PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Rose Festival’s newly combined Grand Floral Starlight Parade will march through downtown on Saturday — and KGW will stream it live.
The parade is expected to run from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. It’ll unfold in two phases to try to preserve the character of each parade, organizers said. The Grand Floral portion will start at 6:30 p.m., featuring floral floats, marching bands, equestrian units and other community groups. After sunset, the Starlight portion of will begin at 8:30 p.m. to showcase illuminated floats.
Portland Timbers captain Diego Chara was named this year’s Grand Marshal…