17th of May Parade Marshal Nomination

We are now accepting nominations for the Honorary Parade Marshal for this year’s 17th of May Seattle celebration! 

Nomination Window: Open to the public throughout January.

Selection & Announcement: The winning nominee will be selected within the first half of February, and a public announcement will follow.  

We encourage you to nominate a member of our community who embodies the spirit of Norway and the heart and soul of our local Norwegian community. While nominees do not need to be of Norwegian heritage, they should represent the values, traditions, and community spirit that make our celebration special.

Follow this link to submit your nominations for our 2026 Honorary Parade Marshal!

2025 Parade Winners

A hearty thank you to all who participated in this year’s parade! Showing tremendous Northwest-Nordic spirit, parade participants bravely waited in driving rain and cold conditions, spurred on by the thunderous melodies from more than a dozen award-wining marching bands filling the streets of Ballard.

With the crack of the first notes, like some magical force field dreamt up by Brokk and Sindri, these bands conjured up performances that kept the rain at bay for the entire duration of the march.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to our judges for their efforts in selecting these standouts from a very competitive field.

Special shout out to our Norwegian Consulate Award Winner: Barneleikarringen of Greater Seattle

High School Band

1st Place – Ballard High School

2nd Place- Shorewood High School

3rd Place- Mariner High School

Middle School

1st Place- Robert Eagle Staff Middle School Marching Band

2nd Place – Cavelero Mid High Marching Band

3rd Place- Voyager Middle School Marching Band