IMPORTANT
The following guidelines help ensure parade quality and safety and allow as many organizations as possible
the opportunity to participate. Read carefully and abide by the rules!
***All participants are required to be in compliance with the Governor’s orders and/or any
subsequent laws, orders or regulations in eff ect on event day. At the time of publication, Executive
Order #2020-63 is in eff ect. Details will be discussed at the pre-parade meeting and current
information may be found here: governor.sc.gov/executive-branch/executive-orders.***
1. Each entrant is allowed a maximum of two units per rule on page 2.
2. All entries, including golf carts/cars, must be well lit & decorated (one string of lights is not acceptable.)
3. There will only be one Santa in the parade at the end on the fi re truck.
4. Entrants must display lineup number on the front and organization name on each side of entry.
5. All entries must enter the parade lineup area following instructions given at pre-parade meeting.
6. There will be NO PERFORMING at the judges area, this causes delays and gaps in the parade.
7. Any generators used for lighting cannot be setup inside of an enclosed vehicle.
8. NO ITEMS ARE TO BE THROWN FROM VEHICLES AT ANY TIME. No interaction is allowed between
participants and spectators this year. No items may be handed out.
9. Riders on fl oats cannot get on and off of the fl oat during the parade at any time.
10. All entries with children must have adults riding/walking with them throughout the entire event.
11. Walkers alongside vehicles must walk at least 10 feet from the side of vehicle.
12. Use of fi re or open fl ames is not allowed.
13. Any fi rearms, real or replicas, must get approval in advance.
14. ALL wheels of motorized vehicles MUST keep in contact with the ground at all times. Anyone
doing wheelies or other potentially dangerous activities will be pulled from the parade immediately.
15. Each motorized vehicle must carry liability insurance and be operated by a licensed driver.
16. No one will be allowed to ride on the hood or roof of any vehicle.
17. No political campaigning is allowed on entries in the parade.
18. The undersigned agrees that all participants may be photographed or videotaped and that these images
may be published in an outlet used to promote or publicize the event.
Entries must observe all applicable rules and regulations and follow all instructions from
Police & parade offi cials. The Town of Mount Pleasant reserves the right to remove
any entrant from the parade, either prior to assembly, at assembly, or at any time
during the parade if the entrant fails to follow parade rules or does not display
standards of reasonable public taste as determined by Town staff .
There is only one Santa & he rides on a fi re truck at the end of the parade! It is confusing to children to see
more than one Santa riding on fl oats; therefore no one may dress as Santa on your fl oat or in your vehicle.
THE SANTA CLAUSE
This page must be signed and returned with application.
11: LIABILITY WAIVER: In consideration of your accepting my entry, I hereby, for myself, my child and all participants of my entry,
my heirs, executors and administrators, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages I, my child, or entry participants
may have against the Town of Mount Pleasant and its representatives, successors and assigns for any and all injuries suff ered by
myself or my child or entry participants at any activity sponsored by these groups. I have read in its entirety the general rules and the
entry guidelines for participating in the Town of Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade and agree to accept full responsibility for the
compliance of this entry and all participants associated therewith, and for any liability inherent with this entry’s particpation in the Town
of Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade. I understand that if I fail to comply with all the guidelines and rules for participation that my
entry will be removed from the parade lineup.
Name of group or participant: ________________________________________________________________________
Authorized representative: Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ___________________
(Print): ________________________________________
Return to: TOMP Christmas Parade, 391 Egypt Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 OR events@tompsc.com
Town of Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade
2020 Parade Rules and Liability Waiver (
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