The 2025 Mentor CityFest Parade featured over 100 groups, from local businesses and organizations, political candidates and performance groups.
Parade Award Winners included: Best of Show: Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Deepwood Best School Spirit: 1st Place – MHS Marching Band 2nd Place – Mentor Top 25 Best Community Spirit: 1st Place – St. Bede’s Church & Fr. Tim 2nd Place – Small Hands Big Dreams Best Dance/Cheer/Baton: 1st Place – MHS Cheerleaders 2nd Place – Twilight Studios Best Float: 1st Place – Mentor Senior Center 2nd Place – Trinity Lutheran Church Best Use of Theme: 1st Place – Rotary Club of Mentor 2nd Place – Steve Koranda & Friends
Cityfest was sponsored by Cleveland Clinic, Meijer, Tour Lake County, Michelob Ultra, NUTRL, ProBuilt Homes, Just Windows, Waste Management, Raising Cane’s, Pella, Cardinal Credit Union, Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep, IBEW Local 673, Classic Chevrolet, MIMI Vanderhaven & NOPEC.