2015 LOYAL CORN FESTIVAL PARADE
You are cordially invited to participate in the annual Loyal Corn Festival Parade. Please join
us in celebrating “57 Ears of Sweet Traditions.”
DATE: August 30, 2015
TIME: 12:30 p.m., all entrants should be in place by 12:00 Noon
QUESTIONS: Email loyalcornfest@gmail.com or call 715-214-8980
Return your completed application via email or US mail to Loyal Corn Fest, PO Box 25, Loyal, WI
54446 by August 21, 2015. Late entries will be subject to availability/decision of the Parade
Marshal AND assessed a $25 late fee to participate!
Your application is accepted unless you are notified differently. Your number will be assigned by the Corn Fest
Committee based on placement and spacing of other units in the parade.
HOW TO PICK UP YOUR PARADE NUMBER:
On the day of the parade, please report to the registration table located at 514 Central Street (High School
Concession Stand) for parade numbers and place assignments starting at 9:30 a.m. until our cut-off of 12:00
p.m. After 12, we will be on the parade route and unavailable to check in late arrivals. Larger entries will be
staged at the County garage and will be registered by radio with one of our parade helpers. The parade steps
off promptly at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2015. Please be on time.
Trophies will be awarded based on the judges’ decisions in the following categories: Best of Parade, Great Corn
Award (for best use of our theme), Corniest Award (most humorous), Service Float, Youth Float, Best Band and
Best Marching Service.
Parade entry is free for non-political units; political units are assessed $25/unit. Checks can be made payable to
the Loyal Corn Fest. Parade results will be announced after the parade at 3 p.m. and posted on our website.
Awards will be available for pick-up at City Hall on Monday, August 31.
The Loyal Corn Festival Committee and the Loyal Police Department
WILL NOT ALLOW CANDY OR OTHER ARTICLES TO BE THROWN
FROM MOVING VEHICLES!
Candy and other handouts may be distributed by walking attendants. Anyone who does not adhere to this
policy may be asked to leave the parade route and/or may not be allowed to return to future parades.
Child Safety along the route must be a first consideration.
Please make sure you have enough volunteers to help distribute.
ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE IN BY August 21, 2015! Please fill out the enclosed form including length of entry, proof of
insurance (if it has changed from last year or you are a new entrant), and the category you best fit into for judging
purposes. If you are no longer the person in charge of your group, please let me know so I can update our list for next year.
We look forward to seeing you in this year’s parade. Thank you for making it one of the best parades around.
Loyal Corn Fest Committee
Loyal Corn Festival Parade Application
Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:30 p.m.
Our theme this year is: “57 Ears of Sweet Traditions”
We ask that all entrants try to incorporate the theme.
Organization/Business __________________________________________________________
Contact Person ________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________
Phone ____________________________ Email _______________________________________
Length of entry: ________________________________________________________________
Animals: Y or N
Music Y or N
Category for judging: Best use of theme Humorous
Youth
Band
Marching Service
Service
Information for announcer (this is what is read as you proceed through the parade). PLEASE BE
BRIEF. We will need to modify announcements if it is too long :_________________________
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By signing below, the entrant and/or organization hereby agrees and indemnifies to hold harmless the Loyal Corn Festival for
any loss suffered by an individual or member of an organization, or for any loss occasioned to another as result of negligence or
a purposeful act by the entrant or any of its members.
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Signature of Entrant/Representative
The Corn Fest committee spends an enormous amount of time setting the parade line-up. Please understand that not
every unit can be at the beginning of the parade. We know that without you, we do not have a successful and entertaining
parade each and every year. Thank you for your participation and have a wonderful time on parade day!
Loyal Corn Festival
Parade Rules
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DO NOT throw candy or other articles from moving vehicles. All candy and
handouts may be distributed by walking attendants.
Do not hold up the parade. Our parade marshals will let you know when to step off.
Keep up with the unit in front of you.
No parking areas are clearly marked. Do not park in the parade route.
All entries will pick up their numbers on the day of the parade. Numbers will not be
given out ahead of time.
Late entries (received after August 21st, 2015) will be assessed a $25 fee
Parade acceptance is at the discretion of the Parade Marshalls
Parade marshals are posted throughout the lineup area. If you have any questions or
need directions, they are there to help you. They are also responsible for keeping
order, seeing that units are lined up properly and to enforce the rules so the parade
runs smoothly.
Please help us make this a safe and enjoyable day for every participant and spectator by
following these rules; they are for your benefit and safety. Thank you for supporting our
parade and have a wonderful time!