Date - December 7th, 5pm
Theme - Christmas Movies
Entry Deadline to be in contest - November 29th
Registration is required to participate.
Parade Rules:
1. There is only one Santa Claus allowed in the parade and he has already been chosen.
2. Maintain equal distance between entries during the parade.
3. Parade entries may ONLY play Christmas music.
4. Decorations, caroling, and/or lights are required on all entries including all animal entries, motorized and non motorized vehicles, and motorcycles.
5. Drivers of all motorized entries must be licensed and be at least 18 years of age.
6. Animals in the parade must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
7. Equestrian entries are required to have appropriate waste device and/or designated clean up person/crew. We encourage clean-up person/crew to dress in costumes and be creative with décor.
8. This is a family friendly event and as such participants are required to behave with a level of appropriateness for children.
9. Candy may be thrown out by riders on the float or passed out by people walking next to the float/entry.
10. No alcohol will be permitted
Parade Theme: Christmas Movies
Setup maybe done at Riverbluff Park once you are done setting up and ready to line up you will need to exit Riverbluff Park turn left, go through the red light and down the bypass stopping at the next red light. Line up begins promptly at 4:00 pm at the end of North Tennessee Waltz and is coordinated by the Town of Ashland City employees and volunteers. Registration Numbers will be given out to all participants who turned in a registration form by the deadline date. Registration numbers will need to be displayed on the driver's side of the participant's entry. Judges will use this registration number to score the entries.
Walking entries will line up in the parking lot of Highers Propane. Antique Cars and ATVs will line up at ABC Storage parking lot. The parade will turn right onto North Main Street. The parade will end at the intersection of South Main Street and South Tennessee Waltz participants will continue back to Riverbluff Park for pick-up.
Parade Winners Entries are judged on the following criteria: How well the float represented the theme of the parade. Difficulty of construction. Overall creativity & decoration. All Parade participants must complete the parade registration form. Failure to turn in the form by the deadline will result in disqualification from judging of float and being recognized as a parade winner.
Prizes are awarded in the following categories: 1st Place Commercial, 1st Private, Mayor's Choice, People's Choice Award
Voting will open the day of the parade and close Monday, December 9th, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Winners will be notified as soon as possible following the tallying of the judges at the number provided on the registration form. A date will be arranged and scheduled for the award presentation. For any additional questions please call (615) 487-2351. The parade is scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm but could be delayed or canceled due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. *In the event of cancellation, the Town will notify registered participants ASAP via email.
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