Parade sponsored by Peel Chrysler!
Parade Rules and Regulations
(If you have read these Rules & Regulations and are ready to register for the Parade, please complete a Parade Submission Form)
PARADE RULES & REGULATIONS
Event Date: Monday, July 1st, 2024
Event Time: Start 11:00 am Sharp
Registration: Port Credit Harbour Marina – 1 Port St. E.
FEE TO PARTICIPATE:
Corporate/ Business – $200 per entry
BIA Member – $150 per entry
Community Groups, Non-profits and charities exempt from the fee
NOTE: Maximum one motorized vehicle per entry
MARSHALLING AREA
The marshalling check in area at the gates to 1 Port St. E. Parade positioning numbers will be prominently posted along Port Street & inside the Marina fenced area. Please check-in with Parade Registration before finding your parade position number.
All LARGE motorized vehicles and floats will be staged along Port St. E.
Walking entries and marching bands, will gather on the west side of the Marina building.
IMPORTANT:
ACCESS TO STAGING AREA
ALL VEHICLES entering the parade staging area (Port Street) must enter from Hurontario/St. Lawrence Drive only.
No vehicles will be permitted to enter Port Street via Stavebank Road South or Elizabeth Street. Only vehicles registered in the parade will be permitted to enter after 9am
No passenger drop off is permitted along Port Street.
SHUTTLE & PARKING
Parade Participate Parking and Shuttle service is available from 8:30 -10:00 am at Mentor College – 40 Forest Avenue.
Participants can park at Mentor College until after the parade. A continuous shuttle will take participants to the staging rea beginning at 8:30am and run until 10:00am. Please stress the importance of promptness on that day. A return shuttle will be available after the parade (On Tecumseh) to take you back to parked cars. The parade ends near Mentor College.
EQUIPMENT DROP-OFF
Anyone needing to drop off equipment or instruments at the staging area must do so before 8:30am. Please arrange to have someone stay with equipment. We cannot take responsibility for anything left unattended. Any vehicle not registered as an entry in the parade must then be moved to off-site parking area.
CHECK-IN
The group’s designated contact person must check-in at the Parade registration desk upon arrival. (located at the entrance to the marina) For large groups, it is only necessary for one person per group to check-in. All groups must sign a waiver to participate.
PARADE SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
All vehicles participating in the parade must be in good mechanical order.
Drivers must remain with their vehicle at all times during the parade.
All children are the responsibility of the participating group and must be with an adult, at all times.
NO MATERIALS (INCLUDING CANDY) TO BE THROWN FROM THE FLOATS.
Hand-outs are ok if you supply volunteers to walk along the curbs handing out to the crowd.
Do not store extra promo stock on a moving vehicle. Only bring what your volunteers can carry.
MARCHING BANDS
All Marching Bands will be asked to arrive by 10am and line-up within the fenced area of the Marina. The Band leader can pick up breakfast tickets at the check-in tent.
WALKING ENTRIES
Walking Entries must be a colourful, artistic and/or entertaining group in support of the parade theme and use signs, props and/or costuming to promote Canada Day or their group’s vision.
Walking entries will line-up inside the fenced area of the marina, on the west side of the building, once registered.
* Dressing in Red & White is encouraged.
FLOATS
All floats must be registered and decorated by the participating group. A FLOAT can be prepared on a flatbed or, on a trailer pulled by another vehicle. A maximum of 1 vehicle will be permitted per entry and must be decorated. (Only one name or logo per entry). Applications must include all correct vehicle information
FREE PARTICIPANTS BREAKFAST
FREE continental breakfast will be offered to participants and volunteers.
8am -10am – While quantities last – First come first served
Group leaders can pick up breakfast tickets during check-in at registration.
JUDGING
All Floats will be judged prior to the parade and ribbons awarded.
All Bands and walking entries will be judged during the parade.
VEHICLES AND INSURANCE
If you are the driver of a vehicle please note: it’s important to keep two car length spaces, in between entries – please maintain a pace that allows for this gap
All motor vehicles drivers must also present a valid Ontario’s Driver’s License and proof of Insurance in order to participate. A parade official will visit each vehicle once in position.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
All floats and vehicles must be appropriately decorated. It’s a Canada Day Parade! Non-Decorated vehicles will not be permitted to participate (With the exception of Classic cars and those used for invited dignitaries.)
NO ENTRIES WILL BE PERMITTED ADVOCATING, OPPOSING OR DEPICTING POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR SOCIAL ISSUES OR THAT IN THE OPINION OF THE PARADE COORDINATOR DO NOT MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PARADE.
The Parade Coordinator is responsible for determining the location of the parade entries. All entries must maintain their position at all times during the parade.
Failure to adhere to the above rules and regulations could result in expulsion from this year’s parade and future parades
Please remind your group to bring plenty of water and to wear sunscreen and hats.