Upcoming Events 25 Sep HOMESCHOOL ART 25 Sep CRAFTER HOURS: CANDY CORN BUTTON ART 26 Sep Ready, Set, Read! 24 Nov City of Ottawa November 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm Full Calendar Festival of lights PLEASE NOTE: 1. Units in the parade will be limited to not-for-profit entries only. Decorated entries must have a holiday theme. We ask that you do not have a Santa or Mrs. Claus character with your entry since they will be joining us for the parade. 2. No commercial or political entries will be allowed. 3. Pick-up trucks and cars, with no commercial logos, will only be allowed if they are used to pull a float. 4. There will be NO passing out of candy along the parade route. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Anyone caught passing out candy along the parade route will not be invited to participate in following Festival of Lights Parades. 5. The parade line up/staging area will be on Jackson St (between Roxy Theater and American Legion). Entries may begin lining up between 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. All entries are to be in place by 5:30 p.m. 6. The Parade Coordinator and Special Events Committee reserves the right to reject any entry considered unsafe or in poor taste PLEASE NOTE: 1. Units in the parade will be limited to not-for-profit entries only. Decorated entries must have a holiday theme. We ask that you do not have a Santa or Mrs. Claus character with your entry since they will be joining us for the parade. 2. No commercial or political entries will be allowed. 3. Pick-up trucks and cars, with no commercial logos, will only be allowed if they are used to pull a float. 4. There will be NO passing out of candy along the parade route. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Anyone caught passing out candy along the parade route will not be invited to participate in following Festival of Lights Parades. 5. The parade line up/staging area will be on Jackson St (between Roxy Theater and American Legion). Entries may begin lining up between 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. All entries are to be in place by 5:30 p.m. 6. The Parade Coordinator and Special Events Committee reserves the right to reject any entry considered unsafe or in poor tasteName(Required) First Last business or organization Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Phone(Required)Email(Required) Certificate of Liability InsuranceAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.A copy of Certificate of Liability Insurance is required for every vehicle properly insured with at least $300,000.00 in coverage.DescribeIf all participants in your entry will be walking- (no vehicle(s) will be with your entry) # of Participants. (Fill in above)DescribeIf your unit will have music or make noise (Fill in above)As required by the City of Ottawa proof of insurance is needed for each vehicle participating in the parade. A copy of your insurance card should be provided with the entry form. The undersigned does hereby release, acquit and discharge, now and in the future, the City of Ottawa, Illinois, its offices, agents, council, employees and other representatives and all promoters, participants, vendors, sponsors and their agents from all present and future liability, claims, causes of action, lawsuits, damages, legal remedies known and unknown arising out of any and all activity and conduct, active and passive, of the participants in any way related or incidental to the Festival of Lights Parade on November 24, 2023. As required by the City of Ottawa proof of insurance is needed for each vehicle participating in the parade. A copy of your insurance card should be provided with the entry form. The undersigned does hereby release, acquit and discharge, now and in the future, the City of Ottawa, Illinois, its offices, agents, council, employees and other representatives and all promoters, participants, vendors, sponsors and their agents from all present and future liability, claims, causes of action, lawsuits, damages, legal remedies known and unknown arising out of any and all activity and conduct, active and passive, of the participants in any way related or incidental to the Festival of Lights Parade on November 24, 2023. signature(Required) signature of contact person on behalf of parade entry (must be 21 yrs. or older) SHARE
