PARADE OBJECTIVES

To be entertaining family fun.  To create awareness and hype for the opening of the Saskatoon Exhibition and to showcase our community spirit.

PARADE ROUTE (subject to change)

The route will be determined based on City of Saskatoon requirements and will be published on our website and posted on our social media channels once it has been determined.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES

1. All applications are to be completed no later than Thursday, June 27, 2024.
2. Parade entries must observe all Policies and Regulations and follow all instructions from police and parade officials. All entries require prior approval and must complete an application form. Your completed entry application is your ACCEPTANCE of all the Parade Policies & Regulations.
3. Parade officials reserve the right to remove any entry, at any time, whether as a result of concern for safety, interference with the parade’s progress, or any other reason which the officials deem appropriate.
4. Floats or other entries advocating, opposing, or depicting any political, religious, or social issues will not be considered.
5. For safety reasons, no material may be handed out or thrown from any parade entry before, during or after the parade. Distribution of gifts, merchandise, literature, or other material on the parade route is strictly prohibited.
6. Antique vehicles may be permitted (vehicle must be 30 years or older). All other vehicles must be decorated.
7. We ask each entry to assist us in keeping a consistent pace in the parade and to help in elimination of gaps. A spacing of 20 feet between each parade entry will be enforced.  Please respond to the requests and directions from officials.
8. Alcoholic beverages are forbidden on any float, in any vehicle, or on the person of any participant. Participants consuming alcohol prior to or during the parade are subject to removal from the parade.
9. Prairieland reserves the right to limit the number of entries. Entries will be evaluated based on merits as a parade entry.
10. The parade shall be composed so that the total viewing time shall be a maximum of one hour past any point to be consistent with the logistics of street closures and TV coverage.
11. We recommend that all decorative materials be made of fire-retardant materials.
12. For safety reasons, we require all riders on / in motorized entries to have individual seat belts, body supports, or other body restraints. Personnel included in the entry shall not mount or dismount from floats or other entries unless the entry has come to a complete stop.
13. It is the responsibility of the entrants to ensure that the design and operation of their float is safe and reliable and Saskatoon Prairieland Park assumes no responsibility in connection therewith and makes no representation as to safety by reason of compliance with its parade regulations. It is your responsibility to obtain and provide proof of liability insurance (minimum of $2 million). It is also required that Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation is added as an “additional insured” in your CGL Policy. 
14. A member of Prairieland Park may contact you to resolve quality and safety issues after the applications are reviewed.
15. Sponsorship / Commercialism: Recognition of commercial sponsors is acceptable provided that it is done tastefully and the commercial message does not dominate the entry. Prairieland Park reserves the right to reject blatantly commercial entries.      
16. Decisions regarding all entries are final.
17. There is no entry fee.

1. These policies are applicable to ALL entries in the Saskatoon Exhibition Parade.
2. We suggest for safety reasons that fuel tanks be topped off just prior to the parade. Containers of fuel MUST NOT be carried on any parade entry.
3. It is the responsibility of the entrants to ensure that the design and operation of their float is safe and reliable and Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation assumes no responsibility in connection therewith and makes no representation as to safety by reason of compliance with its parade regulations.
4. Prairieland reserves the right to remove any entry where safety measures are, in the opinion of the officials, inadequate.
5. Your completed entry application is your ACCEPTANCE of all the Parade Policies and Regulations.
6. Sponsorship / Commercialism: Recognition of commercial sponsors is acceptable provided that it is done tastefully and the commercial message does not dominate the entry. Prairieland reserves the right to reject blatantly commercial entries.
7. Floats must be 100% decorated including the tow vehicle.
8. The height of your entry and tow vehicle must be indicated on the application. If there is a concern with the entry’s height, we will contact you.
9. All entries must provide drivers for their floats. The driver must have proper ventilation and a clear view of the street.
10. Drivers must remain with their entry from check-in time until the parade is complete and the float returns to the applicant’s location.
11. No smoking on or near entries.
12. All motorized entries must carry a 2.5 lb ABC Dry Chemical fire extinguisher, inspected and charged.
13. Exhaust pipes are to be wrapped with protective wrap where it passes near decorations.
14. Please bring along water for your participants, as this is not provided on parade day.
15. If raining, parade is a go. Please ensure participants come prepared.
16. Toy guns or weapons are not permitted.

1. These policies are applicable to ALL entries in the Saskatoon Exhibition Parade.
2. All livestock shall be in good health and sound condition. All parade entries shall exhibit proper disposition and control in a parade environment, without assistance.
3. No stallions.
4. Each unit is ENCOURAGED to provide their own novelty clean-up unit. These can be fun entries consisting of small, fully decorated cart-type vehicles with suitably costumed teams equipped with gloves, shovels, or brooms suitable for collecting “road apples” from the parade route.
5. Any animal entry deemed to violate any of the regulations or policies will be given the opportunity to correct the deficiency. If it cannot be corrected, they may not be permitted to participate in the parade.
6. All light and heavy horse hitches shall have an assistant in the front seat of the wagon. All hitches in excess of two horses must have at least two additional assistants on the ground or on horseback.
7. All horse hitches must have the neck yoke tied to the tongue. We recommend the use of bit style bridles.
8. Your completed entry application is your ACCEPTANCE of all the Parade Policies and Regulations.
9. No smoking on or near entries.
10. Please bring along water for your entry’s participants, as this is not available on parade day.
11. Drivers must not leave their animals unattended at any time and must be in control of them throughout the parade route.
12. All entries must follow the specified parade route.
13. Drivers and animals must not ride toward spectators or intimidate them in any manner.

PARADE OBJECTIVES

To be entertaining family fun.  To create awareness and hype for the opening of the Saskatoon Exhibition and to showcase our community spirit.

PARADE ROUTE (subject to change)

The route will be determined based on City of Saskatoon requirements and will be published on our website and posted on our social media channels once it has been determined.

CRITERIA TO BE A RECOGNIZED MARCHING BAND

1. Band must be uniformly dressed.
2. Band must march in a specific order with a definite formation.
3. Band must consist of a minimum of 15 people.
4. A variety of all instruments must be represented to include: brass, reed, and percussion sections (not just one of each).

GENERAL POLICIES & PRACTICES

1. All entries must be in full uniform.
2. All marching bands must maintain a forward motion. Routines that cause gaps will not be permitted. Reverse motion of the entire unit on the parade route is not permitted.
3. We ask each entry to assist us in keeping a consistent pace in the parade and to help in elimination of gaps. A spacing of 20 feet between each parade entry will be enforced. Please respond to the requests and directions from officials.
4. Decisions regarding all entries are final.
5. Please bring along water for your participants, as this is not provided on parade day.
6. There is no entry fee.

PERFORMANCE FEES

All bands meeting the above criteria will receive a performance fee of $250 plus additional member fees based on the schedule below. Any bands under 15 members will not qualify for the performance fee but will receive the member fees as per below.

Local – Saskatoon: $5 per member or a minimum of $100

In Province – Saskatchewan:   $10 per member or a minimum of $150

*All performance fees are paid in Canadian funds to a maximum of $500 per band