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PARADE INFORMATION, RULES, AND REGULATIONS:

Date:

Sunday, December 3, 2023, 5:00pm

Parade Position:

Please do not call about the parade position. The parade order will be posted on our website and emailed to all registered participants two days prior to the event.

Entry Fee:

There is no entry fee for the parade.

Participants:

Placards and parade position numbers will be distributed during parade check-in to the person who signs in for your group. These placards will help to identify parade participants and should be placed on vehicles in a visible location. Walking groups are not required to carry the placard.

Parade Line-up Information:

4:00pm | Registration will open

4:30pm | Entrants should be lined up 

5:00pm | The parade starts

  •  Parade entry staging will be located in the parking lot of Adobe Plaza.  The parade order will be posted at this location. 

  • Parade officials will greet you as you enter the area, giving you directions as to where to stage. 

  • For safety purposes, all entrants will stage first, and check in second. You must check-in. Please do so on foot, or send someone to do so. The registration booth for check-ins will be located in the Adobe Plaza parking lot and will be clearly marked. 

  • Entry number placards and final instructions will be issued to you and the registration booth. 

  • If you have any questions or problems there will be parade officials available and happy to help you.

PARADE RULES AND REGULATIONS

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL OR DIS-QUALIFICATION

  1. Entries should be lined up 5:00 p.m. The parade starts at 5:30 p.m. Registration will open at 4:30 p.m. All entrants are to obtain entry number and final instruction -at the registration area located in the parking lot of the Adobe Plaza shopping center. (330 West Tefft Street.). The· parade order will be posted at this location. Please do not move into the parade route until a parade official instructs you to do so.

  2. The entry number must be clearly visible on each side of the parade entry.

  3. ENTRANTS ARE NOT TO THROW ITEMS OF ANY KIND ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL INJURY TO CHILDREN RUNNING INTO THE STREET TO COLLECT THEM. PARTICIPANTS WHO DO SO WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL FROM THE PARADE ROUTE.

  4. Once a vehicle/float arrives for the parade line-µP,, a representative of the group must remain with the vehicle at all times in case the vehicle may need to be moved or repositioned. 

  5. There must be 30 feet between each entry along the parade route. Try to keep up with the group in front of you, so there will not be large gaps in the parade

  6. FORWARD MOTION MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. Please do not stop independently of other entries in front of or behind you. Drive cautiously and watch for pedestrians, spectators, and other vehicles.

  7. Floats should be self-propelled. Commercial floats may carry the name of the sponsoring firm or organization in addition to the parade theme.

  8. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE ALLOWED!!

  9. Political entries should be in keeping with the parade theme.

  10. Any entry, which is deemed hazardous to entries or the audience (Le. bike jumping, trick riding, etc.) will not be permitted in the parade. If helmets are required for safety reasons please ensure your group is dressed appropriately.

  11. It is suggested that parade participants be in uniform, in costume, or appropriately dressed.

  12. All entries must be approved by BStronglife,Inc and the Olde Towne Nipomo Family Christmas Coordinators. The Coordinators reserve the right to change parade categories or reject the entry.

  13. BStronglife, Inc and the Olde Towne Nipomo Family Christmas Coordinators are not responsible for false statements made by parade entrants.

  14. Late entries will be placed at the END of the parade if time and space allow.

  15. The parade concludes in front of the Cavalry Chapel. Parents should coordinate to pick their children here upon completion of the parade.

  16. By entering this parade you agree to abide by these Rules and Regulations. Not abiding by these Rules and Regulations may result in the group's exclusion or expulsion from the parade by the San Luis Obispo (SLO) Sheriff’s Department.

  17. BStronglife, Inc and the Olde Towne Nipomo Family Christmas Coordinators reserve the right to have the SLO Sheriffs Dept. remove any person, group, or float deemed inappropriate for any reason from the parade. Obey all directions from Police Officials, parade officials, or event staff.

  18. Please DO NOT CALL to request your entry number prior to the parade or to make special requests concerning the parade line-up.

  19. PLEASE HELP US ENSURE THAT THIS NIPOMO CHRISTMAS PARADE IS A SAFE ONE FOR EVERYONE.