Findlay Market Opening Day Parade

03/28/2025

Thank you for bringing these iconic statues!
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03/28/2025

Dedication ceremony for Jim Scott Way naming

Honorary Secondary Street Renaming Ceremony 3/26/25Jim Scott Way - Race & Liberty Streetwww.cincinnati-oh.gov

03/28/2025

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No American city does MLB Opening Day like Cincinnati and its hometown Cincinnati Reds. The annual celebration always starts with the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade, when hundreds of thousands of fans converge on the downtown streets to witness the floats, marching bands, former Reds players and local celebrities. President & CEO Kelly Lanser joined Nick on the latest episode of the Brand Promise podcast ahead of Thursday’s Opening Day. Tune in here: https://spoti.fi/4kVGVwF

03/25/2025

An honor to honor our favorite spokesperson, the legendary Jim Scott .

The Corporation for Findlay Market (CFFM) will unveil 'Jim Scott Way' on Tuesday, at 3 p.m.

03/25/2025

The countdown is on until the Reds' first opening pitch of the season.

03/11/2025

Andrew hosts Saw it in Cincy
Where Sam and Debbie talk about the best parade in the Tri-State

Step up to the plate for a Cincinnati tradition like no other! In this episode of Saw it in Cincy!, we're talking all things Findlay Market Opening Day Parad...

03/07/2025

Yes!!!!!
Grand Marshal for the 2025 parade is CHRIS SABO

03/06/2025

Tomorrow we will be announcing the Grand Marshal for the 2025 Findlay Market Opening Day Parade.

Press Conference at 9:30AM in the Findlay Market Farm Shed, located in the north parking lot.

Come join us or watch later on all the local channels.
Who do you think it will be???

01/17/2025

If you've been to the parade before, what was your favorite part?
What do you want to see this year?
Here's mine from last year, Jim Scott. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

01/08/2025

We are getting ready!

We're less than 80 days away from Opening Day and one Batavia family is ready to go ⚾❤️

06/29/2024

Our beloved spokesperson has moved on.
Jim Scott, belovedly known to Cincinnatians as Good Ol' Jim Scott, has passed on after a tough battle with ALS, or better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. His wife, Donna, made the announcement on Jim's page: "Last night, our sweet Jim crossed over and is in the loving, welcoming embrace of his mom and dad, mine, his sister and so many friends."

Jim Scott walking with his wife, Donna, Jim, our 2024 Honorary Grand Marshal, retired as the WLW-AM morning host in 2015 after 46 years on the radio. He first started in radio in 1968 as morning show host for the pop radio station 1360 WSAI-AM. He later joined 700 WLW during the morning time slot from 5 am to 9 am in 1984. In 2002, he was named the winner of the prestigious Marconi Award for Radio Personality of the Year, and later in 2013, The Cincinnati Enquirer named Jim the No. 1 radio personality of the past 40 years.

Jim has been a true asset to the parade for 56 years. Walking many times the full route of the parade, he always smiled and waved to everyone (Jim is seen during the 2015 parade with his wife, Donna, in the photo to the right). In the Spring of 2022, Jim was diagnosed with ALS. At the 2023 Redsfest, Donna was presented with a jersey made for Jim to wear during the parade with the #24, representing 2024 as the year to be our Honorary Grand Marshal. During the presentation, a recording of Jim was played on the large screen of the main stage and everyone sang Happy Birthday to Jim for his 81st Birthday. See here: Jim Scott announcement as Honorary Grand Marshal at Redsfest 2023

The photo at the top of the page was Jim in his final parade with his wife Donna and his son Casey. The parade route was filled with people cheering him on and wishing him well. This can be seen in WLWT's video coverage of Jim in the parade and our photos from the parade, note photos #14 to #16. Donna posted in Jim's facebook: "Jim was so fortunate to have the grandest celebration of life on March 28 when he was honorary grand marshal of the Findlay Market Parade. The outpouring of love for Jim that day ... it's beyond words and filled our hearts with such happiness. Thank you for loving Jim!

Jim will be missed.