Date/Time
Date(s) - 2025-07-04
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
Downtown Napa
Categories
Event Name: Napa 4th of July Parade
Venue (Route): 2nd and 3rd Street, Downtown Napa
Changing room / arrival point address: Napa Chamber of Commerce: 1556 1st St, Napa, CA 94559
Call-Time: 8:15am (changing room opens)
Appearance Start Time (estimated): 9:30am
Appearance End Time (estimated): 12:00pm
Event Website: https://napa4thofjulyparade.com/
Expected number of attendees: 5000
Requested number of characters: 10-30
Requested character types: Any
Secure changing/staging area: Yes.
Handler/Photographer: Yes
Weapons/Masks: No restrictions
Parking: On your own
Charity:
Referred by:
This event will be declined if we do not have a minimum of 8 troopers and 2 handlers signed up in the ticket system by the RSVP date. Open face costumes may AUGMENT the 2 handler minimum.
Please review the garrison standards and practices forum post:
https://www.501stggg.com/forum/topic/golden-gate-garrison-standards-and-practices/
Team Lead: Keith Weachtler
Event Coordinator: Kyle Langdon
2025-07-01
RSVPs
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Costume Ticket
- Alex Cruz (12750) - BH: Boba Fett ESB
- Dee Ellington (91080) - BH: Boushh
- Ricky Resurreccion (74259) - BH: Din Djarin (Pre-Beskar)
- Guy Crow (TK-85976) - IC: Imperial Crew: Bridge Crew
- Gynnie Lindquist (82247) - IC: Imperial Crew: Death Star Scientist
- Kris Yalung (70714) - IC: Imperial Crew: Death Star Scientist
- Keith Waechtler (5376) - IS: AT-ST Driver
- Dwayne Smith (39549) - SL: Darth Vader: ROTJ
- Ayden Vigil (TK-12784) - TA: Imperial Combat Assault Tank Driver
- Dan Wolfe (TK-87730) - TD: Sandtrooper
- Thomas Newman (SL-13770) - TI: TIE Pilot Reserve
- James Waechtler (TI-13010) - TI: TIE Fighter Pilot (OT)
- Jason Lebo (TI-50837) - TI: TIE Fighter Pilot (OT)
- Craig Gaylord (TK-77776) - TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
- Diana Wolf Torres - TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
- Liz Milian (TK-51723) - TK: Stormtrooper ESB Handler Ticket
- Alex Cruz
- Dante De La Cerna
- Donald Reed
- Jon Lindquist
- Steve Silva
Trooping
Sign ups are closed for this trooping event.
Comments
I can switch to TK if needed
I can handle as well if needed
In for Vader
In as TIE Reserve.
can switch to TK if Vader needs an escort
I was going to do officer but I saw we had no TKs. So Stormtrooper it is.
Tie Pilot
WOW!! Got a bunch of Troopers going. Looks like this event could use another handler…..I’m in.
Last minute add since we had no sign-ups for Monterey. Signing up as TK since we need some shiny white for this event.
Voting for Ricky to go TK as he will make me look taller around Craig.
The Supreme Overload has requested I attend as a handler.
MISSION REPORT
[2025-07-04] Napa 4th of July Parade | Napa | Fri 04-Jul | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Costume Ticket
Dee Ellington (91080) – BH: Boushh
Guy Crow (TK-85976) – IC: Imperial Crew: Bridge Crew
Gynnie Lindquist (82247) – IC: Imperial Crew: Death Star Scientist
Kris Yalung (70714) – IC: Imperial Crew: Death Star Scientist
Keith Waechtler (5376) – IS: AT-ST Driver
Dwayne Smith (39549) – SL: Darth Vader: ROTJ
Ayden Vigil (TK-12784) – TA: Imperial Combat Assault Tank Driver
Dan Wolfe (TK-87730) – TD: Sandtrooper
Thomas Newman (SL-13770) – TI: TIE Pilot Reserve
James Waechtler (TI-13010) – TI: TIE Fighter Pilot (OT)
Jason Lebo (TI-50837) – TI: TIE Fighter Pilot (OT)
Craig Gaylord (TK-77776) – ID: Imperial Officer
Diana Wolf Torres – TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
Liz Milian (TK-51723) – TK: Stormtrooper ESB
Handler Ticket
Alex Cruz
Dante De La Cerna
Donald Reed
Jon Lindquist
Steve Silva
MISSION DETAILS:
We had a great turn out of both troopers and handlers this year! Troopers and handlers started arriving on site at 8:00 AM. Our changing location was the Napa Chamber of Commerce building once again. This is a great changing location with lots of changing space, private bathrooms, and its close location to our staging area.
We were suited up and headed out to our staging area by 9:00 AM, and we took photos and waited in the shade for the 930 start time. We were number 18 in the parade lineup again this year, so we didn’t have too long to wait before we set off. As always, the streets were well lined with people watching the parade and we heard many cheers of “Darth Vader” and “Star Wars!”
The event was a success. Lord Vader proposed making a second lap around, perhaps walking the route backwards this time. 🙂
After the event many troopers had lunch at nearby Mod Pizza and a few also got together at Dee and Ayden’s house for some armor building and socializing.
Happy 4th of July!