Andrews Christmas Parade Registration
“Whoville in the Valley” Christmas parade will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 5:30 pm.
Entries Information:
- Entries fee: FREE! trophies will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place FLOAT winners. Ribbons will be given out to honorable entries. Your trophies and ribbons will be given out as you leave IOI, getting onto parade route.
- Entries for judging and other motorized entries must be at IOI at 4pm.Watch for parade officials who will be wearing a traffic safety vest so they can direct you to your place in the line up. Judging will begin at 4:30pm.
- The parade will leave IOI at 5:30pm, promptly. NO STOPPING ON PARADE ROUTE.
- SANTA CLAUS- Contrary to popular belief, there is only ONE SANTA CLAUS, and he will be on the last fire truck in the parade. NO SANTA IMPOSTERS are allowed in the parade. Imposters will be removed from the parade.
- NIGHT PARADE- ALL units MUST have LIGHTING. Lighting is REQUIRED for ALL types of parade participants.
- MINIMUM AGE- YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OF AGE TO WALK IN THE PARADE- NO EXCEPTIONS. There is no minimum age for participants RIDING on floats or rolling units
- At the end of the parade, ALL FLOATS will end at West End Plaza. We ask that each float play Christmas music!
CANDY WILL BE THROWN BY PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR! Make sure you throw the candy, out from your float or motorized vehicle far enough to prevent children/pedestrians from entering in front of moving traffic.
ALL PUBLIC ON STREET PARKING WILL BE CLOSED, AS MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED AT 5PM.
PARADE REGISTRATION FORM
EVERYONE MUST REGISTER TO BE PLACED IN THE PARADE LINEUP.
Following the Parade come get your picture with Santa at Cocoa Alley(at Hall Park) 7:30pm-9:30pm.