Parade viewers walk by or bike (there are two sides one for walkers and one for bikers) and they can view your parade display. But, the “cool factor” is that you are safe with your fellow employees in a designated section. As a parade unit you stand still, everyone else walks or bikes by you to see your business/organization display. Here’s how we have recreated Do-Dah – it’s a reverse. It's a tradition and it is the funniest parade. The parade has been part of the Kalamazoo landscape for 35 years. Each year, participants are challenged to reinvigorate the meaning of “Do-Dah” (a parody based on a spoof or a satire of a person, place, event or thing). The purpose remains the same – use a parody to create a laughable and fun parade that will create conversation. It was patterned after the Pasadena, California Parade called Doo Dah. I'm sorry to say some cons will not be returning at all this year.perhaps they will in 2022.ĭate: May 28-30 VIRTUAL ONLY NO IN PERSON EVENTĮvents: Charity Events, Art Show, Cosplay and Cosplay Contests, Games, Guests.Įvents: Do-Dah Parade started in 1984, when WKMI organizers designed the parade as a way for companies and organizations to provide unique entertainment through a parody.
Mid-West: Covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Ohio and, Wisconsin.Īs the cons comity come to some decisions regarding holding their cons and dates, I will post as quickly as I can.