Your participation is a powerful tribute to our veterans and a wonderful way to give back to those who have given so much. We look forward to celebrating with you and making this Veterans Day Parade a memorable and inspiring event.
Event Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Arrival Time: Participants are to arrive by 7:30 AM to prepare for lineup.
Parade Start: 9:00 AM along Dexter Avenue, culminating at Riverwalk Stadium.
Parade Guidelines
Lineup & Check-In: Upon arrival, please check in at the designated Parade Table. Volunteers will direct you to your assigned lineup position, which you’ll receive prior to the event.
Parade Etiquette: Maintain a steady pace and observe a 10-foot distance between groups. For safety, please avoid stopping along the route.
End of Parade: Follow signs and staff instructions to exit the route smoothly. Exit routes will include options to Riverwalk Stadium for the Veterans Resource Fair and Ceremony, or to designated bus pick-up areas.
Additional Notes:
Uniformed Groups: If your group has uniforms, please wear them proudly! All groups are encouraged to display banners, mascots, or any other representation of their organization to highlight your identity to the spectators.
Safety & Assistance: Volunteers wearing Montgomery Military and Veterans Commission event shirts will be available to help with any questions.
For additional details, please reach out to Barbara Clark at barbara@sweetpeahomes.org or call 334-530-2527.
Parade Rules
- Walking entries may have no more than 50 persons
- No vehicles used to solicit a business (i.e.: a passenger vehicle with a company magnet on the door or banner attached to the vehicle)
- No bull horns will be allowed
- No political signage is allowed
- Float height should not exceed 12 feet
- There should not be greater than one foot of decorations beyond the float base
- There must be an adult on floats where there are children
- Fire extinguishers will be required for each float
- No one will be allowed to get on or off a float or entry once it has started down the parade route
- No smoking, alcoholic beverages, or firearms will be allowed on any parade entry at any time before or during the parade
- Any entry utilizing a live animal should have a person assigned “Pooper Scooper” duties or if using horses they must be bagged no exceptions!
- Any entry utilizing a motor vehicle should have working tail lights
- Any motorized entry should not have excessive smoke
- All items on any entry should be secure to protect against participant tripping hazards or the hazard from falling off the entry into the spectators
- No sharp edges
- Any driver will require a proper driver’s license and proof of insurance
- Car Clubs are limited to five cars per club
- No participant should be allowed to move about the float during the parade
- Motorcycle clubs are not allowed to perform any type of stunts along the parade route – and only those in a riding club will be permitted
- Flatbed Truck floats shall ensure participants on the float: do not sit with feet hanging over the sides, do not sit with back to the edges unless sides are walled, no more than 3-5 people standing on flatbed, handholds are in place for any standing riders, and no standing except toward the middle of the flatbed
- Pickup Truck floats shall ensure participants on the float: stand only if sides are walled to waist height, no sitting on walls, roof or hood of the truck
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