Enter the Parade - NOVATO 4th OF JULY PARADE

Entrant/Organization Name*

Contact Person*

First Last

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Email*

Organization Phone*

Mobile Phone*

Unit Entry Fee*

Live band, US Military unit, or VIP driver (NO FEE)
School or PTA ($30)
Non-Commercial individual or group ($50)
Small Business (fewer than 25 employees) ($70)
Large Business (25 or more employees) ($100)
Political candidate or ballot issue ($150)

ADDITIONAL VEHICLE FEE: Your fee entry includes registration for one motorized vehicle (including motorcycles and floats) in your unit. There is a $30 fee for each additional vehicle in your unit.

Will you be adding an additonal vehicle for $30?

Price: $30.00

NOTE In your parade packet, you will receive one permit for each vehicle entered; please ensure you have registered all vehicles in your unit. You will not be able to add additional vehicles to your unit on parade day.

3. Insurance All horse units must list “Novato 4th of July Parade Committee” as a named additional insured. If your unit includes any motorized vehicles, you must list liability insurance company(s) and policy number(s) below. NOTE All drivers must carry current California driver’s license and proof of insurance

PLEASE FINALIZE YOUR INSURANCE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THIS ENTRY FORM, DO NOT LEAVE BLANK.*

Judging category: You must select one category for your entry. All entries will be judged, with certificates awarded for each category; a grand prize will also be awarded to one unit for “Best Reflection of Parade Theme”.*

Classic vehicle; All motorized vehicles built before 1971
Horse; Entries on horseback
Animal; Featuring animals other than horses
Performance; Dancing, acting, gymnastics, martial arts, troop or live music entries
Marching; Any marching band, drill team
Non-commercial; Neighborhood group, school, club, organization
Commercial business; Business self-promotion

Parade Unit Description: This information will be used by the parade announcers to describe your entry. Tell us about your entry. The announcers need 20-30 seconds worth of material about your entry. Visually, what does your entry entail? What will the spectators, announcers, and judges see? Of your participants, whom would you like mentioned by name by the announcers, time permitting? What biographical or background information is a priority to mention? Please explain ties to the parade's theme, if any. Please explain historical ties to Novato, if any.*

Is your entry a float?*

Length of float in feet

Please read carefully and then sign.

Agreement: Time Limit.

I understand that performances at each reviewing stand are limited to (1) one minute only. After which I may be disqualified and asked over the PA system to move on. Other performances must be while in motion along the parade route, and may be made on floats, flatbeds, or while walking.

Agreement: Throwing Objects.

Throwing any object including candy or souvenirs into the crowd is strictly prohibited. Doing so will result in not being asked to participate in future parades.

Agreement: Liability Waiver.

Please read both the liability wavier and media release carefully, and then sign below. As consideration for being permitted to participate in the July 4, 2020 Parade. I hearby release the City of Novato and their officers and employees, and the Novato 4th of July Parade Committee and their agents and representatives and waive all claims for damage or injury I may incur through participation in this Parade. I understand and recognize that animals will be participating in the Parade and that neither the City of Novato nor the sponsors can guarantee the behavior or actions of these animals and that their presence may create a distraction or physical condition not otherwise present in the location of the parade. I also understand that neither the City of Novato nor any sponsor can predict or prevent possible negligent, malicious, irresponsible or damaging conduct by one or more members of the public who will be attracted to the parade. As a participant I assume all risks to my person and property that are foreseeable (including but not limited to those above identified) in connection with a parade on a public street. In addition I promise and agree to indemnify and hold all said groups harmless from any loss, liability or damage that may occur to persons, animals, or property as a result of my actions or from the actions of any animal or equipment I own or operate at the parade site.

Agreement: Media Release.

On behalf of myself and the other participants in my entry in the 4th of July 2020 Parade, I/We hereby grant the Novato 4th of July Parade Committee unrestricted rights to use and publish photographs and/or video of this entry and the entry's participants, or persons accompanying it, for editorial, trade, publicity, or any other purpose and in any manner or medium, in perpetuity, and without compensation. I/We hereby release the Novato 4th of July Parade Committee and their legal representatives and assignee's from all claims and liability relating to said photography and/or video imaging processes.

Consent*

I agree to the Liabilty Wavier, Media Release & Time Limit

Date*

Signature*

Total

$0.00

PARADE THEME: Nation of Innovation

We welcome all kinds of entries!

The categories for judging in the parade are:

If you would like to mail in your application form, send it to:

FEES:

2023 Parade Application