77th GRAND PARADE
FLOAT INFORMATION
RULES & REGULATIONS
All floats must conform to the Northwest Float Association rules and regulations.
Secured float storage will be provided at the Marysville School District #25 bus storage area (Bus Barn) at 4220 80th Street NE for Friday evening or at the City of Marysville Public Works Yard (1st Street & Columbia Avenue) for Saturday evening after the parade. If you are arriving Friday, please contact the Parade Director. Due to school still being in session, NO FLOATS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE BUS BARN AREA BEFORE 4:00 PM ON FRIDAY!
Float assembling/unloading will take place at the School District Bus Barn. Dispersal/reloading will take place at the Public Works yard. Trucks and trailers will be led to dispersal by the Marysville Police at 3:00 PM Saturday. If you are in need of an escort upon arrival, contact the Marysville Police Department at 360-659-7666. They will assist you.
All floats must check-in with Parade Officials at the School District Bus Barn area on Saturday, no later than 2:30 PM. Floats will be allowed to assemble in the designated area only. Your parade number will be the packet you receive upon check-in.
Please present your copy of the Float Inspection List (either mailed to you or you received it online). The Safety Official, the Fire Official and yourself will sign this form at the completion of the inspection. This form is required to participate in the parade.
Floats should not exceed 13 1/2 feet in height nor 16 feet in width. The length of the float should be governed by the proper proportion for the design and should be so constructed that it will be able to make the 90 degree turns at street intersections. Maximum length will be 60 feet per unit and clearance to the ground from the float frame will be a minimum of 8 inches.
No person is permitted to ride on a float in the Grand Parade other than those selected or designated by the sponsor to appear thereon. All participants on floats must be wearing a safety belt, be enclosed in a harness or have handholds while the float is moving. Floats that do not have safety belts, harnesses or handholds will not be allowed in the parade. Safety belts must be worn on the outside of any garment.
All floats, including flat bed trucks and decorated trailers of any kind will be required to have a 5 lb (tagged and currently valid) Type AB fire extinguisher within reach of the driver. A second 5 lb Type AB fire extinguisher shall be carried on the right rear corner of the float. Decorated flatbed trucks and/or trailers are not required to carry the second (right rear corner) extinguisher. Floats and decorated units not equipped with the required fire extinguishers will not be allowed to participate! Parade Officials are instructed to strictly enforce this rule.
Float drivers must remain with their floats from 3:30 PM until the parade is dispersed. Floats should be ready for their safety inspection by 4:00 PM and will immediately be judged at 5:00 PM.
Float personnel must be on their floats and be ready to judge at 5:00 PM. Floats not in place at the time specified, or not having been safety inspected, will not be judged. Personnel will be notified when judging is beginning and completed.
Awards will be handed out to the floats at the start of the Grand Parade on the corner of 76th & State Avenue. Banners will be placed in front of the winning floats prior to the start of the parade. The Lighting Award will be announced after the conclusion of the parade as judging for this award is conducted on the parade route.
There will be a hospitality booth located at the Public Works yard on Saturday during and after the parade.
If you have any questions concerning the above information, please contact Carol Kapua, Sheila Thompson or Amanda Friesner at the Festival Office.
