RULES

• No live Santa’s & No political entries & No candy

• No live fire on floats

• For safety reasons, no pedestrians will be allowed in the parade without the consent of the parade committee.

• No candy or other objects shall be thrown from the parade vehicles/floats.

• All parade entries must be operated in a safe manner at all times.

• Parade organizers reserve the right to remove any parade entry operated in an unsafe or dangerous manner.

• 60 float limit

• The parade stages on the Armada Fair Grounds, Parking Lot, located at 24223 Armada Center Rd, Armada, MI

  48005. The parade begins and ends at the same place.

• Entry judging begins promptly at 5:00PM. Entries will be lined up in parade order upon entering the fairgrounds.

• Space assignments are given out as you enter the staging area. There is enough parking on the fairgrounds for

  all participants.

• To accommodate entries that need to be assembled or decorated on the staging area, we will allow vehicles that

  are not directly participating in the parade to enter the staging area until 5:00PM for the purpose of dropping off

  equipment or supplies. These vehicles should not remain in the staging area for longer than 15 minutes and must

  be moved out of the staging area by 5:30 PM.

• Your driver and all participants must be back in the staging area by 6:00PM.

• You may want to have an extra can of gas for your generator, limit the size to 5-gallon jugs please.

• If your entry includes animals, you must clean up after them both in the staging area and during the parade. This

  will be strictly enforced.

• The Armada Fairgrounds Property is a smoke-free and alcohol-free zone. The consumption or possession of ANY

  alcoholic, marijuana or any illegal substance(s) is forbidden by any participant or entry during the event. Float

  Drivers must be 18 or older.

• Nothing, including candy, may be thrown from entries!

• All music, bands on floats etc. Must be approved. Please play/sing as much as possible.

• Please maintain a distance of 40 feet (2 car lengths) from the unit in front of you. Spacing between each unit will

  be enforced by parade officials, units are required to close the gap between itself and the preceding units when

  directed by parade officials. If you are unable to maintain requested spacing, your unit will be asked to exit the

  parade route before completion.

• While you are waiting for the parade to start light refreshments will be available in the Grange Hall provided by the

  Armada Agricultural Society. A restroom on the fairgrounds will be open for use.

• The Armada Agricultural Society “Armada Fair” or its Parade Committee reserves the rights to eliminate or

  remove from the parade any entry which refuses to follow all rules, regulations, restrictions or instructions from

  parade officials and/or police. Please remember this is a family event and appropriate attire and behavior is

  required.

• No Live Santa. No Political Entries. No Live Flares. No Candy.