Applicant Information

Please note that schools and government offices outside the City of Shelby are classified as a "Business outside Uptown Shelby District" for the purposes of this application.

Space use per registered applicant is 40 feet wide by 80 feet long, which comfortably fits one tractor trailer. If additional space is required, there is an additional $50 charge. Only one additional space per registered applicant is allowed.

Statements on parade safety - please read and initial:

Any vehicle of any kind in the 2024 Uptown Shelby Christmas Parade must have up-to-date registration and liability insurance information. The Uptown Shelby Association requests a copy of license of the vehicle's designated driver, which will be filed along with this application. Any vehicles found to be outside of compliance with the registration and insurance requirement will be removed from the parade and a refund will not be provided.

Copies can be made during the Mandatory Parade Safety Meetings (more details below), at the Uptown Shelby Association office prior to your selected meeting, or using the file upload option.

The Primary Contact as listed in the first section of this application is required to inform all participants within their organization of any information shared to them by the Uptown Shelby Association, including maps, entry points, line-up positions, etc. To ensure the safety of our volunteers, staff, and parade participants, barricades will not be moved from any area once in place. Late arrivals to the parade may be denied entry.

Throwing items of any kind from a float or parade unit is strictly forbidden. Parade officials are authorized to remove participants and units from the parade for violating this rule. Candy, swag, and other items may be shared with the audience by walking up to the sidewalk and handing items out directly to audience members. This rule is in place to prevent parade attendees, especially children, from entering the street and/or crossing into the path of moving vehicles.

The Primary Contact as listed in the first section of this application is fully responsible for maintaining order and supervising all parties involved with their entry, including but not limited to walking participants, float riders, children and parents or guardians of children, animals, and others. The Primary Contact is responsible for ensuring that all trash is properly disposed of from their position in the line-up and dispersal areas. Conduct on the part of any unit or individuals that may embarrass or otherwise threaten the safety of the Uptown Shelby Association, its volunteers and staff, and parade audience members will not be tolerated and may affect future participation in the Uptown Shelby Christmas Parade.

The Primary Contact is responsible for ensuring the cleanup of any animal waste produced by animals in your party. Large animals including horses and other livestock must be diapered. Pets, such as dogs, must have their waste immediately removed from the lineup area and parade route at the time of elimination. Undiapered animals and/or animal waste left in the lineup area or on the parade route can and will result in removal from this and future parades organized by the Uptown Shelby Association.

Parade safety meeting (in-person and mandatory for participants)

All safety meetings will be held in the Shelby City Police Department Conference Room, located at 130 West Warren Street, Shelby, NC 28150.

Application fee payment

If there is no fee associated with your entry category, please select $0.

If you have added additional space, please use the custom amount box to add the $50 additional space fee to your total cost (i.e., $125 + $50 = $175, so write '$175' in the Custom amount box).

We are able to accept most major credit and debit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, and Discover, as well as PayPal payments, and checks brought directly to our office.