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INTERNATIONAL RICE FESTIVAL
PARADE SAFETY POLICY
Grand
Parade 2008
*** Note: Parade will start at 10th Street and
Parkerson Avenue***
All Participants must enter at the checkpoint on Parkerson
Ave. and Northern Ave.!
There will be a Parade Committee Member to direct you from
that point.
1. Signed Parade
Agreement and entry fee must be turned in at Festival
Office. A parade pass will be given at the time of
registration. No vehicle will be allowed to enter the parade
route without parade pass!
2. Only Children’s
Kings and Queens may ride in individual cars. NO runner-ups
will be allowed to take part! (see attached)
3. The Festival also
will limit the ages of those taking part in the Grand Parade
to 15 and older! (see attached)
4. No glass
containers allowed!
5. All minor
children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult!
6. All throws must
be limited to wrapped candy, beads, plastic cups, etc. No
live, sharp or sexually explicit throws will be permitted.
7. All throws must
be thrown from the side to side, as far away from the float
or vehicle as possible. No throws can be thrown unless the
parade is moving, nor can they be handed to anyone
approaching the float or
vehicle. DO NOT
THROW UNTIL YOUR FLOAT OR VEHICLE REACHES THE COURT CIRCLE
OR THE CROWD!
8. Riders must keep
arms and legs inside the float at all times.
9. Drivers must
proceed with caution keeping one car length behind the entry
ahead of them and follow all state and local laws concerning
traffic and alcoholic beverages for the safety of all.
POSITIVELY NO DRINKING BY THE DRIVER!!!!
10. No horses,
donkeys, or mules allowed in the parade or any live animals
allowed on floats or in vehicles. (Government Officials
exempt)
11. All floats or
vehicles must have a sign identifying organization, person,
etc. All signs must be readable from a distance. BIG BOLD
LETTERS are to be used.
12. VERY IMPORTANT!!
All floats or vehicles will need to be decorated before
pulling up in line! If you want to add additional
decorations to float after parked in parade line you can –
but no additional vehicles will be allowed to pass the
entry point! (All items will have to be carried to float
from vehicles)
13. You can line up
any time after 10:30am until 2:00 pm on the day of the
parade. First come basis. The parade will begin at 3:00pm.
Break up will be back at starting point!
14. Any and all
music played must be family oriented; no vulgar, racial, or
sexual content allowed!
15. All
costumes/clothing must be appropriate and suitable for
family viewing and in good taste.
16. No trailers over
30’ (thirty feet) in length allowed.
17. A copy of
driver’s license and vehicle insurance MUST accompany
all entries.
ANY UNIT NOT
COMPLYING WITH THESE SAFETY POLICIES WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT
REFUND!!!!
Any questions you
can call the Festival Office at 783-3067.
Thank you!! |
