Line Up: 8:00 AM
Parade Start: 10:00 AM
Information The Parade Route will begin on North Main St in front of the Dollar General Market and end on South Bridge Street in front of the Catholic Church. Bridge Street and portions of Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 8:00 am. Entries can begin arriving at that time. Please enter the parade route from Main Street. Parade representatives will be along the route with location information. You MUST be in your assigned spot by 9:30 am. Those entries that arrive later will automatically forfeit their assigned position and will be added to the end of the parade, in front of the horses. Please note: There will be a $10 fee for every 50 feet over the 50 feet allotted for each entry due to space limitations. This fee is for businesses utilizing the parade with vehicles as advertising, non-profits or floats will not be charged any additional fees. Fees can be paid at the SCF Office (8 Park Avenue, LaBelle). NO POLITICAL candidates or advertisements will be permitted in the parade. Judging Guidelines: When constructing floats for judging, please adhere to the following guidelines: Use of Palm Fronds All floats must be lined with Swamp Cabbage Palm Fronds. Entries will be judged on look of palm fronds, (yellow vs. green, full skirt vs. few fronds.) REMEMBER- this is the Swamp Cabbage Festival, the more fronds, the better. Please be mindful of public and private property. (Palm fronds should only be taken with the owner’s permission). Use of Theme Entries should be related to the Festival’s theme. Entries shall be respectful and tasteful. No lewd writing or music will be allowed in the parade. Entries to be judged MUST display their number clearly on the front, left side of their float for judges to view. Numbers should be a minimum of 1 (foot) in size.
Due to CoVid19, the award-winning North Carolina Black Bear Festival is going virtual this year! BUT, instead of having to be here in person, people from around the world can compete for the cutest baby black bear on the planet!
RULES:
- Send us a 10 – 30 second video of your child dressed as a black bear.
- At the beginning of the video a family member must hold their Baby Bear and give the baby’s first name and mention the “2020 North Carolina Black Bear Festival” to verify the authenticity of the video.
- Videos must be submitted by 5 pm Eastern Standard Time on June 1, 2020
- Send videos to https://www.eventeny.com/users/application/open/?id=291
- Winners will be announced on June 6th at 2:30 pm Eastern Standard Time
- We will host two age groups for this contest. The age groups are as follows:
o Infant – 2 yrs. old (Age as of June 1st , 2020)
o 3 – 4 yrs. old (Age as of June 1st , 2020)
(There is not a separate category for Boys and Girls.)
Free Registration!
1st Prize: $100 & Title of “Cutest Baby Black Bear on the Planet”
2nd Prize: $75
3rd Prize $25
Top 10 Win a Bear Fest Kids T-shirt
We encourage creativity in the selection or creation of your child’s
baby bear costume and making an entertaining video.
Judging will be based on:
50% costume
50% entertainment value of the video
For more information, please email:
info@ncbearfest.com
or
Call: 252-793-6627
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Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States 
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