The 2021 Annual Santa Fest Parade will be held on Saturday, December 4th in Downtown Tampa. Staging will open at 10:30 AM and close at 11:00 AM, with the parade stepping off promptly at 1:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served in staging, while they last.
This is a uniform event and your immediate family is encouraged to attend, meaning your children, grand children and spouse/significant other. To keep this a fun safe and family oriented parade, we must adhere to the following:
1.) No extended family, friends, neighbors, or other adults will be permitted. All guests (children and adults) must sign a Release and have it turned in no later than 10:30 AM, the day of the parade. A link to the Release is in this email below.
2.) All family members/significant others must wear a blue Rough Rider T-shirt. Guests may wear Santa/elf hats, but Santa suits are not authorized. In the past, the President has permitted festive suspenders and holiday neckerchiefs.
3.) For your convenience the Quartermaster will be open on Wednesday December 1st from 4:30 to 6:30 PM and will have the Rough Rider T-shirts for sale in child and adult sizes, as well as festive Holiday beads.
3.) No alcohol or drinking, no smoking or tobacco products and no obscene or non-kid friendly buttons or other paraphernalia may be worn, as this is a family friendly parade.
4.) No strollers, play pens or other similar items may be brought aboard the floats.
5.) You may park anywhere downtown. It is important to note that all parking meters will be enforced on Saturday morning. Those desiring to attend Santa Fest gathering at Curtis Hixon Park following the parade are encouraged to use the parking garage at Ashley Drive and Polk Street near the Library.
6.) Please note, no one will be permitted to ride any of the floats to and from the Clubhouse due to insurance regulations. The Floats will stop briefly in the Disbanding area to allow everyone to safely disembark from the Floats. Participants who are walking will be directed to continue onto to Gasparilla Plaza so as not to interfere with the disembarking of the Floats. Parade Marshalls will be there to guide and assist with the disbanding and disembarking.
President Darren McClain and I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, December 7 th 2019 for the Annual Santa Fest Parade.
Sgt. Greg Merritt, OIC: Phone: 813-294-9288, Email: GAM5300@gmail.com
