Tulsa Holiday Parade of Lights 2011 Float Applicaon - Due October 21, 2011 This is an applicaon for parcipaon in the 2011 Tulsa Holiday Parade of Lights. This is designed to provide the producers of the parade with important informaon about your organizaon’s proposed involvement. If your group is accepted, this will be used for producon and planning pur- poses. Please include complete informaon that is typed so we can properly represent your organizaon. You may aach addional informaon if necessary. The parade organizers reserve the right to accept or reject any unit applicaon. If your group is accepted for parade parcipaon, you will receive a confir- maon leer. AN 8 1/2 x 11 SKETCH OF THE FLOAT IS REQUIRED WITH THE APPLICATION. Please complete and submit this appli- caon no later than October 21, 2011. Parcipaon Fee (if selected): _________ Business $165 _________ Non-Profit $55 Name of Organizaon or Sponsor: ________________________________________ Float name—as it will appear in print: _____________________________________ Name of float builder: __________________________________________________ Float descripon—please provide detailed explanaon of theme, colors, props, design, and building materials: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Please esmate the number of lights on your float: ___________________________ Float Length: __________ Width: __________ Height: __________ Transportaon—number and size of vehicles used to transport unit to parade site: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Number of persons on float: _______________ _________________________________ Costume Descripon—all float riders must be in costume: ______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Does your float have music, carolers, tape player, etc.? Please describe: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Parcipaon—have you parcipated in this parade or others in the past? If yes, which ones, and which years? Have you won any awards?_______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ History—please provide a brief history or noteworthy details about your organizaon: ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Oponal: Your organizaon’s Holiday wish for our community: ________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Corporate Sponsored Floats: Number of Employees in Tulsa: _________ Number of Years in Business _________
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Tulsa Holiday Parade of Lights 2011 Float Application - Due October 21, 2011
This is an application for
participation in the 2011 Tulsa Holiday
Parade of Lights. This is designed to
provide the producers of the parade
with important information about your
organization’s proposed involvement.
If your group is accepted, this will be
used for production and planning pur-
poses.
Please include complete
information that is typed so we can
properly represent your organization.
You may attach additional information
if necessary.
The parade organizers reserve the right
to accept or reject any unit application.
If your group is accepted for parade
participation, you will receive a confir-
mation letter.
AN 8 1/2 x 11 SKETCH OF THE FLOAT IS
REQUIRED WITH THE APPLICATION.
Please complete and submit this appli-
cation no later than October 21, 2011.
Participation Fee (if selected): _________ Business $165 _________ Non-Profit $55 Name of Organization or Sponsor: ________________________________________ Float name—as it will appear in print: _____________________________________ Name of float builder: __________________________________________________ Float description—please provide detailed explanation of theme, colors, props, design, and building materials: ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please estimate the number of lights on your float: ___________________________ Float Length: __________ Width: __________ Height: __________ Transportation—number and size of vehicles used to transport unit to parade site: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of persons on float: _______________ _________________________________ Costume Description—all float riders must be in costume: ______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Does your float have music, carolers, tape player, etc.? Please describe: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Participation—have you participated in this parade or others in the past? If yes, which ones, and which years? Have you won any awards?_______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ History—please provide a brief history or noteworthy details about your organization: ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Optional: Your organization’s Holiday wish for our community: ________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Corporate Sponsored Floats: Number of Employees in Tulsa: _________ Number of Years in Business _________
2011 Float Guidelines Float Size: Maximum Length of float and tow vehicle: 50 feet Maximum Width: 20 feet Maximum Height: 16 feet Height restrictions due to electrical and telephone lines along parade route. Each float trailer must be enclosed and decorated. Please use fabric, sheeting, banners, etc. in addi-tion to lights around the trailer (see examples next page). Signs: Each float must be preceded with a sign or banner which identifies the group and can be seen from a distance. The banner should be decorated with a holiday theme. It is preferable that the sign be mounted to the front of the vehicle pulling the float, but not required (see examples next page). Sponsor Sign—2’ x 6’ maximum It is permissible to advertise a unit with sponsor identification, but solicitations, such as free cou-pons or handouts, are strictly prohibited. Throwing of objects, such as candy, is not permitted in order to avoid injury to spectators. Vehicle pulling float must be either: (a) disguised with decorations and lights that conform to the float theme, or (b) decorated with holiday wreaths, greenery and/or bunting depicting a holiday theme. There is ONLY ONE SANTA CLAUS in the parade and he is provided by the parade sponsors and producers. Please do not include a live Santa on your float. Float Materials must conform to fire safety regulations and all vehicles must carry a fire extinguisher. Each float must have its own lights and a corresponding energy source for those lights.
