St. George Area Parade of Homes
Friday, February 12, 2027 – February 21, 2027 · All day
Homes across Washington County
A Self-Guided Tour of the County's Showcase Homes
The St. George Area Parade of Homes is presented each February by the Southern Utah Home Builders Association, the trade body for the region's home-building industry. It runs for roughly ten days and is a self-guided driving tour of newly built showcase homes spread across Washington County — from St. George itself out to Washington, Hurricane, Ivins, and Santa Clara.
How the Tour Works
One ticket admits the holder to every home for the entire run, with a couple of return visits included for homes you want to see twice. There is no set route and no schedule: you get a map, or the official event app which also carries the ticket and day-planning tools, and then drive between homes in whatever order suits you.
Because the ticket covers the whole run rather than a single day, spreading the tour across two or three visits is far easier on your feet and your driving time than attempting everything in one outing. Homes are open daily through the run, with shorter hours on the final day.
Each home is built and finished specifically as that builder's showcase entry, not pulled off a standard spec sheet. That distinction matters if you come away comparing prices: a showcase home's finish level is not what the same floor plan costs at a standard build.
How Many Homes, and Where
Recent parades have featured around thirty newly built homes from local and regional builders. They are scattered rather than clustered, so the route doubles as a loop through several of the county's neighborhoods and master-planned communities, both established and new.
For a lot of attendees that is the real value. Driving between entries shows you how the county actually fits together in a way no listing site does.
What to Expect Inside
Socks are required in every home — bare feet are not allowed, and several homes ask visitors to bag their shoes at the door. Hosts can limit how many people are inside at once, and touching furniture, fixtures, or finishes is off limits throughout. If you feel unwell, the guidance is simply to skip the tour that day rather than walk through someone's home sick.
Because the day is spent outdoors between stops and on foot once inside, comfortable shoes that come off easily make it considerably less tiring. In some years the event has also offered an online virtual tour covering the same homes.
Why It Matters Beyond a Home Search
The Parade draws a far wider audience than people actually shopping for a house. It is treated locally as an architecture and design showcase, and it has been recognized nationally — it took a Best of Southern Utah gold award in 2020, a year attendance topped 42,000.
For an honest look at what a parade home does and does not tell you about buying in this market, see the guide to the St. George Parade of Homes.
Frequently asked questions
Does one ticket cover every home?
Yes. A single ticket admits you to all of the homes for the whole run, and includes a couple of return visits for any you want to see again. It is not a per-home or per-day charge, which is why spreading the tour over several visits costs nothing extra.
How long does it take to see them all?
More than one day, realistically. There are around thirty homes scattered across the county rather than clustered together, so most people split it over two or three visits. Trying to do the lot in one outing turns it into a driving exercise.
Do I have to take my shoes off?
Socks are required in every home and bare feet are not allowed, so wear socks even if you would not normally. Several homes ask you to bag your shoes at the door. Footwear that comes on and off easily makes a considerable difference across thirty stops.
Is it only useful if I am buying a house?
No, and most attendees are not. It functions locally as an architecture and design showcase, and it draws tens of thousands of people. The drive between entries is also one of the better ways to understand how the county's neighborhoods and master-planned communities actually relate to each other.
Do the prices reflect what these homes normally cost?
No, and this is the thing to keep in mind. Every entry is built and finished specifically as that builder's showcase for the year rather than taken off a standard spec sheet, so the finish level is above what the same floor plan would carry as a normal build. Treat them as demonstrations, not comparables.
Is there a set route to follow?
None. It is entirely self-guided: you get a map or the event app and drive the homes in whatever order you like, at your own pace. Planning a geographic cluster for each visit rather than working down the list in order will save you a lot of time in the car.