# @columbuslibrary on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLnnwcjyRrh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33997799-columbuslibrary-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-02T20:37:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Columbus Library (@columbuslibrary) — https://gondola.cc/columbuslibrary

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📸 Columbus through the years: how the Doo Dah Parade began ➡️

Doo Dah invites the satirical, politically timely, or just plain silly to march in its annual July 4 parade. The tongue-in-cheek procession is now one of the city’s most bizarre, beloved traditions.

It all started in Pasadena, California in 1978. Six years later, Gregory Carr, Bill Kiener, and Joe Theibert brought the event to Columbus for its 1984 debut.

The first parade was modestly attended, but attendance grew each year.

Then, annual favorites emerged like the Marching Fidels, the Lawn Mower Brigade, and the Precision Drill Team. Sponsorships came next, and the parade route grew.

This time, participants will walk about 1.5 miles through Victorian Village and the Short North.

Each year, a “Less-Than-Grand Marshal” leads the event. The list includes Mayors Coleman and Rinehart, boxer Buster Douglas, and former U.S. President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923), who, unsurprisingly, did not show up for the 1986 parade.

This year’s Less-Than Grand Marshal: Marshal Marshall (that is, NBC4’s Colleen Marshall).

As always, doodah614 takes place this Friday, July 4 at Goodale Park. No registration is required to attend, or even to participate – line up begins at noon.

📸 Find more Doo Dah photos from the 1990s to 2023 by searching "Doo Dah" on our website's MyHistory page.

#columbus #doodah #columbushistory #doodahparade

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