TYLER, Texas ( KETK ) – The third weekend of every October, the Texas Rose Festival takes to the streets of Tyler for a parade to showcase the beauty of the gowns and community.
The 91st Texas Rose Festival runs from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20 and follows the theme of “Fanfare of Festivals.” The Texas Rose Festival Parade is one of the various events during the festival where the dresses will be featured.
LAST YEAR’S LOOKS: Here are the latest pictures from the 2023 Rose Festival Parade During the parade that begins at 9 a.m. on Oct. 19, the Ladies in Waiting and Duchesses will be dressed to represent various festivals. The following is a list of the ladies in waiting and the themes of their dresses.
Mary Helen Caton — “Mermaid Capital of Texas Fest”
Harley Cooper — “Texas Sandfest”
Tate Elfarr — “Austin City Limits”
Nonnie Foley — “Main Street Arts Festival”
Landry Guy — “Luling Watermelon Thump”
Lily Hammer — “Texas Renaissance Festival”
Caelyn Kisamore — “Wurstfest”
Emma Lien-Nagle — “State Fair of Texas”
Emma Joyce Lindsey — “Czhilispiel”
Claire Lofquist — “Dallas Blooms Flower Festival”
Eva Meads — “Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo”
Anna Nowlin — “Texas Butterfly Festival”
Martha Patterson — “Laredo Birding Festival”
Riley Rayzor — “Rattlesnake Roundup”
Kate Sharkey — “Dogwood Festival”
Macy Smith — “Round Top Antiques Fair”
Caroline Twaddell — “Whooping Crane Festival”
Talina Vargas — “Neon Desert Music Festival”
Caroline Wells — “Bluebonnet Festival”
Kasey Wright — “Parker County Peach Festival”
The following dress themes will be worn by the Duchesses:
Behind the Scenes: Texas Rose Festival dresses Emily Brennig, Duchess of Space City — “St. Patrick’s Day”
Annah Brown, Duchess of Waco — “Highland Games”
Vaille Crenshaw, Duchess of Bayou City — “Keukenhof Tulip Fest”
Lenna Culp, Duchess of Olmos Park — “Trooping the Color”
Olivia Daleo, Duchess of Beaumont — “Midsummer”
Camryn Garza, Duchess of San Antonio — “Dia de los Muertos”
Susie Girard, Duchess of Houston— “Cherry Blossom Festival”
Meredith Hallam, Duchess of Turtle Creek — “International Wildflower Festival”
Meredith Herod, Duchess of Magnolia City — “Kentucky Derby”
Ellington Hull, Duchess of Rio Grande Valley — “International Dieppe Kite Festival”
Mimi Iglesias, Duchess of Tanglewood — “Strawberry Festival”
Ann Katherine Jackson, Duchess of Longview — “Albuquerque International Balloon Festival”
Hannah Jenkins, Duchess of Neches River — “Kensington Dollhouse Festival”
Margaret Keogh, Duchess of Lovers Lane — “Mardi Gras”
Lottie Lydick, Duchess of Fort Worth — “Rochester Lilac Festival”
Libby Malone, Duchess of The Woodlands — “Burlington Carousel Festival”
Day Nettle, Duchess of Preston Hollow — “Songkran”
LIllian Nettle, Duchess of Preston Hollow — “Songkran”
Parker Oliver, Duchess of Memorial — “Sundance”
Susan Richey, Duchess of The Park Cities — “Yi Peng Lantern Festival”
Courtenay Sands, Duchess of Dallas — “Bi-National Macaw Festival”
Kathryn Sands, Duchess of Dallas — “Harbin Snow and Ice Festival”
Lily Senter, Duchess of Cowtown — “Spoleto Festival”
Caroline Stiles, Duchess of Bunker Hill Village — “Infiorata”
Sophia Ursone, Duchess of River City — “Yanshui Fireworks Festival”
Margo Washburne, Duchess of Highland Park — “Carnevale Di Venezia”
Elizabeth Wheless, Duchess of Chevy Chase — “Carnival of Ivrea”
Adilee White, Duchess of San Angelo — “Christmas at the Biltmore”
Mary Catherine Young, Duchess of the Heart of Texas — “Sturgis”
You can see the dresses in action at the Texas Rose Festival Parade on Oct. 19 live exclusively on KETK.
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