Christmas in Cullman Downtown Parade and Tree-Lighting

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023, 5:00PM

PARADE RULES:

  1. All entries are to be decorated with lights and Christmas themed, either secular or religious
  2. Absolutely NO political floats/entries will be allowed in the parade
  3. No float/entry is allowed to have a Santa, Mrs. Claus, Grinch, or Buddy the Elf on or walking with the float
  4. During the parade, each float/entry must remain two car lengths from each other
  5. There can be NO MORE THAN 3 vehicles per entry (Ex. Jeep groups and/or razor groups)
  6. Floats/entries cannot exceed a height of 12 feet.
  7. Floats/entries cannot exceed a length of 40 feet.
  8. Each float/entry must have 4 designated participants for safety and handing out candy at the four corners of their parade space. More is allowed, less is not.
  9. Parade participants may only hand candy to spectators. THROWING CANDY IS NOT ALLOWED. Participants seen throwing candy may be removed from the parade.
  10. Floats/ vehicles must be decorated with at least 50% lights.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Entries not providing enough detail for their float will be required to provide further details before being accepted.
  • Check in will be from 4:00pm-5:00pm
  • All participants must be in place by 5pm
  • Check in locations and any other needed details will be sent the week of parade
  • All communication will be via email

AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TOP 3 BEST ENTRIES * ($400, $200, $100)

In the event of bad weather, the Parade Rain Out Date will be Saturday, December 2, 2023.

We are limited to only 3 Jeeps, so participants will be selected by group administration. We will meet at a yet-to-be determined location to travel as a group to our assigned location.