AZ PRIDE STREET CLOSURE: Central Avenue from Osborn to Thomas Road will be completely closed to traffic at 7: 00 am on Saturday, April 21. This will allow us to mark off the street for entries. STAGING BEGINS: Entries may begin entering the staging area at 7: 30 am. If you have a vehicle there prior to 7: 30 am, please stay on a side street or parking lot before checking with the volunteers up near Osborn & receiving your POSITION CARD. ALL ENTRIES CHECK-IN: 7: 30 am to 9: 30 am on the corner of Earll & Central. Please make arrangements to check-in, and have your entire entry on-site and ready to march by 9: 30 am.
Step Off will be promptly at 10: 00 am. We will not have time for check-in after 9: 30 am. OFFICIAL ENTRY NUMBERS: We are NOT assigning entry numbers in advance this year. You will receive your official entry number at ‘Parade Check-In’ that morning. There will be a large (poster-size) line-up list and diagram posted at the corner of Earll &Central (the street entrance into Park Central).
Walking participants can check there to see where their group is lined up.
You MUST display your OFFICIAL ENTRY NUMBER to the judges as you pass By them. So have someone display it on the left side of your entry. ALL VEHICLES/FLOATS: (PRE-STAGING & STAGING) (Unless you have been specifically instructed otherwise. ) Enter parade PRE-STAGING from Osborn, turning south onto Central Avenue.
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Stop there to check with the parade volunteers (in bright ORANGE t-shirts) stationed in that vicinity, to receive your position in the staging area & to receive your POSITION CARD. Then look for other volunteers further down Central in your particular staging areas For more detailed directions. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT ENTER STAGING AREA WITHOUT A POSITION CARD! JUDGING: Will take place again this year along the parade route. Winners will be announced at the Festival Main Stage at approximately 1: 00 pm. TICKET SALES: Will be available near the check-in table on Saturday morning for $10.
00 per ticket. Have any of your participants that don’t already have a ticket buy them there & they will save some time & standing in line at the Festival admission gates. Information to pass on to your friends & family who will be watching along the parade route: There will be personnel along the parade route (probably towards McDowell) selling Festival admission tickets for $10. 00. Hopefully this may alleviate some of the bottleneck that immediately follows the parade for admissions. VOLUNTEER/ENTERTAINER CHECK-IN: We also will have someone near the parade check-in table who can check-in volunteers and entertainers.
ONLY those people who have their badges can enter the Festival grounds from 1 st Street & Portland. All other walkers must enter through regular admission gates set up at 2 nd Street & Moreland or under the bridge. SHUTTLES: Shuttle service will be available between the Festival site (from 2 nd Street & Moreland) and the parade staging areas, up until Midnight, to return you to your private vehicles. SATURDAY, BRING TO CHECK-IN: registration list of participants DE-STAGING: delays in that area.
