Led by the Bountiful Utah Stake, floats make their way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Isaac Hale, Deseret News
One of the largest parades in Utah — traveling 1.8 miles along Main Street, with hundreds of volunteers keeping things headed in the right direction, as well as tens of thousands of spectators — unfolded Saturday during Handcart Days in Bountiful.
Handcart Days also included a park full of activities, concerts and fireworks. But the parade, which honors Utah’s historic pioneers, is a highlight.
Deseret News photojournalist Isaac Hale captured the annual event.
Jack Thorup, 3, of Bountiful, is pulled along in a makeshift covered wagon during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
The Major Brent Taylor Foundation Flag is carried by West Bountiful and Bountiful Youth Councils during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
The Bountiful Central Stake Days of 47 float makes its way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Grand Marshal Paul C. Summers waves during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Violet Bingham, 7, of Bountiful, watches a float pass by during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Children reach for candy thrown by passersby during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
People pull handcarts featuring banners of sponsors during the Handcart Days Parade held along 400 North in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Floats make their way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Banners featuring sponsors are displayed on handcarts before the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Heather Griffin has help tying her bonnet from her twin sister, Kaylee, both of Bountiful, before the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Doug White waves from the Bountiful American Legion Post 79 float during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
The Bountiful Jeep Posse drives along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Kaii Kirkham, 1, points as his mother, Tasha, both of Bountiful, wave at passersby during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
People pull handcarts featuring banners of sponsors during the Handcart Days Parade held along 400 North in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
The Lakeview Hospital float makes its way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
A girl celebrates getting a popsicle from a passerby during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Floats make their way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Utah Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, waves to the crowd while joined by his wife, Elizabeth, and granddaughter during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
From left, Mrs. Utah America 2025 Charlotte Shores, Mrs. Utah American 2025 Jessica Johnson and Miss Utah for America Strong 2025 Jaimee Beard wave during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Sheri Flygare, a Bountiful resident for over 50 years, watches passersby during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
People pull handcarts featuring banners of sponsors during the Handcart Days Parade held along 400 North in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Utah State Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks waves during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Maggie Thorup, 10, of Bountiful, tosses a sucker to the crowd during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Noah Farnsworth, 4, left, and Evan Stong, 4, enjoy candy they got from passersby during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Brady Thorup, left, pulls a handcart with his son, Leo, 13, both of Bountiful, during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
A biplane performs a flyover during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Floats make their way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
People toss bubblegum to the crowd during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Tori Hill, 8, of Centerville, checks out candy she got from passersby during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
The Super Car Club makes its way along Main Street during the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
James Parker, of St. George, waves as his cousin, Tommy Prinster, 6, of Layton, also waves and sits atop his shoulders during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
The Utah National Guard Band performs during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
People pull handcarts featuring banners of sponsors during the Handcart Days Parade held along 400 North in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
A child holds an American flag and a popsicle during the Handcart Days Parade held along Main Street in Bountiful on Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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