PARADE REGISTRATION

DEADLINE: Must register by August 15th.
EVENT: SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th, 2023 - NOON-APPROXIMATELY 1PM
LOCATION: 20th & Adams St., Toledo, Ohio
LINE-UP STARTS: 9:30am

What you will need to know:

• Check-in will be at 20th & Adams St by the Ottawa Tavern parking lot. Floats and vehicles, please enter at 21st & Adams Street.
• Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.
• Please be no later than 10:30 am.
• Prepare for the weather accordingly.
• The parade will kick off at noon from 17th & Adams. It will travel down Adams St. to Summit St.

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Toledo Pride Parade. Please see the attached information for floats, vehicles, and walking groups. Information regarding the Toledo Pride Parade route and set up will be posted on the website at www.toledopride.com.

Please contact our Parade Coordinator if you have any questions, comments, or concerns:  parade.toledopride@gmail.com.

FLOAT DEFINITION AND DIMENSIONS

All groups and floats need to register. The ONLY exceptions are accessibility vehicles and official security vehicles. The width of each float cannot exceed the width of a single road lane. Float/Vehicle registration also includes all walking participants accompanying the vehicle.

PARADE WALKING GROUP DEFINITIONS

A group consisting of walking participants representing a business/organization that supports Toledo Pride.

SOUND

Any float or walking group using amplified music or sound equipment must notify Toledo Pride in advance, on their application. Our goal is to spread these floats & walking groups throughout the parade to decrease instances of competing sound as much as possible.

PLACEMENT

Toledo Pride reserves the right to determine the placement of floats and walking groups in the Toledo Pride Parade.

LITTER

To ensure the safety of all participants, and limit the amount of litter generated by the Pride Parade, throwing items like confetti, coupons, etc. into the crowd is prohibited. Items MUST be handed directly to spectators.

FOR ALL PARADE PARTICIPANTS

This agreement affirms the business/organization represented by the applicant in accordance with Toledo Pride's mission - to celebrate and educate the LGBTQIA+ community in Toledo and its surrounding areas while fighting for equal rights for all. The signature of this agreement also affirms that the individuals, organizations, or businesses named do not discriminate in hiring, employment, participation, or services rendered based on the fact or perception of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, domestic partner status, disability or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or HIV Status.

With an expected growth in numbers, we expect that parade participants refrain from using any potentially dangerous or perceived violent props or supplies in cars and floats. Such items include, but are not limited to, poles, wires, guns (fake or real), or aerial acts.

We also ask that parade participants consider the demographics of our audience and abstain from nudity and implied nudity as well as suggestive props or decorations. Pride reserves the right to deny any participant entry into the parade for any reason.

Keep it crazy and classy!