- We encourage floats to be decorated with the parade theme, “Candyland.” Due to the weather-related cancellation in 2023, we will have the same theme this year. Please make sure your float has the name of the business or group represented attached in a visible manner.
- Floats MUST be fully decorated before you enter the staging area and no waste/items may be left in the staging area.
- All floats must arrive during their designated arrival time (assigned at required virtual meeting) and all floats must be in place by 11am or you will not be permitted into the parade.
- Adults MUST accompany children, youth organizations, school groups or any groups with children participating at all times.
- In order to ensure the safety of our children, throwing items into the crowd from a moving vehicle is prohibited. Candy may be handed out to parade attendees by walking alongside your float/entry.
- Entries are prohibited to stop to perform at any time during the parade. You MUST keep moving at all times.
- Inappropriate conduct is basis for automatic disqualification and removal from the parade. This includes, but is not limited to, endangering or the potential of endangering anyone along the parade route.
- All bike riders, skaters and equestrian riders must wear helmets and appropriate safety gear.
- All vehicles towing a unit must have safety chains between the pulling unit and the float. The float MUST be secured.
- Sound levels from floats must be kept at a reasonable level. Excessively loud music or noise that could disturb parade participants or attendees is prohibited.
- Horse entries are required to supply clean-up crews (pooper-scoopers) to follow behind their unit. Waste clean-up in the staging area is REQUIRED. Horse groups are limited to six (6). Each rider under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Riders must provide a certified copy of the current 12month negative Coggins test before each horse can enter the staging area.
- Only registered floats and vehicles will be allowed in the staging area.
- Participants MUST be dropped off at another location than the staging area, and the group must walk to the staging area together. Parents are prohibited to drop off their children at the staging area.
- Walking units must be able to keep up with the speed of the parade and provide a banner/sign with the sponsor/group name.
- The parade route begin at Ingles on North Broad Street and continues down Broad Street and will turn left onto Athens Street towards Jug Tavern Park.
- No participants are allowed to sit on the edge of floats and/or have legs hanging over the side.
- No one under the age of 18 years old is allowed to drive any vehicle in the parade.
- No vehicles are to spin tires, rev engines or cause a commotion of any kind while participating in the parade.
- If this is violated, your entry will be removed from the parade. Vehicles must be street legal.
- Failure to comply with these regulations may result in disqualification and ejection from the parade.
- The Christmas Parade Committee reserves the right to make any changes and/or additions to these rules and regulations at any time without prior notice.
- No one may enter the parade dressed like Santa or representing Santa. The Christmas Parade Committee will sponsor Santa, and Santa is included in the parade each year. We do, however, encourage you to dress as elves, cartoon characters, the parade theme characters, etc. to fit the Christmas theme.
This application is for food and non-alcoholic beverage vendors. An application does not guarantee acceptance. Please allow two weeks for application processing.
Food trucks will be required to have a fire inspection onsite the day of the event! Fire inspections will take place at 10:30am.
Food Vendor Check-in will run from 9:30-10:30am. You may begin serving as soon as you are setup and pass a fire inspection (if required).
The Christmas Parade will begin at 12pm and will end at Jug Tavern Park around 1:30pm. Santa's After Party will go until 4:00pm.
This application is for all business and retail vendors. An application does not guarantee acceptance. Please allow two weeks for application processing.
Vendor load-in will run from 9:30-10:30am and you may begin serving/selling as soon as you are setup. Due to limited space, vendors will be permitted to drive up to two vehicles into the event space for load-in. We ask that you unload your vehicles as quickly as possible, park your car outside of the event space, and then begin setting up your booth.
The Christmas Parade will begin at 12pm and will end at Jug Tavern Park around 1:30pm. Santa's After Party will go until 4:00pm.- Wide variety of cold beer and wine
- Pour all drinks into a plastic, clear cup
- Purchase stickers from the City of Winder for each cup
- 10x10 BRANDED tent (your tent must state "alcohol vendor")
- Provide own table and chairs
- At least two bartenders
- Accept cash and credit card
- Provide own power source
- Llist of drinks and prices for attendees to view before getting in line
- List of drinks and prices at cash register
- Valid State Alcohol License
- Local Alcohol Beverage License
- Valid Alcohol Beverage catering license
- Valid local catering event permit at least 1 month prior to the event (Issued by the City)