IMPORTANT
PARADE RULES
1. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES may
be publicly consumed or dispensed to the public at any time in the staging area
or the Parade route.
2. NOTHING MAY BE THROWN TO THE CROWD along the
Parade. All giveaways MUST BE HANDED to
the spectators. Anyone violating this rule will be
ejected from the Parade and may be fined per Boardman Township.
3. Reviewing stand
performances are limited to 1 minute.
(Please observe this limit)
4. Parade participants
are NOT PERMITTED
to fire off pyrotechnics or devices which leave confetti, streamers or foam along the Parade route. Re-enactment
groups which discharge black powder weapons do so at their own risk.
5. The Parade starts at
exactly 1:00 PM - Anyone not in their division at the time will be placed in
the last division.
6. All entries must be
decorated with an Irish theme.
7. Office Holders, Political
Candidates and their supporters must participate in good taste.
We ask that everyone remember that this is
not a political parade. It is a community
parade for families and children. You may
include an appropriate sign on your entry listing
the name of candidate, office or office
seeking and party affiliation. Campaign slogans,
political ideology or issues-based
messaging are restricted on all parade entries as they do
not align with the spirit and theme of the
Parade.
8. Please do not distribute written flyers or
papers along the parade route.
9. Any non-registered
entry will be placed in the last division. If a commercial entry, the $100 per
vehicle entrance fee will be due at that time. No payment, no entry.
10. Participation in the
event is strictly limited to approved entrants listed on the official entry
form; parade entries may not invite, host, or incorporate any unauthorized
groups or individuals into their marching unit
Any participant may be ejected from
the Parade by the Boardman Police, Head Marshal
Joe Illencik or the Parade President Casey Malone
for disregarding any of the above
rules.
