Past Grand Marshals:
- 1999 – Morton Dickerson
- 2000 – Fred Nichols
- 2001 – Cashman Ayer
- 2002 – C.P. Johnson
- 2003 – Justice Thomas B. Spain, Jr.
- 2004 – Roelan Ledbetter
- 2005 – J.T. Williams
- 2006 – Richard L. Frymire
- 2007 – Jack Bradbury
- 2008 – Ralph Teague
- 2009 – Eddie & Rae Ballard
- 2010 – Lairy Nofsinger
- 2011 – K. C. Zellich
- 2012 – Rev. Hughlan Richey
- 2013 – Charlotte Baldwin Zellich
- 2014 – Bill Corum
- 2015 – DW Dockery
- 2016 – Bill Murphy
- 2017 – Buddy Brooks
- 2018 – Ken Gibson
- 2019 – Jerry P. Rhoads
- 2020 – No Parade due to COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2021 – Tim Thomas Family (in Tim’s memory)
- 2022 – Randall C. Teague
Past Parades Dedicated To:
- 1999 – Dr. Wayne Lowe
- 2000 – Walter Ruby
- 2001 – 9/11 Police, Firemen, Emergency Personnel
- 2002 – Bill Welborn
- 2003 – Service Men and Women in Iraq & Afghanistan
- 2004 – Fred Nichols
- 2005 – Hurricane Katrina victims
- 2006 – KY National Guard 130th Heavy Combat Engineers Unit based in Madisonville
- 2008 – Glema Mahr
- 2009 – Kentucky coal miners and operators
- 2012 – Don Hancock
- 2017 – Monte Robinson
Past Parade Themes:
- 1999 – The Sounds of Christmas
- 2000 – Christmas Through A Child’s Eyes
- 2001 – Christmas in Kentucky
- 2002 – Christmas Traditions
- 2003 – Lighting the Way to Christmas
- 2004 – Dreaming of a White Christmas
- 2005 – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
- 2006 – I’ll Be Home For Christmas
- 2007 – Memories of Christmas/A Bicentennial Celebration
- 2008 – Miracle on Main Street
- 2009 – Christmas in the Coalfield
- 2010 – A Southern Christmas
- 2011 – Sights and Sounds of Christmas
- 2012 – Something for Everyone
- 2013 – Christmas, Past and Present
- 2014 – Christmas Traditions
- 2015 – Sights and Sounds of Christmas
- 2016 – The Wonder of Christmas Morning
- 2017 – The Sounds of Christmas
- 2018 – The Stories of Christmas
- 2019 – Christmas Movies
- 2020 – “Home for Christmas” Parade of Lights (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021 – “Light the Night!”
- 2022 – Vintage Christmas
- 2023 – Christmas Around the World