The 2024 Reisterstown Festival Parade
Saturday September 7, 2024
9am-10:45am
Keep the fun going! As the Parade ends, you’ll see, hear, and find The Reisterstown Festival beginning “next door” at Hannah More Park!
Saturday September 7, 2024
9am-10:45am
Keep the fun going! As the Parade ends, you’ll see, hear, and find The Reisterstown Festival beginning “next door” at Hannah More Park!
To make your Reisterstown Festival Parade experience more enjoyable and safe, here are some suggestions:
Can you imagine being in a parade- maybe building a float with your group or business, driving your classic car, skating, marching... Do it your way (within reason of course) in the Reisterstown Festival Parade! All are invited to register to walk, ride, or otherwise complete the parade route. This is a great way to show your community spirit and creativity and/or promote your group or business. Even better: it's fun, it's free, and you can win awards! Please read on to find out more about Festival Parade Day and a few important rules participants need to know (click both corresponding buttons), then scroll down the page to Register! Parade Registrations that meet the Festival's requirements will receive lineup and other instructions prior to the Festival.
All participants should download and review all Festival Rules and Regulations.
Here are some additional points to consider:
You may toss candy to spectators. No other item is permitted to be distributed without the prior approval of the Parade Coordinator.
Vehicles – For safety reasons, no smoking of tires, burning rubber, reckless driving, etc.
Prominently display your unit number at all times (Marching Bands exempt). Vehicles should display their unit number on the front driver’s side window (low enough not to impair driver vision) or on driver’s side door. This is particularly important at three points along the parade route:
1) At the staging area where the Parade begins.
2) Near Chartley Drive and Walgrove Road where there will be “Spotters” looking for your displayed assigned unit number. (This ensures that your unit’s announcement is read in the correct order at the Reviewing / Judges stand. If you fail to show your unit number at this point you “MAY” be disqualified from any trophies or awards.) and
3) At the Reviewing/Judges stand. The Reviewing/Judges stand will be on your left near the traffic light at Hannah More Park.
All participants should go fully to the end of the route to the light at Reisterstown Shopping Center/Franklin High School so as not to disrupt the flow of other parade units. (The Parade does not end at McDonald’s!) Anyone who stops or disbands before the end MAY be disqualified from awards.
Please listen/watch out for Parade personnel at the end of the parade and help keep the route clear for other participants to finish.
Please do NOT stop in front of the reviewing stand (judges) for any performance, stunt, etc unless there is a stoppage in front of you/your group which blocks the route. All Parade performances should be done while moving forward along the parade route. Stopping unnecessarily to perform may disqualify you from parade awards.
Local officials and candidates for office are welcome to participate in the Festival Parade if they agree to follow our procedures to ensure that no preference or bias is given to any candidate or party vs another. To do this we assign positions in the parade based on the order of candidates on a voting ballot: highest position to most local office. No requests for preferential positions will be granted to any candidates. Officials/Candidates or their designees should contact the Parade Coordinator at parade@reisterstownfest.com for more specific information.