Parade Float Sign Up

2024 Dunedin Mardi Gras Parade  

You are an important part of this event, and the DDMA would like it to run as smoothly and safely as possible. Please review the following important information carefully. If you have questions, need more details or have ideas of how we can improve, please email us at mardigras@amg22.com

Parade registration deadline is February 1, 2024, or when unit capacity is reached, whichever occurs first. Limiting entries in the parade may be necessary to ensure proper flow and that the parade’s running time is kept to approximately one hour.

The parade is scheduled for Saturday, February 10, 2024. Line-up begins at 4:30 pm. Refer to the parade email for your assigned lineup. Your entire unit must be properly in line before 5:15pm or it will be eliminated from the parade.

 The parade route will be from Douglas Avenue/Beltrees north to Skinner Boulevard. All parade units are required to be safe, decorated, and have entertainment value, incorporating the Mardi Gras theme. All units are encouraged to include amplified or live music in the parade.

Each entry MUST keep pace with the unit that precedes it and must not permit gaps to occur between units. All candy must exclude lollipops, candy with a stick, and boxed candy with sharp points or edges. All candy must be given out after the “Start” flags at Beltrees and Douglas Ave.

There will be no Confetti Cannons or anything similar used in the Parade. If your entry does use something you will be responsible for any fines and extra clean-up fees charged to the Downtown Dunedin Merchants Association, Inc. You will also be banned from future Parades for Five Years.

For the safety of our parade, participants, and spectators, any unit that is determined to be unsafe by Parade Officials and/or Sheriff's Department will not be allowed to participate in the parade.