PHOTOS: Kalispell 4th of July Parade 2025
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months 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)
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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)
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Participants ride motorcycles down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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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)
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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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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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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)
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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)
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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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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)
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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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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | 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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