Saturday, April 7, 10:30am, Downtown Florence
FLORENCE-The City of Florence is celebrating its 200th birthday and we’re throwing a year-long party! And to help kick off the celebrations, we’re having a parade! Join us in downtown Florence on Saturday, April 7 at 10:30am for the festivities.
Florence Mayor, Steve Holt invites everyone to participate in the parade. “Our Bicentennial is here and we are excited to begin several months of activities and events to celebrate the 200th birthday of Florence. We look forward to a great parade and the City of Florence plans to be a very active participant. We invite you to join us for a fun-filled morning in Downtown Florence”, Holt said.
So grab your friends, decorate a float, put together a band on a flatbed trailer and join us to celebrate the bicentennial of Florence. You are encouraged to theme your float, performance or musical group, costume, decoration or musical selection related to anything in Florence’s past, present or dream of the future. So get creative & have some fun!
Florence Main Street, is responsible for coordinating the Bicentennial Parade and all the rules and regulations can be found on the Florence Main Street website, www.florencemainstreet.org . These rules and regulations are to improve safety (following state laws and city ordinances) and provide increased enjoyment for participants and spectators. It is free to participate in the parade but you must register your group or float. Registration information can be found at the Florence Main Street website. Participation registration deadline is Monday April 2. New for this parade is horses are allowed in the parade (group must clean up after their horses throughout the parade) and car groups can have up to 10 entries but cars must represent different decades.
VERY IMPORTANT…The Parade route will follow Court Street from the north end at Rogers Hall on the UNA campus to the southern end at Alabama Street. Parade line up will begin at 9:30am on Pine Street between Irvine and Cumberland Streets. Your exact time for line-up will be determined by your placement in the parade. That information will be sent to you early in the week of the parade. Please remember with the Parade line up being on Pine Street and ending on South Court Street at Alabama Street to arrange your drop off and pick up locations to match those areas.
Awards will be given so really dive into your theme. Think history…your group’s history, history of Florence, history of the Shoals. Think Future…where do you see Florence or your group in 100 years?
“Planning for the Bicentennial has been so much fun and has involved so many different groups. We’re excited to celebrate all the different aspects of our community such as art, architecture, education, faith, and our native American culture, along with others. It’s a year-long celebration of what makes us special and what makes Florence such a great place to live,” said Pat “Burney, Chair of the Bicentennial Planning Committee. “We hope the community will come out to help us celebrate with the parade!”.
For more information, contact Florence Main Street at 256-760-9648 or info@florencemainstreet.org.
Media Release/Teryl Shields, Executive Director Florence Main Street
