From Kayenta’s desert landscape to the fairway-hugging Sunbrook planned communities, diversity in housing design and price has drawn crowds over the weekend to gather ideas or simply admire. Attendance is estimated at 40 percent higher than the 2013 Parade of Homes.
“The Parade gives people a lot of opportunities to compare communities and lifestyles in different areas of St. George,” Timothy Grogan of Southern Utah Development said. “We’re here to answer questions and promote development.”
The 28 homes scattered across Washington County range from affordable family residences around $350,000 to palatial estates valued at over $1.5 million. Some are custom-designed for clients and others are model homes showcasing the best of a community, but most are on the market.
“This is one of my favorite years,” St. George resident Merrilee Aldrich, who’s visited the Parade four times, said. “The variety of homes is bigger.”
“The St. George Area Parade of Homes has earned an outstanding reputation as being one of the best Parade of Homes in the country because of the quality craftsmanship, unique features and incredible landscapes,” said Mari Smith, director of operations for SUHBA. “The St. George Area Parade of Homes is a unique event because the 28 Parade homes are set among diverse and beautiful landscapes that can only be found in Southern Utah. We hear quite often this event is very unique because of the high quality of homes and the professionalism of the event.”
The Parade continues through Feb. 23 and is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, except for the final day when it closes at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and are available online or at the Red Cliffs Mall and any branch of Lin’s Market and Zions Bank.
Additional photos added on Feb. 18.
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J2 Construction, #9 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsJ2 Construction, #9 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsJ2 Construction, #9 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsJ2 Construction, #9 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsJ2 Construction, #9 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsJ2 Construction, #9 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSplit Rock Fine Homes, #10 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSplit Rock Fine Homes, #10 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSplit Rock Fine Homes, #10 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSplit Rock Fine Homes, #10 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSplit Rock Fine Homes, #10 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSplit Rock Fine Homes, #10 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Ivins, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSun Hill Development, #11 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSun Hill Development, #11 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSun Hill Development, #11 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSun Hill Development, #11 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsSun Hill Development, #11 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsIvory Homes, #12 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsIvory Homes, #12 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsIvory Homes, #12 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsIvory Homes, #12 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsIvory Homes, #12 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 16, 2014 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsKH Traveller Development, #19 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsKH Traveller Development, #19 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsKH Traveller Development, #19 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsKH Traveller Development, #19 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsKH Traveller Development, #19 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsSunwest Development, #20 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Aimee Lee Minnick for St. George NewsSunwest Development, #20 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Aimee Lee Minnick for St. George NewsSunwest Development, #20 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Aimee Lee Minnick for St. George NewsSunwest Development, #20 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, St. George, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Aimee Lee Minnick for St. George NewsCircle A Builders, #24 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Hurricane, Utah, Feb. 15, 2014 | Photo by Aspen Stoddard, St. George NewsCircle A Builders, #24 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Hurricane, Utah, Feb. 15, 2014 | Photo by Aspen Stoddard, St. George NewsDesert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesigner Jaimee Brennan at Desert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News
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Desert Sky Homes, #27 on the 2014 St. George Area Parade of Homes route, Washington City, Utah, Feb. 17, 2014 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alexa Morgan returned to the St. George News team in 2020, having previously served as a reporter and assistant editor from 2011-2014. She is committed to keeping the community informed with journalism of the highest quality standard. Originally from Southern California, she now proudly makes her home beneath the big red mountain in Ivins.
