The 2007 Parade is Saturday Nov. 10, 9:30am
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NATIONAL PEANUT FESTIVAL
PARADE RULES AND REGULATIONS
PARADE DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2007
1.
This year the Festival will celebrate its 64th
year and the theme for the 2007 Parade is: “Rockin’ P-Nut Party”.
2.
The deadline for parade entry is October 8, 2007. Any
application received after this date WILL NOT be considered. All
applications will be reviewed; however, receipt of application does
not insure acceptance. Notification will be sent by October 15.
Line-up positions will be mailed the first week of November.
3.
All entries must be approved by the National Peanut Festival.
4.
Any float entry representative of any commercial institution
will be charged a $100 entry fee. Entry fees must be paid in full
by October 8, 2007. Entry fees are not refundable unless
applications are rejected.
5.
ALL COMMERCIAL ENTRIES MUST BE A FLOAT. PLEASE REFER TO
RULES 14 – 19 FOR FLOATS.
6.
Each entry must be submitted on an official parade entry
form. Only one unit application per form. Please check to be sure
that you have included each of the following (where applicable):
A.
APPLICATION
B.
SIGNED LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
C.
ENTRY FEE (COMMERCIAL ENTRIES ONLY)
D.
SKETCH (FLOATS)
7.
The National Peanut Festival reserves the right to placement
of all parade units. Placement will be determined for the most
pleasant, smooth running parade possible.
8.
No one younger than
age 12 will be allowed to walk in the parade. A parade will be
held at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds on Saturday,
November 3, 2007 for those children who are under age 12.
9.
All automobile signs will be furnished by the National Peanut
Festival.
10.
THERE WILL BE NO THROWING OR HANDING OUT OF OBJECTS FROM THE
PARADE UNITS. VIOLATORS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE PARADE
BY THE PARADE MARSHALLS.
11.
There will be NO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS along the parade
route.
12.
NO ONE WILL DISMOUNT TO GREET OR WALK AMONG THE SPECTATORS.
VIOLATORS WILL BE REMOVED FROM PARADE BY PARADE MARSHALLS.
13.
All final judging will be done at the Reviewing Stand.
FLOATS
14.
All float entries built by the National Peanut Festival Float
Builder:
A.
Must be ordered by September 26th.
B.
Checks for float payments will be accepted through Friday,
October 12, 2007. Only cash or money orders will be accepted after
October 12th. Failure to pay for floats in full by
October 26th will void your contract with the float
builder and you will not have a float in the 2007 parade.
ALL FLOATS:
A.
Must be pulled by tractors furnished by the National Peanut
Festival
B.
Must be at least 15 feet in length.
C.
Must have a farm-type pin hitch & pin (NOT A BALL TYPE)
D.
CANNOT BE A TRUCK!
E.
Riders must be sitting or stationary.
F.
Must be at the assembly point by 2:00 p.m. on Friday,
November 9, 2007 for preliminary judging. (Assembly point to be
designated later.)
G.
Floats must be
picked up by 1:00 p.m. on the day of the parade.
FINAL JUDGING WILL BE DURING THE
PARADE AT THE REVIEWING STAND.
The NPF Float Builder is Kip
Dingler. No phone orders will be accepted. This year, you
will need to complete the enclosed request form and the Festival
will contact Mr. Dingler regarding your float building request.
Mr. Dingler will be in Dothan to discuss your specific needs on
Wednesday, September 26 from 10:00 a.m. thru 2:00 p.m. If you are
not able to meet with him on the 26th and have already
sent in your float order, he may be reached at: (478) 477–3280 or
(478) 256-8944.
ALL FLOAT RIDERS EXCEPT 2007 MISS
AND LITTLE MISS NPF CONTESTANTS WILL NEED TO BE AT THE PARADE ROUTE
BY 8:00 A.M. AND MUST KNOW THEIR UNIT NUMBER. PLEASE ENTER HIGHWAY
84 EAST AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AND DRIVE WEST UNTIL YOU SEE A PARADE
MARSHALL. FLOAT RIDERS MUST BE PICKED UP AT D. ETHRIDGE ON WEST
MAIN STREET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PARADE. NPF PAGEANT CONTESTANTS
WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PAGEANT COMMITTEE.
15.
The “Joe Whatley Float Awards” will be presented to the top
five floats based on the following criteria:
Originality ……………………………….………
30%
Decorative Quality
……………………………... 25%
Use of Theme ……………………………………
25%
Use of Peanuts or Peanut Products
(real or artificial)
…………………………….…. 20%
16.
Prize money for these awards will be:
1st Place
………………………………………. $ 300
2nd Place
………………………………...……. 250
3rd Place
…………………………………….… 200
4th Place
…………………………………..…... 150
5th Place
……………………………………… 100
17.
The “President’s Award” for the Best Overall Float will
receive $500.
18.
The “Jack M. Tyson Award” for the Most Creative and Original
Float will receive $400.
19.
The “Harry Teasley Award” will be presented to the entry
representing the best use of theme and peanuts or peanut products.
This float will receive
$500.
20.
Any float not constructed by the Festival Contractor must
submit a sketch of the proposed float with their application.
BANDS
21.
Each competing band
will receive $100 to help offset the cost of the bus drivers.
22.
Bands will compete in 2 classifications: PERCUSSION INCLUDED
IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS. *** IF THE NUMBER OF PLAYING MEMBERS CHANGES
BEFORE THE PARADE DATE, PLEASE NOTIFY THE NATIONAL PEANUT FESTIVAL.
IF THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON YOUR APPLICATION DOES NOT MATCH THE
NUMBER AT THE PARADE, YOUR BAND WILL NOT BE JUDGED!***
Class divisions will be determined
after entries are received in order to have a more equitable number
of bands in each classification. Band directors will be notified as
soon as class designations are determined.
23.
Prize money offered in each of the two band classifications
is:
1st Place
………………………….……… $ 500
2nd Place
………………………………… 300
3rd Place
………………………………… 100
24.
The following point system will be used to judge bands:
A.
MUSIC ……………………..…… 40 points possible
*Execution ……………………… 25
points
Overall sound, balance, phrasing,
contrast and precision
*General Effect ………………… 15
points
Music
selection, difficulty and use of
percussion
B.
MARCHING …………………… 40 points possible
*Execution ……………………… 25
points
Alignment, precision, carriage
(body), carriage (instrument), interval and uniformity of style
*General Effect ………………… 15
points
Difficulty, style, showmanship &
skill of execution
C.
Overall General
Effect ………………………. 20 points
possible
*Uniforms and general use of
auxiliary units
25.
Judging will be done during the parade from the Reviewing
Stand in front of Horizon Home Care.
***WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AND CHECKS WILL BE MAILED
ON MONDAY.
26.
BAND MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO FILTER BACK INTO THE PARADE
ROUTE. BANDS LINE UP AT 7:30 A.M. ON HIGHWAY 84 EAST. ALL BUSES
MUST BE OFF THE PARADE ROUTE BY 8:15 A.M.
HIGH SCHOOL ROTC UNITS
27.
All ROTC units will share the $200 prize money equally.
There will be a minimum of 12
members for each drill team.
28.
THERE WILL BE NO STOPPING IN ROUTE.
29.
Each unit should be preceded by its own color guard.
30.
All ROTC Units will assemble at the Civic Center Parking Lot
at 8:00 a.m.
SPECIAL GUESTS
31.
Any current national or state office holders.
32.
Area mayors, Dothan City & County Commissions.
33.
Dignitaries invited by the National Peanut Festival Board of
Trustees
34.
Agricultural Queens and Festival Queens with a reciprocal
Parade agreement with the Festival will be sent an invitation from
the Festival. These participants must be age 17 or over.
·
Any special guest
or parade participant who holds more than one title, must decide
which title they wish to represent in the parade.
·
A FLOAT IS REQUIRED
AND MUST BE PROVIDED BY APPLICANT FOR ANY OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS NOT
MENTIONED ABOVE.
EQUESTRIAN UNITS
35.
Equestrian units will be accepted on merit, including dress
of riders, prior parade experience, drill routines, etc.
Applications must be made on an individual basis by units.
36.
Equestrian units must be diapered or furnish their own
clean-up crew with each unit. CLEAN-UP CREW MUST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW
THE UNIT AT ALL TIMES STARTING AT LINE-UP. If this rule is not
followed, the unit will not be allowed to participate in the
parade. *At least one clean-up person for every five horses.
Clean-up must begin at line-up!
MILITARY UNITS
37.
Military Units will be escorted to the line-up by Dothan
Police.
38.
Military Units will assemble at the Civic Center Parking Lot
at 8:00 a.m. SPECIAL PARKING WILL BE DESIGNATED AT THE END OF THE
PARADE ROUTE FOR THEIR VEHICLES.
SHRINE UNITS
39.
Enter Highway #84 from Southeast Alabama Medical Center from
7:00 – 7:30 a.m. Reload your units at Northcutt Drugs on Main
Street. For the safety of all spectators: Shrine Units will be
asked to travel in a straight line down the parade route and must
remain in the two middle lanes. Any violators of this safety rule
will be removed from the line-up.
WALKING UNITS
NO ONE YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS OF
AGE WILL BE ALLOWED TO WALK IN THE PARADE. DETAILS REGARDING THE
YOUTH PARADE ARE ENCLOSED.
40.
Walking units must be non-profit organizations or characters
or mascots of businesses invited by the National Peanut Festival to
participate in the parade. Costumes, uniforms or matching outfits
are required.
Entries must be of entertainment
value as determined by the National Peanut Festival Board or Parade
Committee.
41.
The classifications of walking units are:
A.
Cheerleaders … March with their bands.
B.
Clown Groups … will not be assigned a number, but walk freely
through the parade. (No hand-outs!)
C.
Walking Characters … will be assigned a unit number.
CHARACTERS, WHOSE COSTUMES MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WALK THROUGH THE
ENTIRE PARADE ROUTE, MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN VEHICLE.
SPECIAL NOTES TO ALL PARTICIPANTS:
EXPLAIN TO ALL PARENTS, WHERE
THEIR CHILD IS TO BE PICKED UP AFTER THE PARADE.
FLOAT RIDERS WILL NEED TO BE
PICKED UP AT D. ETHRIDGE ON MAIN STREET.
SPECIAL GUESTS, WHO ORIGINALLY
ASSEMBLED AT VIP COFFEE, WILL BE RETURNED BY SHUTTLE TO THE VIP
REVIEWING STANDS.
PARADE MARSHALS, WEARING BRIGHT
ORANGE VESTS, WILL BE STATIONED ON EVERY BLOCK AND WILL BE HAPPY TO
ASSIST YOU.
SPECIAL RULES REGARDING
VEHICLES:
VEHICLES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
FOLLOWING PARADE PARTICIPANTS ONLY! ALL OTHERS WILL NEED TO PROVIDE
AN APPROVED FLOAT.
* SPECIAL GUESTS (LISTED
ON PAGES 5 AND 6)
* MILITARY
* MEDIA
* HOST CITY VEHICLES
* LAW ENFORCEMENT
* CHARACTERS OR MASCOTS FROM BUSINESSES INVITED BY THE
NATIONAL PEANUT FESTIVAL
* WINNERS OF AUTHORIZED NPF
COMPETITIVE EVENTS (CUBMOBILE,
BMX, ETC.)
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