Corn Fest Parade
The 2024 Corn Festival Parade has now ended. Check back next spring for information on the 2025 Corn Festival Parade.
To Apply: The online form is now closed and will reopen in spring 2025.
Prizes: Trophies to Mayor's Choice and Judge's Choice winners; Trophies and $250 Cash to the Grand Theme and Best Youth Entry winners!
Check-in: between 8:00-9:00 AM, Bethel Baptist Church Parking Lot, 6th and Cleveland St.
Judging: begins at 9:30 AM. If you are not lined up by 9:30 AM, you will not be judged. Parade begins promptly at 11:00 AM.
PARADE RULES
- CANDY: If you throw candy to the crowd, please throw it at the feet of the crowd and not over their heads.
- No alcoholic beverages will be allowed on or in any entry vehicles, and no consumption of alcohol by parade participants will be allowed prior to or during the parade.
- No entries, which are offensive or discriminatory to any race, religion, and ethnic or minority group, will be allowed.
- All advertising on entries shall be tasteful and subordinate to the theme of the Corn Festival.
- Any special distribution of material by entrants MUST have prior approval of the city administrator.
- All motorized entries must have liability insurance coverage in force, be properly licensed vehicles and be driven by a licensed driver.
- Any entrant or participant may be denied a parade registration or removed from the parade line-up if they do not comply with the parade rules and regulations, or violate any state, federal, or local laws and ordinances.
- We need motorized vehicles to keep up with the pace of the parade. We want to avoid “gaps” in parade line-up.
- Judges will look for decorations, cleanliness and neatness of the entrants, their accessories and/or livestock; as it applies to the theme. They will look for matching and/or coordinating outfits in group categories or floats and the use of the theme generally. They will also look for the effort displayed in preparation of costumes and accessories.
- The parade organizer reserves the right to deny a parade permit to any entry which is non-compliant with the parade rules and regulations or is objectionable in any way.
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