Grand ParadE
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024
10:00 A.M.
This Year's Theme: Wild, Wild West!
Stagecoaches, tumbleweeds, six-shooters and wide-rimmed hats are all fair game. The more cliche, the better!
Stagecoaches, tumbleweeds, six-shooters and wide-rimmed hats are all fair game. The more cliche, the better!
ALL REGISTRATION IS ONLINE THIS YEAR!
Either register online ahead of time or register online at the registration table the morning of the parade. Either way, all entries are required to register online and sign the participant liability waiver(s).
Entry Requirements:
Entry Fee: $15 (1st vehicle); $5 each additional vehicle
Either register online ahead of time or register online at the registration table the morning of the parade. Either way, all entries are required to register online and sign the participant liability waiver(s).
Entry Requirements:
Entry Fee: $15 (1st vehicle); $5 each additional vehicle
You may register the morning of the parade, but you may be placed at the end of the parade line-up. Early registration is strongly encouraged to ensure a good placement.
Parade check-ins and same-day registration begin at 7:00 AM at the entry to Philomath Middle School entrance off Chapel Drive.
HORSE REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Judging begins at 9:30 AM for horse entries. Horse entries will be judged in the east parking lot of the middle school, and then proceed to their place in the parade at 9:45 a.m. Please keep off the grass. Adult must accompany all persons under the age of 9 at all times. All tack must be clean, in good repair and fit properly. Horses must be kept under control at all times, or you will be asked to leave the parade. Proof of Insurance must be submitted with Entry and Liability Release Form to the Parade Chair before Saturday morning. Insurance must include bodily injury and property liability with combined single limit of $1,000,000 (one million) dollars.
Parade Line up:
Enter into Philomath Middle School from Chapel Drive. Check in at the Registration Table. Proceed to designated line up position. Staging will be from the Middle School through the bus lane to Applegate (through the High School parking lot).
Parade Route:
The Parade will leave the Philomath High School and heads west on Applegate to 15th. Left at 15th and a right on Cedar Street, then across 13th Street and into the Rodeo Grounds to disband, or north toward the highway or south toward Chapel Drive. Please do not disband or drop off riders until you have entered the rodeo grounds parking area or returned to the school parking lot. Do not stop on Cedar Street or anywhere else along the route.
Safety Rule:
No entry can act in a way that encourages Parade spectators to come onto the street during the Parade. Most importantly NO THROWING of anything from any parade entry on the Parade route. If you wish to give anything to the spectators, you must have people walk along the edge of the road and hand it out to people on the sidewalk.
Judging:
Judging for the Grand Parade begins at 9 AM (except horse entries). Please be in place and ready by then. Horse entries are judged 9:30 AM, before they enter the line up at 9:45. Two trophies will be awarded this year:
Reserved Right to Not Allow Entries
The Frolic Grand Parade has always been a source of exciting, family-friendly entertainment, and we intent to keep it that way. Any float or entry deemed by the Frolic & Rodeo to not be family-friendly, good natured, community building, or to provide a general positive reflection of the community's values, as defined by the Frolic & Rodeo, will not be allowed to participate in the parade.
Parking:
Parking is available at Clemens Primary School off of 19th Street, you will not be able to drive to the Middle or High School from there. The Parade line up route is one way from 7am on (enter from Chapel Drive), and is closed to non entered vehicles after 9 AM.
Parade check-ins and same-day registration begin at 7:00 AM at the entry to Philomath Middle School entrance off Chapel Drive.
HORSE REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Judging begins at 9:30 AM for horse entries. Horse entries will be judged in the east parking lot of the middle school, and then proceed to their place in the parade at 9:45 a.m. Please keep off the grass. Adult must accompany all persons under the age of 9 at all times. All tack must be clean, in good repair and fit properly. Horses must be kept under control at all times, or you will be asked to leave the parade. Proof of Insurance must be submitted with Entry and Liability Release Form to the Parade Chair before Saturday morning. Insurance must include bodily injury and property liability with combined single limit of $1,000,000 (one million) dollars.
Parade Line up:
Enter into Philomath Middle School from Chapel Drive. Check in at the Registration Table. Proceed to designated line up position. Staging will be from the Middle School through the bus lane to Applegate (through the High School parking lot).
Parade Route:
The Parade will leave the Philomath High School and heads west on Applegate to 15th. Left at 15th and a right on Cedar Street, then across 13th Street and into the Rodeo Grounds to disband, or north toward the highway or south toward Chapel Drive. Please do not disband or drop off riders until you have entered the rodeo grounds parking area or returned to the school parking lot. Do not stop on Cedar Street or anywhere else along the route.
Safety Rule:
No entry can act in a way that encourages Parade spectators to come onto the street during the Parade. Most importantly NO THROWING of anything from any parade entry on the Parade route. If you wish to give anything to the spectators, you must have people walk along the edge of the road and hand it out to people on the sidewalk.
Judging:
Judging for the Grand Parade begins at 9 AM (except horse entries). Please be in place and ready by then. Horse entries are judged 9:30 AM, before they enter the line up at 9:45. Two trophies will be awarded this year:
- Grand Marshal’s Award: Best Use of Theme
- Queen’s Award: Most Unique Entry
Reserved Right to Not Allow Entries
The Frolic Grand Parade has always been a source of exciting, family-friendly entertainment, and we intent to keep it that way. Any float or entry deemed by the Frolic & Rodeo to not be family-friendly, good natured, community building, or to provide a general positive reflection of the community's values, as defined by the Frolic & Rodeo, will not be allowed to participate in the parade.
Parking:
Parking is available at Clemens Primary School off of 19th Street, you will not be able to drive to the Middle or High School from there. The Parade line up route is one way from 7am on (enter from Chapel Drive), and is closed to non entered vehicles after 9 AM.