Cocoa Beach Merchants Association and KIWANIS CLUB OF Cocoa beach
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Christmas parade
SATURDAY, December 14, 2024
If you would like to volunteer to help out with the parade, please scroll down to the volunteer form.
Cocoa Beach Merchants Association
P.O. Box 320303, Cocoa Beach 32932-0303
Christmas Parade Invitation
P.O. Box 320303, Cocoa Beach 32932-0303
Christmas Parade Invitation
The Cocoa Beach Merchants Association (CBMA) & Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach cordially invites your organization to participate in the 2024 Cocoa Beach Christmas Parade, set for Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
Theme for this year is: “ The Music of Christmas”.
Check -in Time/Location: Check in is at 12:00 p.m. at the corner of Brevard Avenue and Third Street North.
YOU MUST CHECK IN TO RECEIVE YOUR PARADE POSITION.
(Note: To reach parade check-in turn west on Second Street North)
(Note: To reach parade check-in turn west on Second Street North)
All children marching in groups will be directed to the appropriate areas in the SeaCrest building / Post Office Complex. All others (Floats/cars/marching groups, etc.) will be staged on both sides of Brevard Avenue from Third Street North to Fourth Street North.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: NO PRIVATE VEHICLES OF ANY TYPE WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE SEACREST / POST OFFICE COMPLEX AREA PARKING LOTS.
IF YOU ARE DROPPING OFF CHILDREN, GO TO SECOND STREET NORTH AND BREVARD AVENUE. YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO DRIVE SLOWLY NORTH ON BREVARD AVENUE TO DROP YOUR CHILD OFF AT THE CORNER OF BREVARD AND FOURTH STREET NORTH, THEN PROCEED WEST IMMEDIATELY ON FOURTH STREET NORTH TO CATALINA.
FOURTH STREET NORTH WILL BE CLOSED AT THE INTERSECTION OF A1A AND FOURTH STREET NORTH. FOURTH STREET NORTH WILL BE CLOSED AT WOODLAND TO ALL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. BREVARD AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH STREETS NORTH EXCEPT TO PARADE TRAFFIC.
FOURTH STREET NORTH WILL BE CLOSED AT THE INTERSECTION OF A1A AND FOURTH STREET NORTH. FOURTH STREET NORTH WILL BE CLOSED AT WOODLAND TO ALL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. BREVARD AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH STREETS NORTH EXCEPT TO PARADE TRAFFIC.
Route/Time Height Restrictions: Leaving from the SeaCrest building onto A1A south to First Street South, west on First Street South to Brevard, and North on Brevard to Fourth Street North. Parade length is approximately one mile; parade duration in just shy of one hour. Height clearance from street level in 18‘.
PLEASE DO NOT STOP to unload children and or dismantle your float until your return to the staging area.
PLEASE DO NOT STOP to unload children and or dismantle your float until your return to the staging area.
Prize Categories: (1) Best Overall Entry: (2) Best Theme Float: (3) Most Original Float: (4) Best Auto Entry : (5) Best Walking Group: and (6) Best Band Entry.
Entry Fee/Deadline: Fee is $10 (schools, churches, Scouts and YMCA entries. No Charge). Deadline is ASAP and no later than November 15, 2024.
General Rules/Information: (1) No candy will be thrown from vehicles. You must have someone walk alongside and hand out candy. (2) Judges will be located on the comer of the Minutemen Causeway, northeast side of City Hall. (3) VIP check in at the SeaCrest Building at 1:30 p.m. (4) The “real” Santa will be bringing up the rear.
Please complete the entry form below. If you have any questions, please call (321) 783-2228 (leave a message). We look forward to having you as a part of our parade.
Peter Cunningham
Parade Chairman, Cocoa Beach Merchants Association.
Peter Cunningham
Parade Chairman, Cocoa Beach Merchants Association.
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COCOA BEACH CHRISTMAS PARADE - SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 2024 AT 2 P.M.
Sponsored by the Cocoa Beach Merchants Association & The Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach.
THEME: "The Music of Christmas"
Sponsored by the Cocoa Beach Merchants Association & The Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach.
THEME: "The Music of Christmas"
