PHOTOS: Kalispell 4th of July Parade 2025
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 3 weeks AGO
Attendees watch as a series of emergency vehicles, including Evergreen Fire Rescue's Ladder 841, roll down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A line of old fire trucks make their way down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dancers from Dance Elements make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young girl hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young girl riding in a float shoots bubbles in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A participant tosses candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dogs with the Flathead Valley Shelter Friends walk down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Flathead Shrine Club drive down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants hand out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Gene Hawes of the Flathead Shrine Club hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Attendees line Main Street for the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Two MIss Northwest Montana Rodeo winners ride horses down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A member of the Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 hands out American flags in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A member of the Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 hands out American flags in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Attendees watch as a series of emergency vehicles, including Evergreen Fire Rescue's Engine 831, roll down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Participants ride motorcycles down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Miss Montana's Teen 2025 Marygrace Knuffke rides in a Triumph convertible in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Corvettes roll down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A line of old fire trucks make their way down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A member of the Flathead Shrine Club hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Participants in floats make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Attendees line Main Street for the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The Flathead Marines lead the way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants in floats make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A particpant dressed in a Statue of Liberty costume hands out candy at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kalispell Fire Department's Ladder 642 rolls down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | July 4, 2025 1:45 PM
Scenes from the Kalispell 4th of July Parade hosted by the Flathead Marines in downtown Kalispell on Friday, July 4.
A line of old fire trucks make their way down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Dancers from Dance Elements make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A young girl hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A young girl riding in a float shoots bubbles in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A participant tosses candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Dogs with the Flathead Valley Shelter Friends walk down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Shrine Club drive down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants hand out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Gene Hawes of the Flathead Shrine Club hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Attendees line Main Street for the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Two MIss Northwest Montana Rodeo winners ride horses down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A member of the Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 hands out American flags in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Attendees watch as a series of emergency vehicles, including Evergreen Fire Rescue's Engine 831, roll down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants ride motorcycles down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Miss Montana's Teen 2025 Marygrace Knuffke rides in a Triumph convertible in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Corvettes roll down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A line of old fire trucks make their way down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A member of the Flathead Shrine Club hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants in floats make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Attendees line Main Street for the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
The Flathead Marines lead the way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants in floats make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A particpant dressed in a Statue of Liberty costume hands out candy at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kalispell Fire Department's Ladder 642 rolls down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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