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2 SASKATOON EXHIBITION PARADE Tuesday, August 7, 2018 The Saskatoon EX Parade kicks off the Saskatoon EX held August 7-12, The Saskatoon EX is produced by Prairieland Park, a not for profit community organization. The Saskatoon EX is the largest summer event in Saskatoon bringing the community together in celebration. Thousands of people of all ages enjoy watching the parade every year. Imagine your organization at the center of summer fun! Apply Today: Enclosed in the Saskatoon EX Parade application you will find an application form, general information and policies, and judging information. There is no entry fee. An organization can have more than one (1) entry. Please fill in more than one (1) application if this is your case. Please review the general information and policies carefully, they are in place to help ensure standards of quality and safety. Please take some time to prepare a short commentary (no more than 50 words) of your entry to be provided for the televised program. We cannot guarantee your entry will be on television or that all of your commentary will be read in its entirety. The deadline for commentary is Friday, July 13. Parade entries are selected based on the value they bring to our audiences and therefore need to be of quality, be family friendly, entertaining, inclusive and inspiring. Previous parade entrants are encouraged to modify key elements to keep the design fresh and exciting each year to ensure a place at this year s show. Applications will be reviewed and chosen based on their merits as a parade entry. For example, floats will be given preference over decorated vehicles. Company logos and decals on your vehicle are not considered decoration. There is a maximum number of entries, so please apply early! All judging will take place during the parade and results will be published on the Saskatoon EX website (www. saskatoonexhibition.ca) and in an EX eblast. Award certificates will be mailed to all winning entries. If you are unsure or have questions regarding the Saskatoon EX Parade application, please contact Guylaine Patenaude - Special Events Coordinator at gpatenaude@saskatoonex.com or phone at We look forward to receiving your application and seeing you at the Saskatoon EX Parade! Sincerely, Guylaine Patenaude, Special Events Coordinator IMPORTANT DATES: Commentary Deadline: Friday, July 13, 2018 Parade Day: Tuesday, August 7, :00 a.m. Saskatoon EX: Tuesday, August 7 - Sunday, August 12, 2018

SASKATOON EXHIBITION PARADE Tuesday, August 7, 2018-10:00 a.m. PARADE OBJECTIVES To be entertaining family fun.

3 SASKATOON EXHIBITION PARADE Tuesday, August 7, :00 a.m. PARADE OBJECTIVES To be entertaining family fun. To create awareness and hype for the opening of the Saskatoon Exhibition and to showcase our community spirit. PARADE ROUTE (subject to change) Due to road closures, the parade route has changed slightly. The route begins at 24th Street and Spadina Crescent East, West on 24th Street to 4th Avenue, South on 4th Avenue to 20th Street East, East on 20th Street to Spadina Crescent East, North on Spadina Crescent East to 24th Street, disperse on Spadina Crescent East in marshaling area. GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES 1. All applications are to be completed and signed and must be postmarked/ ed no later than Tues., June 19, Parade entries must observe all Policies and Regulations and follow all instructions from police and parade officials. 3. Parade officials reserve the right to remove any entry, at any time, whether as a result of concern for safety, interference with the parade s progress, or any other reason which the officials deems appropriate. 4. Floats or other entries advocating, opposing, or depicting any political, religious, or social issues will not be considered. 5. For safety reasons, no material may be handed out or thrown from any parade entry before, during or after the parade. Distribution of gifts, merchandise, literature, or other material on the parade route is strictly prohibited. 6. Antique vehicles may be permitted (vehicle must be 30 years or older). All other vehicles must be decorated. 7. We ask each entry to assist us in keeping consistent pace in the parade and to help in elimination of gaps. A spacing of 20 feet between each parade entry will be enforced. Please respond to the requests and directions from officials. 8. Alcoholic beverages are forbidden on any float, in any vehicle, or on the person of any participant. Participants consuming alcohol prior to or during the parade are subject to removal from the parade. 9. All entries require prior approval and must complete and sign an application form. Your completed and signed entry application is your ACCEPTANCE of all the Parade Policies and Regulations. 10. Prairieland Park reserves the right to limit the number of entries. Entries will be evaluated based on merits as a parade entry. 11. The parade shall be composed so that the total viewing time shall be a maximum of one hour past any point to be consistent with the logistics of street closures and TV coverage. 12. We recommend that all decorative materials be made of fire-retardant materials. 13. For safety reasons, we require all riders on / in motorized entries to have individual seat belts, body supports, or other body restraints. Personnel included in the entry shall not mount or dismount from floats or other entries unless the entry has come to a complete stop. 14. It is the responsibility of the entrants to ensure that the design and operation of their float is safe and reliable and Saskatoon Prairieland Park assumes no responsibility in connection therewith and makes no representation as to safety by reason of compliance with its parade regulations. It is your responsibility to obtain liability insurance (minimum of $1 million). 15. A member of Prairieland Park may contact you to resolve quality and safety issues after the applications are reviewed. 16. Sponsorship / Commercialism: Recognition of commercial sponsors is acceptable provided that it is done tastefully and the commercial message does not dominate the entry. Prairieland Park reserves the right to reject blatantly commercial entries. 17. Decisions regarding all entries are final. 18. There is no entry fee.

4 SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR FLOAT ENTRIES 1. See General Information and Policies enclosed. These policies are applicable to ALL entries in the Saskatoon Exhibition Parade. 2. We suggest for safety reasons that fuel tanks be topped off just prior to the parade. Containers of fuel MUST NOT be carried on any parade entry. 3. It is the responsibility of the entrants to ensure that the design and operation of their float is safe and reliable and Saskatoon Prairieland Park assumes no responsibility in connection therewith and makes no representation as to safety by reason of compliance with its parade regulations. 4. Prairieland Park reserves the right to remove any entry where safety measures are, in the opinion of the officials, inadequate. 5. Your completed and signed entry application is your ACCEPTANCE of all the Parade Policies and Regulations. 6. Sponsorship / Commercialism: Recognition of commercial sponsors is acceptable provided that it is done tastefully and the commercial message does not dominate the entry. Prairieland Park reserves the right to reject blatantly commercial entries. 7. Floats must be 100% decorated including the tow vehicle. 8. The height of your entry and tow vehicle must be indicated on the application. If there is a concern with the entry s height, we will contact you. 9. All entries must provide drivers for their floats. The driver must have proper ventilation and a clear view of the street. 10. Drivers must remain with their entry from check-in time until the parade is complete and the float returns to the applicant s location. 11. No smoking on or near entries. 12. All motorized entries must carry a 2.5 lb ABC Dry Chemical fire extinguisher, inspected and charged. 13. Exhaust pipes are to be wrapped with protective wrap where it passes near decorations. 14. Please bring along water for your participants, as this is not provided on parade day. 15. If raining, parade is a go. Please ensure participants come prepared. 16. All float entries will be judged during the parade. Award certificates will be mailed. The decisions of the judges are final. 17. Toy guns or weapons are not permitted. SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR EQUESTRIAN / ANIMAL ENTRIES 18. See General Information and Policies above. These policies are applicable to ALL entries in the Saskatoon Exhibition Parade. 19. All livestock shall be in good health and sound condition. All parade entries shall exhibit proper disposition and control in a parade environment, without assistance. 20. No stallions. 21. Each unit is encouraged to provide their own novelty clean-up unit. These can be fun entries consisting of small, fully decorated cart-type vehicles with suitably costumed teams equipped with gloves, shovels, or brooms suitable for collecting road apples from the parade route. 22. Any animal entry deemed to violate any of the regulations or policies will be given the opportunity to correct the deficiency. If it cannot be corrected, they may not be permitted to participate in the parade. 23. All light and heavy horse hitches shall have an assistant in the front seat of the wagon. All hitches in excess of two horses must have at least two additional assistants on the ground or on horseback. 24. All horse hitches must have the neck yoke tied to the tongue. We recommend the use of bit style bridles. 25. Entries will be judged during the parade and award certificates will be mailed. The decisions of the judges are final. 26. Your completed and signed entry application is your ACCEPTANCE of all the Parade Policies and Regulations. 27. No smoking on or near entries. 28. Please bring along water for your entry s participants, as this is not available on parade day. 29. Drivers must not leave their animals unattended at any time and must be in control of them throughout the parade route. 30. All entries must follow the specified parade route. 31. Drivers and animals must not ride toward spectators or intimidate them in any manner.

5 SASKATOON EXHIBITION PARADE Tuesday, August 7, :00 a.m. A. FLOAT ENTRIES (LOCAL & SMALL BUSINESS/PROVINCIAL/NATIONAL) The entries in this category depict products that you manufacture or the natural resources that you may associate with, which have brought prosperity to the community of which you are a part. These can also include societies, clubs, nonprofit organizations and community leagues. Floats in this section will be judged for originality, authenticity, public interest, and attractiveness. Other categories on which the floats may be judged are: theme, design, colour and appearance, relations to theme, and animation (music, models, and mechanical motions). Please indicate on the entry application if your entry was professionally built. B. EQUESTRIAN ENTRIES Entrants with the most colourful outfits, most carefully prepared horses, polished harness and saddles, and colourcoordinated groups will be given top consideration by the judges. Other qualities which the judges will be looking for: grooming and cleanliness; animals quality of suitability for theme and manners and presence; riders ability, presence, costumes, and suitability to horse; parade effectiveness and presence. Extra points may be allowed for outstanding costumes, novel presentations, and special drills. All equestrian entries are encouraged to provide their own Novelty Clean-Up Unit. Please enter this Clean-Up Unit separately for judging purposes. Extra points will be awarded when judging for entries with clean-up units. These can be fun entries consisting of small, fully decorated cart-type vehicles with suitably costumed teams equipped with gloves, shovels, or brooms suitable for collecting road apples from the parade route. Please enter these Novelty Clean-Up Units on a separate application for judging purposes. C. NOVELTY & MASCOT ENTRIES Entries will be judged on their originality and humour appeal. Individual clowns, unicyclists, and cyclists riding turn-of-thecentury bicycles and wearing appropriate costumes are invited. Mascots require a handler and cart-type or vehicle for rest breaks. Please ensure your entry has water, as weather conditions vary. D. ANTIQUE VEHICLE (VEHICLE MUST BE 30 YEARS OLD OR OLDER) Entries will be judged on crowd appeal, authenticity, and appearance. Riders in the vehicles should be appropriately dressed. New automobiles will only be considered if space is available or for invited guests and will be judged under a float entry category. The decisions of the judges are final. All judging will take place during the parade and results published on the Saskatoon EX website ( Award certificates will be mailed to all winning entries.

6 Parade Route August 7, 2018 FLOAT CHECK IN (33rd and Spadina) HORSE CHECK IN START

General Information. TO ENTER: Entries by invitation and/or application approved by the CS Parade Committee. There is no entry fee.

General Information. TO ENTER: Entries by invitation and/or application approved by the CS Parade Committee. There is no entry fee. in Calgary families, visitors to our city and television audiences around the world. The tradition of the parade is over 100 years old as a light-hearted celebration of our community and western values.