The Birthplace of the Home Tour CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE PARADE OF HOMES

The Twin Cities are famous for many things: Prince, the Juicy Lucy, our Mall of America, the Honeycrisp apple, and the largest, most successful home tour in the country: the Parade of Homes. The modern home tour concept’s origin story starts in Edina in 1948 when the then Minneapolis Builders Association came together to showcase what new construction had to offer homebuyers.

This fall, the Parade or Homes will celebrate 75 incredible years of helping

Minnesotans find builders, remodelers, design inspiration, and homes.

When the Minneapolis Homebuilders Association set out to create the Parade of Homes, they hoped it would help promote new homes and were impressed with the great turnout of homebuyers. Many other organizations saw the success of the Parade of Homes and replicated it across the country. Today, the Parade of Homes remains the oldest and largest home tour in the United States.

From The Trend Home To The Parade Of Homes

Initially called the “Trend Home,” the first home tour by the Minneapolis Builders Association was a collaboration of six member builders looking to showcase the best of what new construction had to offer. The Trend Home was located in the Edina Highlands area and was a wild success with visitors lining up around the block to see inside.