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Register a Float

Register a Float

Fees, size limits and everything to have ready before you start. Most entries take about fifteen minutes, and you pay by card at the end.

Registration closes Saturday, November 7, 2026.

Entry fees

Not-for-profit entries are $75, which includes the first vehicle, and $100 for each additional vehicle. Business entries are $150, which includes the first vehicle, and $200 for each additional vehicle.

Size limits

Floats can be up to 80 feet long, 10 feet wide and 13 feet high. Read the parade rules.

Have these ready

  • Your organization's name, and your not-for-profit or charity number if you have one
  • Two contacts: a main contact, and a second person we can reach if the first cannot be
  • Your float's length, width and height, and a simple sketch showing them
  • A few sentences for the announcer to read as you pass the reviewing stand
  • A credit or debit card for the entry fee

Enter your float

Your organization
What kind of organization are you? (required)

This sets your entry fee and your awards category.

Your entry
What are you entering? (required)

What your float or group is called.

How you would like to be introduced, in a few words.

Enter 0 if none.

Enter 0 if none.

Size limit: 80 ft long, 10 ft wide and 13 ft high. Enter 0 for each if you have no float or vehicle.

Required for floats. A simple drawing showing the length, width and height is enough. PDF, JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC, up to 10 MB.

If someone else is towing your float.

Contacts

The Parade Marshall phones every entry before the parade. The second contact is who we call if the first cannot be reached.

Tell us about it

Read aloud as you pass the reviewing stand. A few sentences, in your own words.

What makes your entry stand out. The judges see this while they score.

These answers may be read aloud, shown to the judges and used to promote the parade.

Before you pay

Not sure? Continue anyway — the Parade Marshall will talk it through with you.

You will pay by card on Stripe’s secure page, then come back here.