Union County Fair names Delta Epsilon 2026 parade grand marshal
Delta Epsilon will lead the Union County Fair parade on July 23, honoring more than 60 years of service that began with the group’s first parade in 1961.
Union County Fair has named Delta Epsilon as the 2026 parade grand marshal, placing the group at the front of the fair’s Thursday, July 23, procession in La Grande. The honor is part of the fair’s 2026 information rollout and comes with a dedicated page titled Honoring Delta Epsilon: More Than 60 Years of Dedicated Service to the Union County Fair.
Fair records show the first Union County Fair parade organized by Delta Epsilon was held in 1961. That history gives the marshal selection a specific weight: it is not just a nod to a familiar name, but a public recognition of a group tied to one of the county’s longest-running summer traditions.
The grand marshal role remains one of the fair’s clearest expressions of local identity. It places a person or organization in a visible position at the center of an event that draws families, volunteers, and fairgoers from across Union County, and it tells residents which institutions the fair wants to hold up as part of its civic story. This year’s selection points directly to longevity and service, two qualities the fair’s own page puts at the center of the tribute.
The parade is listed for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at the Union County Fairgrounds, giving Delta Epsilon a fixed place in the 2026 fair calendar. The timing also keeps the honor tied to the main public moment of fair week, when parade participation reaches the broadest audience in the county.
The recognition also fits an established pattern. In 2023, Honour Bowen of La Grande served as the Union County Fair Parade’s grand marshal, showing that the honor is an annual tradition rather than a one-time gesture. By turning the marshal selection into a public celebration of Delta Epsilon, the fair is continuing a practice that links the parade to institutional memory as much as to entertainment.
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