4TH OF JULY PARADE

Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024

Time: The parade will commence precisely at 9:00am regardless of weather (unless deemed dangerous). Parade check in will begin at 7:00am at City Park main entrance off of Graham St. 

Staging Area: Staging will begin at the main entrance of the City Park. Entrants will be placed in 2 lines starting at the south entrance of the Park (near Splashville). All entries must load/unload in the City Park parking lot prior to getting into line for the parade - once in line, there will be no moving OR re-entry permitted

Parade Route: Route will begin at the South entrance of the park, turn North on Graham, then turn West on Washington and end at Harbin and Washington.
*Floats should turn South on Harbin, then turn East onto the South Loop to return to City Park.

Parade Rules:
1) Deadline for Entry: June 28, 2024 by 11:45 PM

2) Only vehicles and floats registered to participate in the parade will be allowed in the staging area. Please make other arrangements to park non-participating vehicles away from the parade route/staging areas. 

3) If you have multiple units in the parade, please arrive together to be placed in the parade line together.

4) Each unit must maintain its assigned position throughout the entire parade & keep a distance of no less than 20 feet & no more than 30 feet from the preceding unit. Always maintain your spacing – do not bunch up. Everyone must proceed in a forward motion no faster than 5 mph. At no time may any vehicle back up.

5) All animal units must provide their own clean-up crew that will remain with animals at all times. All animals must have updated vaccinations & be in good medical health, & able to cope with crowds, noise, & other animals. The Parade Committee reserves the right to ban from the parade any animal, horse or rider deemed unsafe to other riders or spectators. All animals & horses must be in the control of the handlers at all times. Any animal deemed unsafe will be removed from the parade.

6) Trailer parking and staging for all animals will be in the open field located through the Splashville entrance in City Park.

7) Each float/truck driver must be the holder of a valid driver’s license.  The driver must stay with the float at all times, including when in staging area.

8) An adult must be on floats where there are children. The ratio of adults to children should be 1:5 for children under age 16.

9) IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, which may require police or fire vehicles, all entries are required to move to the far right.

10) NO alcoholic beverages on any parade entry at any time before or during the parade!

11) Please use common sense, as safety is our primary concern for both participants & spectators.

12) All parade participants shall conduct themselves in a manner appropriate for a family audience of all ages, March in a peaceful & orderly fashion, & participate in a civil manner with respect to other participants & the public. Parade participants shall not use obscenity, profanity, defamation, threats, or fighting words. Participants may be removed from parade at the discretion of parade staff, city officials or law enforcement.