Photos: Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids

Crowds lined the streets in Cedar Rapids, from NewBo to Czech Village, for the annual Freedom Festival parade

Jun. 29, 2025 9:43 am, Updated: Jun. 29, 2025 12:29 pm

Marines with the Marine Corps League Cedar Valley Detachment 099 during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Taylor Steckler of Cedar Rapids gets cooled off by the Hope Community Development crew in its water-filled trailer during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The crew from Hope Community Development soak one of their own during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Members of the 319 Jeep Club drive in formation during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Braxton Reed (left), 2, and his brother Ryder, 4, ride in a patriotic wagon during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Gina Fasolo with Wimmer’s Meat Products prepare to launch a hot dog from Der Viener Schlinger as she and others march with Hy-Vee during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The parade featured over 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Jen Kaiser of Marion, with CR Pride, gets cooled off along the parade route during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Connor Flack plays in The Heavy Metal Tuba Band during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured more than 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Girl Scouts and parents from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois ride on the back off a float during the 2025 Freedom Festival Parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. The parade featured over 50 units. It started in NewBo and concluded across the 16th Avenue Bridge in Czech Village. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)