock Hammond
• Royal Page-Bradley Welles Bergfeld
• Trainbearer to the Queen- Elwood Cooke Jennings
• Trainbearer to the Queen- Whitman Craig Robbins
• Scepter Bearer to the Queen- Clyde Thomas Wright
• Queen of the 2025 Texas Rose Festival- Miss Avery Craft Armstrong

Hispanic Heritage

Marching Bands/ Drill Teams

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