INFORMATION AND RULES
• Per the City of Oceanside and the San Diego County Sheriff Department, no throwing, distributing, tossing, or handing out items to the crowd along the parade route (including candy, pamphlets, flyers, and brochures) OR do anything to entice spectators from the curbside. Failure to comply will result in the IMMEDIATE disqualification of your entry.
• No refunds due to cancellation for inclement weather.
• Absolutely no alcoholic beverages will be permitted.
• No political campaigning.
• Buses and semi-tractor trailer rigs are NOT accepted.
• Animal groups must use scoopers to pick up after their animals.
• In the interest of safety and traffic control, no entry shall double back along the parade route while the parade is in progress or before officials have re-opened the route to traffic.
• NO STOPPING ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE!
CODE OF CONDUCT
TO INSURE THE QUALITY AND ENJOYMENT of the Independence Day Parade and to promote a safe and positive atmosphere for the various entities of the Parade, participants of the Independence Day Parade and persons involved with this event shall abide by the following Code of Conduct.
• All persons shall act with respect towards other persons, their privacy and safety.
• Physical or verbal abuse of any kind will not be tolerated
• All persons shall treat public and private property and equipment with respect.
• Parade rules and regulations shall be observed at all times.
Any MainStreet Oceanside official, Independence Day Parade official or City Employee responsible for supervising, officiating or otherwise operating the Parade shall have the authority to enforce the terms of this Code as authorized by the Executive Director of MainStreet Oceanside. Failure of any person to abide by this Code of Conduct will result in disciplinary action including, but not limited to, removal from the Parade and/or restriction from future participation in the Parade. No refund of fees shall be given for any expulsion from the Parade for violating the Code of Conduct.
We would like to remind participants to pay proper respect to the residents on the staging streets by:
• Placing your rubbish in trash containers.
• DO NOT harass residents or their pets.
• Be respectful of residential property.
The Oceanside Independence Day Parade begins promptly at 10 am. ONE representative from each group is required to check in at Ditmar School on the corner of Ditmar Street and Oceanside Boulevard by 8:45 am.
STAGING INSTRUCTIONS
Your group has been assigned a staging position (see parade line-up)
• Each staging street is divided into parade entry locations marked with chalk
• On each block, entry locations begin at Coast Highway and numerically move eastward
• Each parade entry has their own staging location marked by their entry number
• Each staging location will have a chalk mark at the beginning and end of your space
• Your entry line up number will be marked in the center of your location
• If your entry has a vehicle, park the vehicle on the forward (western) line of your location