Policy Agreement: The 2024 St. Patrick's Parade will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2023 at 11:00AM. Parade Line-up begins at 9:30AM unless otherwise instructed. Enter the parade route at 11th Street and Center Ave. A completed parade entry along with applicable fees must be received by 11:59PM on March 13, 2024. Décor:• Absolutely NO pyrotechnics, fire or firing of firearms is allowed.• Entries that use live animals are responsible for cleaning up after the animals immediately.• Generators, converters and batteries can be used to power lights and sound equipment on the parade unit. • Make sure the power unit is big enough to provide power safely. Float Requirements:• Float entries may not exceed 13 feet in height (to ensure clearance for the skyways), 12 feet in width and 55 feet in length NOT including tow units. • The framework must be at least 12 inches from the ground when the float is decorated and loaded.(This will allow necessary ground clearance during the lineup and parade).• Sufficient wheel and wagon tongue clearance must be incorporated so that no interference may occur with the chassis.• All entries must be self-propelled, motor-pulled or horse drawn. This is a Forward Motion Parade. All units and entries must keep moving forward.• The tow vehicle is strongly encouraged to be decorated as well. We strongly encourage that the trailers are skirted.• All entries are not permitted to cause any gap between floats/entries during the parade. Safety: • All children under the age of 13 participating in the parade must be supervised by an adult at all times.• In the interest of safety, throwing candy and prizes from float/vehicle is PROHIBITED.• Each unit may have people walking beside the float HANDING out candy and prizes to the crowd.• All entries must have an easily accessible fire extinguisher on the float or in the tow vehicle.• A kit containing appropriate tools for minor repairs is recommended.• Floats using gas-powered generators need to have the fumes ventilated safely. All fuels must be in appropriate containers. (Allow a hot generator to cool for 15 minutes before refilling) The sound from a gas-powered generator should be muffled as much as possible.• Disposal of all floats’ material is the responsibility of the sponsoring organization and/or individuals.• Please respect private property.
