Sun Prairie Sweet Corn Festival Parade & Block Party 2024

SAVE THE DATE!
Note: Registration for our members will open June 1st (please see our monthly membership newsletter or social media post) then mid June for the general public (space permitting).
There are a limited number of entries available. FIRST COME BASIS ONLY. In the meantime, please read through the info & guidelines below!

Help us kick off the Annual Sweet Corn Festival!
The parade starts at 6pm on Main Street from East Main Street down through Market Street.
Stay for the Block Party, presented by One Community Bank beginning at 7:30pm at Cannery Square (Market Street) with free music by Sun Prairie natives, The Dirty Birds!

Please contact Cameron Day if you would like to sponsor the parade this year!

Parade Participant Rules:

FLOATS & MUSIC must be family friendly. To ensure adequate spacing, please limit to no more than 25 attendees (including vehicle) per sign up.
HANDOUTS: We take our community safety seriously. If your parade entry chooses to hand out candy, information and/or other items, you must walk the curb line for distribution. Please DO NOT encourage parade go-ers to come to you. Any parade units found throwing candy or other items may be immediately asked to stop distributing items and will not be invited back.
Smoking/vaping and alcoholic beverages are not allowed anywhere during the line-up or on the parade route. Anyone in violation will be asked to leave the parade and SPPD may impose the following citations:
- City Ordinance 125.09 - Possession of Alcohol on school property: $187.00
- City Ordinance 8.48.010 - Possession of tobacco product on school property: $187.00
LOUD MOTORS motors, tire screeching, abrupt stops, tailgating other vehicles or other unsafe activities are not permitted.
ANIMAL UNITS: Prepare for your own cleanup on the line-up and Parade route. Animal units will not be allowed to start the Parade route without this provision.
PARTICIPANT PARKING: Please, for the safety of everyone, all participants MUST use the shuttle bus. No parking or participant drop offs are allowed in the line up area. The shuttle bus will be at the Sun Prairie Aquatic Center and will provide rides to and from the line up area. (Please let us know if you need special accommodations due to a handicap).
Please designate a contact person and a meeting place so that all your participants and their families know where the shuttle bus is picking up, dropping off, who to contact and where to meet you. Line up is first come (exceptions to EMS, animal units etc) and we will not have that information available for participants.