SAFETY ABOVE ALL THINGS
Parade Rules
- All participants may line up in their assigned spaces any time after 9:30AM. Participating vehicles must be in their spaces by 10:45AM. Driveways back to staging areas will be closed after 11:00AM to ensure participant safety. Vehicles and participants must follow the parade route only.
- The parade STARTS PROMPTLY AT 11:55AM.
- Parade starts at Clearcreek Elementary School, moves north on Main Street and ends at North Street. Then you must follow Florence Dr. south to Lower Springboro.
- Participation for non-profits is free (+$10 to enter for Float Judging). Business’s pay a $50 Participation fee.
- The floats must conform to the theme. We want to see your interpretations of the theme through your floats.
- Entries MUST NOT exceed 15 feet in width; our streets are narrow. NO semi sized trailers or flat beds.
- WALKERS MUST BE ABLE TO KEEP UP with the parade and their unit. We had some BIG gaps in 2024, it caused issues! If they are not able to keep up at the parade pace you must provide wagons or a vehicle for them to ride.
- Any group with animals must provide their own clean-up crew on the street and in the staging area. The cleaning crew must follow your group the entirety of the parade. For dogs, plastic bags will be sufficient. For livestock, a wagon and shovel will be sufficient. Horses with wagons must have catchers or a cleaning crew following. Those that do not clean up will not be asked back in 2026.
- NO SANTA CLAUS ON YOUR FLOATS. The final float will carry the official Santa and Mrs. Claus.
- DO NOT STOP ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE FOR ANY NON-EMERGENCY REASON.
- DO NOT THROW CANDY OR ANYTHING ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. Throwing ANYTHING will prevent you from being asked back.
- NO WALKERS ARE TO BE DROPPED OFF FROM THE FLOAT ENTRANCE OR THE STREET
- There will be NO parking of support vehicles in the staging area
