Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
CEDAR CITY — With temperatures just starting to crest over 80 degrees, clear skies and a slight breeze, downtown Cedar City was exactly the right place to be Tuesday to celebrate Pioneer Day.
The day started with a Pioneer Day Town Meeting at the old rock church, followed by the Main Street Mile race at 9 a.m. Crowds lined Main Street not only to cheer on runners but also in anticipation of the parade, which started at 10 a.m. and comprised the usual fare and favorites, including horseback riders, vintage cars, young kids riding bikes and skateboards, decorative floats and of course, loud fire engines. Many of the entries paid tribute to pioneers past and present.
Check out an assortment of the parade’s festive entries in the Cedar City News photo gallery below.
Following the parade, families and friends – locals and tourists alike – gathered for activities at the Main Street Park, which started at approximately noon and will run until 2 p.m.
Click on photo to enlarge it, then use your left-right arrow keys to cycle through the gallery.
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Fire engines at the end of Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Police Sgt. Jerry Womack gathers cones at conclusion of Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Police Sgt. Jerry Womack gathers cones at conclusion of Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Police Sgt. Jerry Womack gathers cones at conclusion of Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Festivities begin at Main Street Park after the conclusion of Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Military color guard carries flags at start of Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Grand marshal Ted Nelson and fellow members of Sons of Utah Pioneers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City LDS Temple presidency members, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Outstanding citizen Tamara Borcharlot-Slayton, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Iorn County Rodeo Queen Mikyla Bagley and attendants, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
"Lion King" performers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
"Lion King" performers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
"Lion King" performers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
"Lion King" performers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
"Lion King" performers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Vintage Model A Ford, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Miss Iron County royalty, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Miss Iron County royalty, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Southern Utah University President Scott Wyatt, with his wife Kathy and a young girl, ride in Cedar City's Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Children pick up thrown candy, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Canyon Ridge LDS Ward members dressed as pioneers, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Modern cart decorated as a pioneer wagon, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Bicyclists in Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
LDS missionaries, Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
2018 file photo of Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
Cedar City Pioneer Day Parade, Cedar City, Utah, July 24, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News
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Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have two young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.