2024 Santa Fest Parade Guests

When
12/07/2024
11:00 AM
Location
TWIGGS & MORGAN Unit Number: 25

Registration

Krewe family member or child – $10.00
Children 11 and under are free
Non-family Guest (12 or older) – $25.00

Registration is closed

Tampa Santa Fest Parade Staging Instructions

Organization: KREWE OF SHAMROCK

Entrance Number: FOUR-TWIGGS & MORGAN

Your Parade Unit Number: 25

Staging opens at 11 a.m.

Staging closes at 12:30 p.m.

Parade Start: 1 p.m.

STAGING:
· Parade Staging Coordinators will be at each entrance to assist you in finding your location.
· Walking groups should stage on the sidewalk for your safety and so that floats & vehicles can stage along the streets.
· Large groups (bands, Krewes, dance troops, etc.) arriving by bus should coordinate their arrival and unloading.
· Please display the Staging Number on the dash of the bus. After the bus drops off in staging, it will drive down the parade route and turn left onto Gasparilla Plaza. Buses will park (facing west) along the north curb of Gasparilla Plaza.
Please note: For the safety of parade participants, personal vehicles will not be allowed in the parade staging area.

PARADE ROUTE:
· Tampa’s Christmas Parade will proceed west on Madison Street, then turn north onto Ashley Drive towards the disbanding area.
DISBANDING:
· Please follow the instructions below and for instructions from TPD Officers during the parade.
· Parade Ends: The Parade ends at Gasparilla Plaza; please turn off the music and stop throwing beads.
· Walkers/dancers/bands: Will turn left onto Gasparilla Plaza and, if applicable, immediately load onto your bus, proceed to your vehicle, or join us in the park for Santa Fest! Please keep moving forward so we do not have a backup on Gasparilla Plaza.
· Floats/motorized units: Will turn right onto Polk Street. TPD will direct you to Jefferson Street to head north and out of downtown Tampa.
Please note: For safety reasons, Floats will not be allowed to stop in the disbanding area.
· For safety reasons, Walkers accompanying a float or vehicle will be turned onto Gasparilla Plaza and will not be permitted to walk onto Polk Street. Floats will not be allowed to stop on the parade route or on Polk Street for participants to get on. Float riders need to stay on the float as it proceeds through disbanding.
· Float Riders: Floats needing to unload riders will be directed by TPD to stop at Pierce Street, where you will have 2 minutes to disembark.
Please note: No equipment or decorations breakdown will be permitted on Polk Street by TPD.
TAMPA CHRISTMAS PARADE GUIDELINES REMINDERS
· Please remember, no Santa characters are allowed, except on the Official Tampa Christmas Parade Santa Float. Santa hats are permissible. Festive costumes with bright colors are encouraged.
· All units must be designed and decorated to reflect the Christmas holiday theme of the parade and must be constructed in a manner that is safe for all participants and spectators.
· Per Sec 28.58 - Procession safety monitors (Tampa City Code) - Any motorized vehicle(s) longer than 20 feet must provide four (4) safety monitors stationed at the corners of the vehicle used in the parade at all times while the vehicle(s) are moving. Each safety monitor must be equipped with an orange or lime green safety vest and a whistle. The role of the Safety Monitor is to make sure the driver is aware of any emergency requiring him/her to stop immediately. Emergencies include, but are not limited to, equipment malfunction, passengers falling from the float, overhead abstractions, parade viewers coming too close, etc. Safety monitors may not hand items out to spectators along the parade route.
Please do not throw beads in the staging area. Bead throwing begins west of Morgan Street and ends at Gasparilla Plaza.
· The Parade, by its nature, is an ENTERTAINMENT MEDIUM, and, therefore, the contribution of each unit to this concept is critical. The Event is NOT A PLATFORM FOR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR SOCIAL ISSUES, and no unit will be permitted to participate in the Parade if, in the judgment of the Parade Committee, it reflects such issues. (Please see official Parade Guidelines for more details).
· All Organization’s/ Unit’s Beads and/or Throws that will be distributed at the parade meet or exceed current federal, state, and local standards and are compliant with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
· Soft candies, gum, gummies, and taffies may be thrown. Hard candy and candy canes may not be thrown and should be handed to spectators.
· No armed security will be permitted on the floats, in personal vehicles, or walking in the parade.

CONTACT US

Krewe of Shamrock

P.O. Box 274102

Tampa, FL 33688

kreweofshamrocktampa@gmail.com
www.kreweofshamrock.com