Holiday Lights Parade Float Registration

The Annual kick-off to the Holidays is the Holiday Lights Parade presented by the Downtown Community Partnership and sponsored by Xcel Energy. This parade attracts thousands of spectators throughout the Fargo-Moorhead community and includes hundreds of participants that decorate their entries with lights. This magical evening will feature spectacular parade floats, marching units, equestrian entries, & so much more!

To ensure we can properly plan space and volunteers for the parade lineup we request every float/group registers for the parade.

Your registration fee helps us pay for parade costs and makes sure we can continue providing this parade for many years to come. As a small non-profit we would not be able to put on this important community event without your participation and financial support!

Thank you for supporting the parade with your registration! 

Policy Agreement: 

• The 2021 Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM
• Parade Line-up begins at 5 PM unless otherwise instructed
• Enter the parade route at 11th Street and Center Ave. 
• NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED! A completed parade entry along with applicable fees must be received by 5 PM on Friday, November 26, 2021 EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 1st

Décor:

• Absolutely NO pyrotechnics, fire or firing of firearms is allowed.
• Entries that use live animals are responsible for cleaning up after the animals immediately.
• Generators, converters and batteries can be used to power lights and sound equipment on the parade unit. 
  • Make sure the power unit is big enough to provide power safely.

 

Float Requirements:

• Float entries may not exceed 13 feet in height (to ensure clearance for the skyways), 12 feet in width and 55 feet in length NOT including tow units. 
• The framework must be at least 12 inches from the ground when the float is decorated and loaded.
  • (This will allow necessary ground clearance during the lineup and parade).
• Sufficient wheel and wagon tongue clearance must be incorporated so that no interference may occur with the chassis.
• All entries must be self-propelled, motor-pulled or horse drawn. This is a Forward Motion Parade. All units and entries must keep moving forward.
• The tow vehicle is strongly encouraged to be decorated as well. We strongly encourage that the trailers are skirted.
• All entries are not permitted to cause any gap between floats/entries during the parade.

 

Safety: 

• All children under the age of 13 participating in the parade must be supervised by an adult at all times.
• In the interest of safety, throwing candy and prizes from float/vehicle is PROHIBITED.
• Each unit may have people walking beside the float HANDING out candy and prizes to the crowd.
• All entries must have an easily accessible fire extinguisher on the float or in the tow vehicle.
• A kit containing appropriate tools for minor repairs is recommended.
• Floats using gas-powered generators need to have the fumes ventilated safely. All fuels must be in appropriate containers. (Allow a hot generator to cool for 15 minutes before refilling) The sound from a gas-powered generator should be muffled as much as possible.
• Disposal of all floats’ material is the responsibility of the sponsoring organization and/or individuals.
• Please respect private property.