Parade Rules

PARADE REGISTRATION, CHECK-IN, LINE-UP AND START​

• No entrants will be admitted to participate without registration by the deadline date of June 23, 2023.

• Registering on the day of the event will not be permitted.

• On Saturday, July 13, 2024, the parade will start promptly at 10:00 a.m.

• Check-in for registered parade entries will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Capital Ave. Please note the check-in time and

location. You will receive your parade number, line up directions and any additional instructions at check-in.

• After check-in you will stage your float in your assigned area. You must be lined up no later than 9:00 a.m.

• It is important that you line-up where instructed and stay over to the side of the road behind the vehicles already lined up.

• Once the parade begins, don’t get out of line unless you have mechanical problems. Follow the float/marchers in front of you.

• At all times, keep a safe distance between your float and the vehicle/participants in front of you.

• Parade units with several members are encouraged to carpool as much as possible. This will create less traffic in the

vicinity of the parade staging area and speed up the entrant check-in process.

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FLOAT CONTENT

• All floats must be family oriented.

• The Moxie Festival Committee reserves the right to reject the registration and/or check-in of any float with a theme that the Committee deems unsuitable for a family event.

• Your float will be judged for one of the prizes prior to the start of parade.

  • To be judged, you must have all your participants on your float and ready when the judges make their rounds.

  • Judging begins promptly at 9:00 a.m.

  • They will make two judging rounds if time permits and if necessary.

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FLOAT SAFETY

• The size of your float should be within the legal road limit and no wider than the width of one travel lane of the street.

• The float should be part of or attached to a vehicle that can pull the float the full length of the parade route.

• If the vehicle is decorated, be sure the windshield and side windows are completely unobstructed.

  • The driver must have a clear unobstructed vision at all times.

  • All decorations on the floats must be secure enough to withstand travel on Rt. 196.

• ​If the vehicle that is pulling or is attached to the float begins to experience mechanical problems, please pull over to the

nearest parking lot so that the rest of the parade may continue.

• Floats with children on them must have RESPONSIBLE ADULTS nearby to supervise the children for safety reasons.

• It is strongly recommended that designated adults walk alongside the float while the parade is in progress.

• No candy or other objects are to be thrown from the floats.

  • Walkers along side of the floats are permitted to hand out candy to the parade watchers.

• No water guns of any kind and no silly string allowed.

  • Violations of these rules may result your organization’s float will not be allowed to participate the following year.

• No paper flyers of any kind may be handed out during the parade.