CowParade

The concept of "cow parade" has its origins in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1998{{cite web|url=http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/photo-gallery/geneva/parade-cows.html |title=Geneva Cow Parade |access-date=June 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509065640/http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/photo-gallery/geneva/parade-cows.html |archive-date=May 9, 2006 }} by artistic director Walter Knapp, it is based on an idea which was realised in the same city for the first time in 1986: lions as the symbol of Zurich were painted and then on display throughout the city.

The Zürich exhibit 1998 was not called "cow parade" - it was called Land in Sicht ("Land ho").{{Cite news |date=1998-05-31 |title=Kunst an der Kuh |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kunst-an-der-kuh-a-48573185-0002-0001-0000-000007898451 |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}} The concept was brought to the United States when Chicago businessman Peter Hanig, along with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, organized an event in Chicago in 1999 called Cows on Parade. A Swiss company, CowHolding Parade AG, started to explore the idea.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} The American company capitalizing on this idea, CowHolding Parade, was founded in 1999; the Swiss company promptly sued but the case fizzled out without results.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} A bronze casting of one of the cows is on permanent display in Chicago in commemoration of the city's initial exhibition.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

The success of this venture inspired many other cities to host similar fundraising projects. The idea has been taken up by other cities which have chosen animals for public art projects with painted fiberglass sculptures (e.g. Liverpool) (see Similar projects).{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

File:Mi_Buenos_Aires_Querido.jpg|Vaca Fileteada from Buenos Aires`s cow parade, 2006

File:TIJ cowparade.jpg|A cow at Revolucion Avenue, from Tijuana CowParade 2008

File:Cow parade TIJ 4.jpg|El chico de la banca (the guy on the bench) cow, at CECUT, from Tijuana CowParade 2008

File:Cow parade TIJ 7.jpg|Vacalero cow, in Paseo de los Heroes, from Tijuana CowParade 2008.

File:Doublecow.jpg|Double-cow in Lima (Peru), 2010

File:Moules on the Waterfront - geograph.org.uk - 173153.jpg|2006 Edinburgh Cow Parade, Moules on the Waterfront

File:Vaca CowParade Madrid.jpg|Cow from CowParade in Madrid, 2009.

• Chicago, Illinois, USA (1999){{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Twenty Five Years Ago, Chicago’s Streets Became a Moo-seum with the Cows on Parade Exhibition |url=https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2024/06/14/cows-on-parade |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=WTTW Chicago |language=en}}

• New York, New York, USA (2000)(2021) {{cite news |title=Cow Parade Returns to N.Y.C., but Please Don't Steal Them This Time |work=The New York Times |date=August 23, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/arts/design/cow-parade-nyc.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |last1=Jacobs |first1=Julia }}

• Bilbao, Spain (2001){{cite web|url=http://servicios.elcorreo.com/especiales/anuario2001/vi_cu_02.html |title=175 vacas pintadas animan las calles de Bilbao ANUARIO 2001. EL CORREO DIGITAL |website=Servicios.elcorreo.com |date=December 1, 1997 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Ventspils, Latvia (2002){{Cite web|url=http://www.visitventspils.com/en/things-to-do-in-ventspils/12/|title=Things to Do : Ventspils Cow Parade|last=www.cube.lv|first=Cube /|website=Ventspils virtuālā vēstniecība|language=en-EN|access-date=2018-09-26|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205727/http://www.visitventspils.com/en/things-to-do-in-ventspils/12/|url-status=dead}}
• Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006){{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
• Houston, Texas, USA (2001){{Cite web|url=http://houston.cowparade.com/|title=CowParade Houston, TX - The Official Site|website=houston.cowparade.com|access-date=2017-09-12}}
• Kansas City, Missouri, USA (2001){{cite web|title=CowParade Kansas City|url=http://kansascity.cowparade.com/cow/gallery|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527201205/http://kansascity.cowparade.com/cow/gallery|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• Portland, Oregon, USA (2002){{cite web|title=Kows For Kids on Parade|url=http://kowsforkids.com/|access-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030524161708/http://kowsforkids.com/|archive-date=May 24, 2003|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• Prague, Czech Republic (2004){{Cite web |date=2004-06-24 |title=Cow Parade brightens up Prague's streets. |url=https://english.radio.cz/cow-parade-brightens-pragues-streets-8087947 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Radio Prague International |language=en}}
• Manchester, England, UK (2004){{cite web|url=http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Cow%20Parade%2001.htm|access-date=August 8, 2014|title=The Humble Cow : Video : Jokes :  Cow Parade Manchester|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001530/http://y2u.co.uk/%26002_Images/Cow%20Parade%2001.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• Edinburgh, Scotland (2006){{Cite web|url=https://www.thetravelmagazine.net/cowparade-edinburgh/|title=CowParade to take over the streets of Edinburgh|website=www.thetravelmagazine.net|date=April 22, 2006 |access-date=2023-07-05}}
• Denver, Colorado, USA (2006){{cite web|title = CowParade Denver Denver - The Official Site|url = http://denver.cowparade.com|website = denver.cowparade.com|access-date = October 12, 2015}}
• Toulouse, France (2012){{cite web |url=http://cowparade-toulouse.fr/ |title=Cow Parade Toulouse 2012 - Historique de la Cow Parade |access-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908025525/http://www.cowparade-toulouse.fr/ |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}
• Santa Catarina, Brazil (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.cowparadesc.com.br/|access-date=March 1, 2012|title=Events @ Cow parade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224091414/http://cowparadesc.com.br/|archive-date=February 24, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} visiting Blumenau, Camboriú, Florianópolis, Joinville, Rio Negrinho
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (2004){{Cite web|date=2019-08-12|title=Harrisburg cow parade is 15 years old: Where are those statues now?|url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/08/harrisburg-cow-parade-is-15-years-old-where-are-those-statues-now.html|access-date=2021-05-12|website=pennlive|language=en}}
• Perth, Western Australia (2016){{cite news|title=Cow Parade through Perth CBD to showcase skills of 40 local artists|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=October 12, 2016|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-12/cow-parade-through-perth-cbd-to-showcase-local-artists/7922354}}
• Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (2021){{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2022){{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

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The phenomenon of CowParade has spawned copy-cat statue decorating projects in a number of cities worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.moochandise.com/immotator.htm |title=Imitators of the cow parade idea |website=Moochandise.com |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141616/http://www.moochandise.com/immotator.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

Zürich itself has adapted the bear theme in the "Teddy-Summer" in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.teddy-summer.ch/web/D/aktion/idee.php |title=Teddy-Summer |access-date=October 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014183729/http://teddy-summer.ch/web/D/aktion/idee.php |archive-date=October 14, 2007 }}

{{Main|Elephant Parade}}

Elephant Parade is dedicated to saving the Asian elephant from extinction with auctioned off proceeds going to the Elephant Family organisation.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

File:Buddybear Athen.jpg 21, Berlin]]

{{Main|Buddy Bear}}

This adopts the Cowparade idea to Berlin's town mascot; however the entailing United Buddy Bears exhibitions are very different from all other urban events. The bears were created by the German artists Klaus and Eva Herlitz. The idea and the philosophy behind the United Buddy Bears exhibitions are unique: with its international approach and its symbolism, this synthesis of the arts globally promotes tolerance, international understanding and a peaceful coexistence.

Since 2008 Wild in Art has created sculpture trails since 2008 from Aberdeen to Cape Town including events associated with sporting events (2012 Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games).{{cite web|url=http://www.wildinart.co.uk|title=Welcome to Wild in Art - Wild in Art : Wild in Art}}

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• Bat Yam "Masks", 2006–2007
• Jerusalem, "Lions of Jerusalem", 2002
• Tel Aviv, "Shvarim VeShe'arim" 2005, the Israeli stock market bull parade
• Tel Aviv, "A Gateway to the World", 2007
• Dubai, "Camel Caravan", 2003
• Tokyo, "Totoro Comes to Town", 2021

File:bath pigs art project 2008 arp.jpg city of Bath. This was a public art event, called "King Bladud's Pigs in Bath". Pig sculptures were on display around the city through the summer of 2008.]]

• Anaheim, California, baseball player Mickey Mouse, for the 2010 MLB All-Star Week{{cite web |url=http://www.anaheim.net/administration/PIO/news.asp?id=1265 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20101015001157/http://www.anaheim.net/administration/PIO/news.asp?id=1265 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2010 |title=City of Anaheim - Giant Major League Baseball - Themed Mickey Mouse Statues Now Appearing in High-Profile Locations Throughout Southern California |publisher=Anaheim.net |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=October 5, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}
• Anchorage, Alaska, "Wild Salmon on Parade" (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.wildsalmononparade.com/ |title=Wild Salmon on Parade - Home |access-date=June 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315044245/http://wildsalmononparade.com/ |archive-date=March 15, 2010 }}
• Ann Arbor, Michigan, "Wolverines on Parade" (2023){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Atlanta, Georgia, "Dolphins on Parade" (2011){{cite web |url=http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/dolphin-tales/ |title=Dolphin Program {{pipe}} Dolphin Tales |publisher=Georgia Aquarium |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006162032/http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/dolphin-tales/ |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
• Austin, Texas, "GuitarTown" (2007){{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/AustinGuitarTownWebsite/ |title=Guitartown Austin |publisher=Gibson.com |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919075038/http://www.gibson.com/AustinGuitarTownWebsite/ |archive-date=September 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
• Baltimore, Maryland, "Fish Out Of Water" (2001), {{cite web |date=2001-07-21 |title=Loaded to the gills |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/07/19/loaded-to-the-gills/ |access-date=2024-05-23}} "Crabtown Project" (2005) {{cite web |title=Crabtown Public Art Project |date=June 14, 2005 |url=https://pfad.com/crabtown-public-art-project/ |access-date=2024-05-23}}
• Baraboo, Wisconsin, "Bozo the Clown Comes to Town" (2021)
• Bennington, Vermont, "Moosefest" (2005 & 2009){{cite web|url=http://www.benningtonmoosefest.com/ |title=Moosefest 2005 - Bennington Vermont - Painted Moose displays by sponsors and artists |access-date=April 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401142024/http://www.benningtonmoosefest.com/ |archive-date=April 1, 2007 }} "PaletteFest" (2006)
• Blacksburg, Virginia, "Gobble de Art" (2006){{cite web|url=http://www.gobbledeart.org/ |title=Merchandise and collectibles inspired by Hokie Bird statues in Blacksburg, VA |publisher=Gobble de Art |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Bloomington, Indiana "Brain Extravaganza" (2012){{cite web|url=http://www.jbtbrains.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420082352/http://www.jbtbrains.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |title=JBTBrains.org |website=JBTBrains.org |access-date=July 15, 2016}} (22 fiberglass brains)
• Boyertown, Pennsylvania, "Bear Fever"{{cite web |url=http://www.bearfever.org/index.html |title=Welcome to Bear Fever |publisher=Bearfever.org |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223170222/http://www.bearfever.org/index.html |url-status=dead }}
• Bradenton, Florida, "GECKOFest" (2006) {{cite web | url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/01/21/geckofest-2006-celebrates-villages-5th-birthday/28457793007/ | title=GeckoFest 2006 celebrates village's 5th birthday }}
• Brevard County, Florida "Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast" (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.astronautscholarship.org/sosc/index.html |title=Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast - Astronaut Scholarship Foundation |access-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725022756/http://www.astronautscholarship.org/sosc/index.html |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}
• Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Miles of Mules"{{cite web|url=http://www.milesofmules.org/home.html |access-date=October 5, 2013 }}
• Buffalo, New York, "Herd About Buffalo"{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Cadiz, Kentucky, "Meet the Pigs of Cadiz, Kentucky"{{cite web|url=http://esidra.com/pigs/index.htm |title=Cadiz Pigs |publisher=Esidra.com |access-date=October 5, 2013}}
• Cairo, New York, "Bears and Butterflies" (2009–2011){{cite web|url=http://www.cairosbearsandbutterflies.com/ |title=Cairos's Bears and Butterflies Home |access-date=June 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613042232/http://www.cairosbearsandbutterflies.com/ |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}
• Calgary, Alberta, with lifesize cow statues, as a nod to the cattle industry in Alberta
• Catskill, New York, "Cat-N-Around Catskill" (2007–2013){{cite web|url=http://www.cat-n-around.com/ |title=Welcome to The Heart Of Catskill Association |location=Catskill |website=Cat-n-around.com |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Overalls All Over" (2001){{Cite web |title=Time Machine: When 'American Gothic' statues were all over CR |url=https://www.thegazette.com/history/time-machine-when-american-gothic-statues-were-all-over-cedar-rapids/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=www.thegazette.com |language=en-US}}
• Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "AbZOOlutely Chestnut Hill" (2006){{cite web|url=http://www.abzoolutelychestnuthill.org/ |title=AbZOOlutley Chestnut Hill |access-date=June 19, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607120644/http://abzoolutelychestnuthill.org/ |archive-date=June 7, 2007 }}
• Chicago, "Horses of Honor" (2015),{{cite web|url=http://www.horsesofhonor.com/ |title=Horses of Honor Public Art {{pipe}} Chicago Police Memorial Foundation |website=Horsesofhonor.com |date=September 11, 2014 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}"Garfield Goose Comes to Town" (2022)
• Cincinnati, Ohio, "Big Pig Gig"{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Clearwater, Florida, "Dolphin Trail" (2012){{cite web|url=https://susancrow.blogspot.com/2022/09/clearwaters-dolphin-trail.html |title=Sweet Escapes: Clearwater's Dolphin Trail |date=September 11, 2022 }}
• Cleveland, Ohio, "GuitarMania" (2012){{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/ |title=GuitarMania 2012 |publisher=Cleveland.com |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006224723/http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/ |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• Crystal City, Virginia, "Crystal Flight" (2008){{cite web|url=http://crystalflightblog.blogspot.com/ |title=Crystal Flight Blog |website=Crystalflightblog.blogspot.com |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Dallas, Texas, "Pegasus" (2001){{cite news|last=Kinzer |first=Stephen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/20/arts/art-on-streets-till-the-cows-come-home.html |title=Art on Streets Till the Cows Come Home |location=St Louis (Mo); Dallas (Tex); Los Angeles (Calif); Tampa (Fla); Orlando (Fla); Chicago (Ill) |website=The New York Times |date=August 20, 2001 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Detroit, Michigan, "Tigers on Parade" (2022){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Dothan, Alabama, "Peanuts Around Town" (2001){{cite web|url=http://www.800alabama.com/alabama-attractions/peanuts_around_town.html |title=Peanuts Around Town |access-date=March 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223235523/http://www.800alabama.com/alabama-attractions/peanuts_around_town.html |archive-date=February 23, 2011 }}
• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "Bison" (2005){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• El Segundo, California, "Matty Mattel Comes to Town" (2021){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Elkhart County, Indiana, "ElkArt on Parade" (2011){{cite web|url=http://elkartonparade.com/ |title=ElkArt on Parade | life-sized elk sculptures will be designed by local artised and displayed at monumental locations |access-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815145032/http://elkartonparade.com/ |archive-date=August 15, 2011 }}
• Erie, Pennsylvania, "GoFish!" (2000), "LeapFrog" (2004){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Eugene, Oregon, "Ducks on Parade"{{cite web |url=http://www.bootsnall.com/namericatravelguides/eugene/oct02eugene.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030816145242/http://www.bootsnall.com/namericatravelguides/eugene/oct02eugene.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 16, 2003 |title=This page is traveling abroad {{pipe}} BootsnAll Travel Network |publisher=Bootsnall.com |access-date=October 5, 2013 }}
• Flagstaff, Arizona "PAWS" (2009){{cite web|url=http://coconinokids.org/index.php?/paws/ |title=Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth |publisher=Coconinokids.org |access-date=October 5, 2013}}
• Germantown, Tennessee "The Horses are Coming! The Horses are Coming!" (21 Horses) (2008){{cite web |url=http://ssscheer.us/GermantownHorses/ |title=The Horses Are Coming! |website=Ssscheer.us |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064525/http://ssscheer.us/GermantownHorses/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
• Glendale, Ohio, Black Squirrels{{cite web |url=http://www.glendaleohio.org/squirrels.html |title=Our Squirrels |publisher=Glendaleohio.org |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=June 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618122211/http://www.glendaleohio.org/squirrels.html |url-status=dead }}
• Glens Falls, New York, "Have a Seat" (Painted Chairs) (2011){{cite web |url=http://www.haveaseatglensfalls.com/ |title=Olde Bryan Inn: Restaurant, Tavern & Catering In Saratoga Springs NY |website=Haveaseatglensfalls.com |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312210135/http://haveaseatglensfalls.com/ |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
• Gloucester County, Virginia, Beehives (2001)
• Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Lobsters" (2005)
• Hudson, New York, Dogs (2008 & 2009) (Since they're across the river from Catskill's Cats)
• Indiana, "Bison-Tennial" (2016){{cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/ibc/4555.htm |title=IBC: Bison-tennial Public Art Project }}
• Iowa City, Iowa, "Herky on Parade" (2004){{cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues/issues2004_v42/08062004/index.html |title=Gimme an H-E-R-K-Y: Community rallies around celebratory statues - fyi - University Relations Publications - The University of Iowa |publisher=Uiowa.edu |date=August 6, 2004 |access-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006183615/http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues/issues2004_v42/08062004/index.html |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}
• Irvington, New York, "Bulldog Gallery" (2023, 2024),{{cite news |url=https://riverjournalonline.com/news/bulldogs-roam-the-irvington-streets/127297/ |title=Bulldogs Roam the Irvington Streets |author=Charlotte Fuchs |date=2024-05-29 |quote=The dogs are part of the second annual 'Bulldog Gallery,' a community art initiative that began last year as a town beautification project.}} inspired by "Cat-N-Around Catskill"
• Jacksonville, Florida, "The Manatees of Jacksonville" (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.cowart.info/Monthly%20Features/Jax%20%20Manatees/Manatees.htm |title=The Manatees of Jacksonville |publisher=Cowart.info |access-date=October 5, 2013}}
• Jasper, Alabama, "20-Mule Team Public Art Project" (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.artsofwalkercounty.org/ |title=Walker County Arts Alliance |website=Artsofwalkercounty.org |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Juneau, Alaska, "Whale Tail Trail" (2012){{cite web|url = http://jahc.org/sign-up-here-for-everything/contribute/whale-tail-trail/|title = Whale Tail Trail|date = May 22, 2012|website = Juneau Arts & Humanities Council|access-date = July 8, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006224047/http://jahc.org/sign-up-here-for-everything/contribute/whale-tail-trail/|archive-date = October 6, 2013|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}
• Lakeland, Florida, "Swansation" (2002){{cite web|url=https://laltoday.6amcity.com/swansation-lakeland-swan-statues |title=Swansation: The story of Lakeland's swan statues |date=July 10, 2023 }}
• Langley, British Columbia "Horsing around Langley"{{cite web|url=http://langleyarts.org/programs/public-art-projects/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109060106/http://langleyarts.org/programs/public-art-projects/ |archive-date=November 9, 2011 |title=Public Art Projects {{pipe}} The Langley Arts Council |date=November 9, 2011 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Las Vegas, Nevada, "An Affair of the Art" (2013){{cite web|url = http://www.stjude.org.ve/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4420ac8e63754210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD&vgnextchannel=0a43d1980a614210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD|title = Las Vegas Honors St. Jude|access-date = August 13, 2013|website = St. Jude Children's Research Hospital|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131007072444/http://www.stjude.org.ve/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4420ac8e63754210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD&vgnextchannel=0a43d1980a614210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD|archive-date = October 7, 2013|df = mdy-all}}
• Lexington, North Carolina, "Pigs in the City"
• Los Angeles, California, "A Community of Angels"
• Louisville, Kentucky, "Gallopalooza"{{cite web|url=http://www.gallopalooza.com/ |title=Gallopalooza |website=Gallopalooza.com |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Madison, Wisconsin, “Bucky on Parade” (2018) {{cite web|url=https://buckyonparade.com/}}
• Memphis, Tennessee, "Tigers Around Town" (100 Tigers) (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.memphis.edu/alumni/tigersaroundtown/ |title=Alumni Association :: Tigers Around Town :: University of Memphis |access-date=May 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426022310/http://www.memphis.edu/alumni/tigersaroundtown/ |archive-date=April 26, 2015 }}
• Miami, Florida, "Rooster Walk" (2003)
• Mountain Towns of New York (Windham, Hunter, and surrounding areas), "Rip Lives" (Small concrete replicas of Rip Van Winkle) (2010-2012){{cite web|url=http://www.riplivesinfo.com|title=Comments On Walt's New Systems|website=Riplivesinfo.com|access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Naperville, Illinois, United Way hosts an annual exhibit (2001–2007){{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/news/dupagestory.asp?id=318835&cc=d&tc=lis&t=lisle |title=Suburban Chicago's Information Source |publisher=Daily Herald |access-date=January 6, 2014}}
• Nappanee, Indiana, "Apple-Picking" (2013){{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NappaneeApplePicking |title=Apple-Picking |publisher=Facebook |access-date=January 6, 2014}}
• New Braunfels, Texas,"Stein Parade" (2006){{cite web|last=Lynn |first=Jayme |url=http://jlbgibberish.blogspot.com/2006/10/stein-parade.html |title=Gibberish: Stein Parade! |publisher=Jlbgibberish.blogspot.com |date=October 4, 2006 |access-date=January 6, 2014}}
• New York, New York, "MLB Statues On Parade"{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2008/statues/index.jsp |title=2008 All-Star Game Statues on Parade {{pipe}} MLB.com: Events |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |access-date=January 6, 2014}} (June–July 2008)
• New Orleans, Louisiana, "Paws on Parade" (2012){{cite web |url=http://la-spca.org/pawsonparade |title=Paws on Parade Home Page - The Louisiana SPCA |publisher=La-spca.org |date=November 5, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013215021/http://la-spca.org/pawsonparade |url-status=dead }} "Festival of Fins" (2000){{cite web |url=http://www.amberle.com/FestivalOfFins/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000902022442/http://www.amberle.com/FestivalOfFins/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 2, 2000 |title=Festival Of Fins, New Orleans, Louisiana |publisher=Amberle.com |access-date=January 6, 2014 }}
• Norfolk, Virginia, (2000) "Mermaids on Parade,"{{cite web |url=http://www.mermaidsonparade.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817184010/http://www.mermaidsonparade.com/ |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |df=mdy-all }} Retrieved October 12, 2012
• North Tonawanda, New York, "Carousel Horses on Parade" (2021)
• Oklahoma, "Spirit of the Buffalo"{{cite web |url=http://www.spiritofthebuffalo.org |title=The Nature Conservancy |publisher=Spirit of the Buffalo |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422141126/http://www.spiritofthebuffalo.org/ |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• Ottawa, Ontario, tulips, at the Ottawa Tulip Festival 2005 in Major's Hill Park and at the Canadian National Exhibition Direct Energy Centre
• Oxford, Maryland, "Take a Tour of Oxford's Picket Fences"{{cite web |url=http://www.portofoxford.com/fences.php |title=Oxford Business Association .:. Visitor Services |publisher=Portofoxford.com |access-date=January 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013232939/http://www.portofoxford.com/fences.php |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} (2009)
• Park Ridge, Illinois, "Promise of Park Ridge" (2008){{cite web|url=http://www.rainbowhospice.org/contributions/parkridge.asp |title=Rainbow Hospice - the Promise of Park Ridge |access-date=August 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612095727/http://www.rainbowhospice.org/contributions/parkridge.asp |archive-date=June 12, 2008 }}
• Pensacola, Florida, "Pelicans in Paradise"{{cite web |url=http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/ |title=Pelican Figurines |publisher=Pensacola News Journal |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=December 17, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217174247/http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/ |url-status=dead }}
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Phanatic Around Town Project" (2010),{{cite web|url=http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/phanatic-around-town-summer-promotion/ |title="Phanatic Around Town" Summer Promotion — Philadelphia — visitphilly.com |access-date=September 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727101328/http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/phanatic-around-town-summer-promotion/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011 }} "Donkeys Around Town" (2016){{cite web|url=http://www.phldnc.com/donkeys/|title=Philadelphia 2016. Let's Make History Again|access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825055844/http://www.phldnc.com/Donkeys/|archive-date=August 25, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• Pinecrest, Florida "SmARTy Dogs for Smart Schools" (2011){{cite web |url=http://www.pinecrest-fl.gov/index.aspx?recordid=97&page=29 |title=Village of Pinecrest, Florida : Latest News : SmARTy Dogs Auction on March 28th |publisher=Pinecrest-fl.gov |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924073350/http://www.pinecrest-fl.gov/index.aspx?recordid=97&page=29 |url-status=dead }}
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts, "Sheeptacular" (2004){{cite web|url=http://capitalregion.ynn.com:80/content/headlines/56508/sheeptacular-pittsfield-/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623173951/http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/headlines/56508/sheeptacular-pittsfield-/ |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |title=Sheeptacular Pittsfield! - YNN, Your News Now |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "DINO-mite Days" (2000){{cite web|url=http://www.dinomitedays.org/online.htm |title=DinoMite Days - Carnegie Museum of Natural History |access-date=December 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103221746/http://www.dinomitedays.org/online.htm |archive-date=January 3, 2007 }}
• Providence, Rhode Island, Mr. Potato Head (2000)
• Racine, Wisconsin, "Monumental Squares" (2014), "Summer Block Buster" (2013), "Summer Trunk Show" (2012), "Potsarazzi" (2011), "Hour Town" (2010), "Sunny and Chair" (2009), "Sphere Madness" (2008), "Lighten Up" (2007), "Bird is the Word" (2006), "Downtown Summer Splash" (2005), "Downtown Bears It All" (2004), "Cat'n Around Downtown" (2003), "Dog Days of Summer" (2002)
• Richmond, Virginia, "Go Fish!" (2001)
• Rochester, New York, "Horses on Parade" (2001){{cite web|url=http://www.thebigparade.com/hop/about.php |title=Horses on Parade Web Site - About Us |access-date=April 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803075314/http://www.thebigparade.com/hop/about.php |archive-date=August 3, 2009 }}
• Salem, Oregon, "Salmon in the City" (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.ikemedia.tv/CarpeSalmon.html |title=Salmon in the City |access-date=November 19, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110114007/http://www.ikemedia.tv/CarpeSalmon.html |archive-date=November 10, 2006 }}
• Sarasota, Florida, "Superheroes on Parade, hosted by Southeastern Guide Dogs{{cite web|url=https://www.guidedogs.org|title=Guide and Service Dogs from Southeastern Guide Dogs|date=May 7, 2015}} " (2016){{cite web|url=https://www.guidedogs.org/support/superheroes-on-parade/ |title=Southeastern Guide Dogs |access-date=February 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222165749/http://www.guidedogs.org/support/superheroes-on-parade/ |archive-date=December 22, 2015 }}
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, "Mermaids in the City" (2006){{cite web |url=http://www.historicsites.ca/article/essentially-joins-mermaids-in-the-city/ |title=Essentially Joins "Mermaids in the City" {{pipe}} Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador |publisher=Historicsites.ca |access-date=January 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106171232/http://www.historicsites.ca/article/essentially-joins-mermaids-in-the-city/ |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}
• St. Joseph, Michigan, "Lighting Up St. Joseph" (lighthouses, 2014), "All Aboard!" (2013), "Beached Pirates" (2012), "Barnyard at the Beach" (2011), "Hot Diggity Dogs" (2010), "Surf 'n Safari" (2009), "Boats-n-Beaches" (2008), "Hot Cars Cool Beaches" (2007), "Beach Bears" (2006), "Horses on the Beach" (2004, 2005){{cite web|url=http://www.stjosephpublicart.com/ |title=City of St. Joseph Public Art |website=Stjosephpublicart.com |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• St. Louis, "Cakeway to the West" (2014){{cite web|url=http://www.stl250.org/cake.aspx |title=Cakeway to the West |access-date=July 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134519/http://www.stl250.org/cake.aspx |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}
• Saint Paul, Minnesota "Snoopies" (2005)
• San Francisco, California, "Hearts in San Francisco" (2004–2013)
• San Jose, California, "SharkByte" (2001){{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Sharks-without-bite-The-scattered-display-of-2885576.php#photo-2240726|title = Sharks without bite / The scattered display of 100 whimsical icons may do for San Jose what cows did for Chicago and pigs did for Seattle|access-date = October 24, 2020|website = SF Gate|date = August 23, 2001}}
• Santa Fe, New Mexico, "Trail of the Painted Ponies".{{cite web|url=http://www.trailofpaintedponies.com/ |title=The Trail of Painted Ponies Official Site |website=Trailofpaintedponies.com |access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Santa Rosa, California, "Peanuts on Parade" (2005, 2006, 2007){{cite web |url=http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/departments/cityadmin/peanuts/Pages/default.aspx |title=Peanuts on Parade |website=Ci.santa-rosa.ca.us |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923165758/http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/departments/cityadmin/peanuts/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=September 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• Saratoga Springs, New York, "Horses, Saratoga Style" (2002, 2007){{cite web|url=http://www.saratoga-arts.org/special_horses.htm |title=Saratoga County Arts Council at the Arts Center |access-date=April 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616031416/http://www.saratoga-arts.org/special_horses.htm |archive-date=June 16, 2007 }}
• Saugerties, New York, "Hors'n Around Saugerties" (2009 & 2010);{{cite web|url=http://www.welcometosaugerties.com/HorsnAroundSaugerties.php |title=2010 Hors'n Around Saugerties Horses Are up and Posing! - Saugerties NY |access-date=June 22, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009182802/http://www.welcometosaugerties.com/HorsnAroundSaugerties.php |archive-date=October 9, 2011 }} "Shine On Saugerties (Lighthouses) (2011);{{cite web|url=http://www.welcometosaugerties.com/ShineOnSaugerties.php |title=2011 Shine on Saugerties Public Art Display - Saugerties NY |access-date=June 22, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430195034/http://www.welcometosaugerties.com/ShineonSaugerties.php |archive-date=April 30, 2011 }} "Sittin' Around Saugerties (Chairs) (2012){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Seattle, Washington, "Pigs on Parade" (2001, 2007);{{cite web|url=http://www.pigsonparade.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010401150043/http://www.pigsonparade.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 1, 2001 |title=Home |publisher=Pigs On Parade |website=Pigsonparade/org |date=September 30, 2001 |access-date=July 15, 2016}} "Ponies on Parade" (2004);{{cite news|url = https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20041101/ponies01m/ponies-on-parade-part-of-fund-raiser-for-northwest-center|title = Ponies on Parade part of fund-raiser for Northwest Center|last = Jensen|first = J.J.|date = November 1, 2004|website = The Seattle Times|access-date = July 9, 2013}} "Nutcracker March" (2006){{cite web|url = http://www.westseattleherald.com/2007/12/05/news/nutcracker-march-saltys-alki|title = 'Nutcracker March' at Salty's on Alki|last = Shay|first = Steve|date = December 5, 2007|website = West Seattle Herald|access-date = July 9, 2013}} "Huskies on Parade" (2021){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
• Sedona, Arizona, "Javalinas on Parade" (2006){{cite web|url=http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:xaHIu30BZsAJ:www.barbararbrown.com/press/ArizonaTreasure4_06.pdf+%22www.javelinasonparade.com%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShD1MlIY75tqWcRf6HYVWdBoekX6857f51C41ZOVtgUBw8WvS8dvQlmr1GdTv3dK0M2W-GAjWze3erMpBSpW7y2K1nBQQXVKqnm5oWptw2WuPTTJL3TMIN4NRZ_iVx2NiljTH4o&sig=AHIEtbQTjT5m-HRK4404E_RIiAC_aDPdNA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914105159/http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AxaHIu30BZsAJ%3Awww.barbararbrown.com%2Fpress%2FArizonaTreasure4_06.pdf+%22www.javelinasonparade.com%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShD1MlIY75tqWcRf6HYVWdBoekX6857f51C41ZOVtgUBw8WvS8dvQlmr1GdTv3dK0M2W-GAjWze3erMpBSpW7y2K1nBQQXVKqnm5oWptw2WuPTTJL3TMIN4NRZ_iVx2NiljTH4o&sig=AHIEtbQTjT5m-HRK4404E_RIiAC_aDPdNA|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2011|title=Powered by Google Docs|date=September 14, 2011|access-date=November 16, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sedona.biz/javelinasonparade.htm |title=Sedona.biz : The Internet Voice of Sedona and the Verde Valley |website=Sedona.bizAccessdate=2016-07-15 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324191808/http://www.sedona.biz/javelinasonparade.htm |archive-date=March 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• Toledo, Ohio, "It's Reigning Frogs" (2001);{{cite web|url = http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2001/03/23/Festive-fiber-frogs-to-reign-downtown.html|title = Festive fiber frogs to reign downtown|access-date = August 25, 2014|website = Toledo Blade}} "Rockets on Parade" (2023){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• Toronto, Ontario, "Moose in the City" (2000)
• Troy, New York, "Uncle Sam Statues" (2013) - No Site Yet, announced on TV news
• Tucson, Arizona, "Ponies del Pueblo"{{cite web|url=http://www.poniesdelpueblo.org/ |title=Home of Painted Ponies del Pueblo - Tucson, AZ Public Art Project supported by the Tucson-Pima Arts Council |access-date=November 19, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205020926/http://poniesdelpueblo.org/ |archive-date=December 5, 2006 }}
• Tulsa, Oklahoma, "Penguins on Parade" (2002);{{cite web|url=http://tulsapenguinsonparade.blogspot.com/p/so-whats-deal-with-penguins_17.html |title=Tulsa Penguins on Parade: Tulsa Penguin History |website=Tulsapenguinsonparade.blogspot.com |access-date=July 15, 2016}} "Captain Cane Comes to Town" (2023){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• Vancouver, British Columbia, "Orcas in the City" (2004); "Spirit Bears in the City" (2006); "Eagles in the City" (2009–2010); "Terracotta Warriors" (2012);{{cite web|url = http://www.lionsbc.ca/default.aspx?PageID=1038|title = Art in the City|website = The British Columbia Lions Society|access-date = July 8, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130724052404/http://www.lionsbc.ca/default.aspx?PageID=1038|archive-date = July 24, 2013|url-status = dead}} "K.C. Bear's Travel" (2023){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• Vancouver, Washington, "HeArts of Clark County" (2013){{cite web|url = http://www.peacehealth.org/foundation/sw-washington/News-and-Events/HeArts2013/Pages/Default.aspx|title = The Beat Goes On - HeArts of Clark County|access-date = September 13, 2013|website = PeaceHealth|archive-date = August 24, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130824150152/http://www.peacehealth.org/foundation/sw-washington/News-and-Events/HeArts2013/Pages/Default.aspx|url-status = dead}}
• Victoria, British Columbia, "Spirit Bears in the City" (multiple cities) (2005–2006); "Whales"
• Virginia Beach, Virginia, "A Dolphin's Promise" (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.adolphinspromise.com/aboutProject.htm |title=A Dolphin's Promise |access-date=March 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903081614/http://www.adolphinspromise.com/aboutProject.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2011 }}
• Waco, Texas, "Bears on Parade" (2024)
• Washington, D.C., "Party Animals";{{cite web |url=http://www.touristart.com/Party_Animals.htm |title=DC Commission on the Arts and Humanites on TouristArt.com - Featured Official Merchandise for Artists around the World |date=February 5, 2005 |access-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205103004/http://www.touristart.com/Party_Animals.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2005 |df=mdy-all }} "PandaMania",{{cite web |url=http://www.pandamaniadc.org/ |title=The Pandamania Nest |date=February 12, 2005 |access-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212084645/http://www.pandamaniadc.org/ |archive-date=February 12, 2005 |df=mdy-all }} "Art in Bloom" (2021){{Cite web|title=Art in Bloom|url=https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/art-in-bloom/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=National Cherry Blossom Festival|language=en-US}}
• Willimantic, Connecticut, "FrogFest"{{cite web|url=http://frogfest.windhamarts.org/ |title=FrogFest! -- Windham, CT -- Leap! |access-date=May 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518221803/http://frogfest.windhamarts.org/ |archive-date=May 18, 2007 }}
• Wilmington, Vermont, Bears in the Valley (2007), VerMonsters (Recycled Object Art) (2008), Painted Adirondack Chairs (2010)
• Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bears on Broadway (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.bearsonbroadway.com/ |title=Welcome - Bears on Broadway |access-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712002556/http://www.bearsonbroadway.com/ |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}

CowParade has been criticized by contributing artists for their selectivity standards; David Lynch's cow with its flesh partially ripped off, and organs showing, was rejected. The explanation is that this particular CowParade cow was rejected by the City of New York, not the CowParade organisation.{{cite web |url=http://davidlynch.de/eatmyfear.html |title=David Lynch's CowParade contribution 'Eat My Fear' |website=Davidlynch.de |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612125141/http://www.davidlynch.de/eatmyfear.html |archive-date=June 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url= https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=95752&page=1 |title=David Lynch's Banned Bovine|website=abcnews.go.com |date=February 24, 2006 |access-date=November 7, 2023}}

• Bund Bull
• Charging Bull
• Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
• Concrete Cows
• Elephant Parade
• Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow
• The Big Egg Hunt
• United Buddy Bears

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• [http://www.cowparade.com Official U.S. CowParade website]
• [https://www.flickr.com/groups/466794@N23/pool/ CowParade Rio de Janeiro 2007] — photos.
• [http://www.baudelet.net/paris/cow-parade.htm Paris Cow Parade 2006] — photos.
• [http://www.kunstmacher.net Carps in Neustadt an der Aisch (Germany)] — photos.
• [http://www.wildinart.co.uk Wild in Art.uk]

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