Event Registration - Goddard Chamber of Commerce
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Christmas on Main Street 2022 Parade Registration
12/4/2022

Event Description
The Christmas On Main Street Christmas Light Parade will be held on Sunday, December 4 at 6pm and travel south on Main Street from 4th to Discovery Middle School. 

Spectators may bring chairs or blankets to sit on and may line either side of Main Street, but are asked to stay along the curb line or far enough back to allow adequate room for the parade to travel. 

Because the Light Parade will take place after dark, NO candy is allowed to be tossed from the parade

Parents, please watch out for your children.  Be Safe, Enjoy the Parade and most importantly HAVE FUN! 

Parade Participation Information
  1. Preregistration is REQUIRED. Completed registration forms must be submitted to the Parade Committee by online registration on the Goddard Chamber of Commerce website or by email (Chamber@GoddardKansas.us, dropped off in person at the Goddard Chamber of Commerce, 120 W 2nd Street Ste 700, or mailed to The Goddard Chamber PO Box 244 Goddard, KS 67052. No registrations will be taken the day of the parade- NO EXCEPTIONS.
  2. Parade registration is due by Wednesday, November 30 at 5pm. 
  3. All parade entries will line up at United Methodist Church. You must check in at the check-in area. You will get your parade numbers at check in and proceed to line up.
  4. We will be lining up starting at 4th and Main. Parade numbers will be on posts along the road.
  5. Emergency vehicles and color guard will line up on Main street starting at 4th Street. These entries do not need to check in with parade coordinators. We will start moving the rest of the parade onto 4th at 5:50pm
  6. Trailers that are hauling entries for the parade, car clubs wanting to enter the parade as a group, Shrine parade entries and horses should form up on the parking area at United Methodist Church. One member of the group should check in and get the parade number for the group.
  7. Horses are the last entry of the parade and are required to clean up any waste as they go through the parade.
  8. The theme of the 2022 Christmas on Main Street is THEME. Entries should incorporate the theme.
  9. All Marching Bands if you want to participate in the parade, please note that it will be dark! Please contact the Goddard Chamber for more information.
  10. Bicycles/Walkers must pre-register and will be assigned a parade number. Large groups of walkers must pre-register and check in with the parade committee. If you are wanting to follow your band you must indicate that on your parade registration. Please note that it will be dark!
  11. Parade ends on Main Street at Discovery Middle School .
NOTICES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  1. No candy or other items are to be thrown to the crowd from floats/walkers as it will be dark. Violators will be removed from the parade.
  2. Crowds will be held back to the side of the street during the parade by volunteers. Please help keep the path clear for all parade participants.
  3. Unless there is an emergency, participants are not allowed to get on or off of floats or vehicles while they are in motion or anywhere on the parade route.
  4. Drivers of any vehicle must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance as required by the State of Kansas. All motorized vehicles in the parade must be operated by an individual at least eighteen (18) years of age.
  5. Participants should be aware that it is possible that an emergency vehicle may need to leave the parade suddenly in the event of an emergency.
  6. This is a controlled, forward-motion parade. To reduce gaps, vehicles should limit their speed to the pace of a slow walk (approximately 5 miles per hour) and stay within two car-lengths of the preceding entry. ONLY Shrine Units will be given extra space to perform. Please take into consideration that marching bands may move at a slower pace. At no time may any vehicle travel at more than 5 miles per hour.
  7. If your entry includes animals, you are expected to have a waste detail walking immediately behind your entry with the appropriate shovels and buckets. If you do not have the appropriate clean-up detail entry in the parade will be denied. Animal must be listed on the entry form. Horses must be bagged or followed by scoopers during the parade. The staging area shall be left as clean as you found it, please!
Important Note: By registering online, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and will abide by the Rules, Notices & Acknowledgements listed on this application.