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Baraboo Homecoming Parade

A town turned out for its students, its traditions, and one another.

·Photographs and story by Baraboo Website Design

The Photo Story

Homecoming belongs to everyone who shows up.

On September 25, 2026, Baraboo’s homecoming parade brought students and neighbors into downtown. The route filled with the sound of the marching band, the movement of cheer squads and teams, and families waiting along the sidewalk for a familiar face to pass.

These 47 photographs move between the parade and the people watching it: a Hall of Fame banner, student athletes, band uniforms, alumni riding together, and small moments shared across generations. A close portrait with the Thunderbird mascot offers the opening frame; the wider images show the community around it.

Homecoming is more than a procession. For current students it is a chance to be seen and celebrated; for former students and families it is a reason to return, wave, and remember. This essay preserves one September afternoon in Baraboo through the faces and details that made it feel like home.

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Baraboo Homecoming ParadeSeptember 25, 2026Downtown Baraboo

Thunderbird mascot posing with a photographer at the Baraboo Homecoming Parade Spectators gathered along the downtown Baraboo parade route Baraboo High School Hall of Fame banner carried in the homecoming parade Alumni waving to the crowd from a homecoming parade float Baraboo homecoming court riding through downtown Baraboo student athletes greeting the parade crowd Baraboo High School Thunderbird marching band banner Baraboo marching band musicians in navy and gold uniforms A Baraboo marching band flutist performing during the parade Baraboo cheerleaders marching together downtown Baraboo marching band moving along the parade route Cheerleaders celebrating during the Baraboo Homecoming Parade Families and neighbors watching the Baraboo Homecoming Parade Parade participants celebrating amid a shower of bubbles Three generations sharing a moment at the homecoming parade Two Baraboo neighbors watching the parade from the lawn Young spectator walking along the downtown parade route Close portrait of an older spectator at the homecoming parade Woman holding a young child while watching the parade Young football players gathering before the homecoming parade Students waving from a homecoming parade float Families and students riding together on a parade float Girls golf team waving from a Baraboo homecoming float Homecoming court members waving to the Baraboo crowd Two student cheerleaders riding in the homecoming parade Baraboo football players smiling from their parade float Baraboo football teammates watching the crowd Alumni riding a float with blue and gold balloons Older alumni enjoying the homecoming parade together Alumni greeting friends along the parade route Playful close portrait of a student at the parade Marching band members waiting in formation downtown Baraboo dance team moving through the parade Baraboo marching band drummer at the parade Parade participants crossing a downtown Baraboo intersection Spectators applauding the Baraboo marching band Marching band member seen from behind on the parade route Band director walking alongside the students Smiling Baraboo marching band musician in navy and gold Family members watching the parade together Homecoming court students smiling during the parade Three students walking together in the homecoming parade Baraboo students waving to spectators downtown Young football players crossing the parade route Student among families gathered for homecoming Portrait of a Baraboo marching band member Students talking on the lawn as the homecoming crowd gathers