2026 PEPSI NATAL DAY PARADE

The 2026 Natal Day Parade will be held on Monday, August 3, 2026.

• Click here to download the parade application

The first Owls’ Club parade marshal was C.W. “Charlie” Wambolt, who continued in that capacity until his death in 1956. The following year Andrew N. (Scotty) Ferguson was the Owls’ Club new representative on the committee and new marshal. He stepped down in 1965 and was replaced by Gordon Waterfield until 1970. From 1970 until 1994, the task of marshalling the morning parade was given to Art Merrick. Harris Dunn assumed the role of parade marshal in 1995 until 2007.

In 2008, Greg Hayward became parade marshal and Chair of the Natal Day Committee until 2017, when his brother Gord Hayward became the parade marshal. In early 2026, Gord Hayward passed away very suddenly and, in his honour, the 129th Pepsi Natal Day Parade will be held in his memory. Gord was an avid supporter of the annual Natal Day community celebrations and his contribution to the Natal Day parade and his support of other Natal Day events will be greatly missed.

Thank you, Gord.

Our new 129th Pepsi Natal Day Parade Chair and Parade Marshal representative from the Austenville Owl’s Club will be Stephen MacDonald.