Co-Chairperson: Sage Phillips: 618-719-5105
Fees: Parade entry is FREE for non-profit, community members, and business entries.
All campaign/political entries must submit $150 PER CANDIDATE.
Rules
This
event is an opportunity for the community, businesses, families, and
friends to come together, celebrate and create memories, in
attendance and in organizing and building your parade unit.
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Please
respect and abide by the parade rules to keep everyone safe.
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All
entries will be assigned a line-up number upon check-in with a parade
organizer on event day
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All
participants must follow all applicable rules and regulations. Parade
organizers reserve the right
to
remove
any participant from the parade prior to assembly, while assembling,
or any time
during
the parade.
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Drivers
of any and all vehicles in the parade areas must possess a valid
driver’s license and
liability
vehicle insurance.
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All
animals must be on some type of restraint and vaccinated. All horses MUST have their own "pooper scooper" to clean any messes.
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Alcoholic
beverages are forbidden by any unit or participant. Violations will
result in removal from the
parade.
No exceptions.
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No
spectator, participant, or volunteer may jump on or off a float in
motion or during the parade at any
time,
or interfere with a unit in any way. The float capacity may not be
exceeded. Participants will not
have
body parts, particularly legs and feet, extending past the sides,
front, or rear of the float. This is a safety hazard.
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Each
unit MUST complete the full parade route.
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VEHICLES,
FLOATS, VEHICLES TOWING THE FLOATS, and all participants in any units
are NOT permitted
to
have any controversial or questionable content on themselves or any
vehicle. This includes but is not
limited
to bumper stickers, personal attire, written language, or any images
that could be considered
offensive
or inappropriate for a kid-friendly
event. This is the sole decision of the parade organizers.
