Mounted Units Info Printable Lineup Map
Route
The parade will begin at the intersection of Polo Drive and University Drive on the north side of the TAMU campus.
…then proceed east on University Drive to Texas Avenue,
…turn north onto Texas Avenue,
…and travel into Bryan just south of Villa Maria.
The route may be subject to change. Any changes to the route will be posted here.
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General Lineup Instructions Parade Passes Enclosed are yellow paper Parade Entry Passes. Cut out on the dotted lines. These are designed to hang on the rear view mirror.
· Car clubs, etc. have been issued enough passes to the maximum number of vehicles allowed for your entry.· If your entry has no vehicles (for example a marching unit) you may use the passes for vehicles to bring in supplies,equipment or people. · Review and be familiar with all Rules and Regulations (page 2).· Refer to the Lineup Map Overview on page 4 for a complete view of the campus area.Refer to the Lineup parking Directions, pages 6-7, to find your designated parking spot and how to get there. There are two lineup areas: PA50 and New Main Drive. This document contains maps and directions only of the area for your entry. Refer to the Drop-Off Directions, page 8, for information concerning all drop-off vehicles. These are vehicles that are NOT in the parade, but bring people that are in the parade (walking or riding on a float). Drop-off vehicles are not allowed into the lineup parking area. These vehicles must park in the designated drop-off parking areas, and then occupants must walk to the float parking spot. With only a few exceptions, your float parking spot will be marked with a 6x6 inch numbered marker on the ground. Park the left front corner of your entry behind the marker. Please do not drive over or otherwise damage the markers. Ail entries must be in place, decorated, and otherwise ready to roll by 1:00 p.m. This time deadline is absolute, regardless of the weather, If you arrive !ate you will lose your position in the parade. At the discretion of parade officials, your entry may be placed at the end of the parade, or not placed in the parade at al!. Loud music or noises will not be allowed during the lineup period. During the parade, the only music allowed to be played is Christmas/Holiday music. The Music must be pleasant and acceptable for ali spectators, especially children. In the lineup areas, you may test your stereos, amplifiers, speakers, etc. but only for a few seconds. Music, sirens, etc. may be turned on ONLY when you are on University Drive, approaching the KAMU-TV Platform and reviewing stand. If all members of your group do not follow this regulation you will be disqualified from the judging and banned from future parades. WARNING: The lineup areas, especially in PA50, become very congested with vehicles, pedestrians (including many young children), truck, tractor, and all types of parade units. DRIVERS MUST PAY ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATE AT ALL TIMES. PEDESTRIANS ALREADY IN A LINEUP SPOT MUST ALSO PAY ATTENTION, AND NOT ENTER THE TRAFFIC LANES.
· Pedestrians need to watch out for and be aware of moving vehicles throughout the lineup area, and stay out of the maintraffic lanes. Within the lineup areas, all drivers must obey all directions given by the traffic personnel, and designated traffic patterns with barricades and orange cones. 2001 Holiday Parade Mounted Units Lineup The 2001 parade lineup (in parade sequence order) for mounted units:
· Refer to attached map of the TAMU University Apartments.The main areas for trailer parking are as follows: (these are listed in the order to be used, filling into the next area as needed. Please fill up from the north end first, and generally stay some distance away from the apartments)
· Nicolas Avenue has very wide paved "shoulders" on both sides; parking there is OK.· Grass areas are between Front Street and Nicolas Avenue, and between Nicolas Avenue and Haltom Avenue. Horses may roam in this area. The grass areas can be very wet and soft after recent rains.· Please do not park or drive/pull vehicles (trucks, trailers, wagons, carts, etc.) on the grass.· The breaks in the median on University Drive will be barricaded at both the Moore Avenue and Front Street exits, so you can't enter these from eastbound University, nor can you exit left onto University.When arriving, enter from South College at Hensel Drive. Although not shown on the map, Hensel Drive exits all the way around the northwest side to South College, across from Alicia's Restaurant.) Drive all the way around to Nicolas Avenue. When exiting, proceed to Moore Avenue, then to University (which will be right turn only) then proceed on South College to the disbandment area. If a mounted unit entry includes a truck and/or trailer (float), these vehicles will lineup in the University Apartments area, along with the horses. The float will NOT lineup in PA50 or New Main with the other entries. To merge the units into the parade, they will proceed south to Moore Avenue, then to University Drive. Vehicles must use Nicolas Avenue or Front Street. Horses should stay on the grass between Nicolas and Haltom Avenue, or can use Nicolas Avenue, as desired. The rest of the parade will enter University Drive directly across from Moore Avenue. There is not much extra staging/waiting area along University Drive. When a mounted unit comes onto University Drive from Moore Avenue, they will immediately merge into the parade. Each mounted unit must provide a "Pooper Scooper" team, and must THOROUGHLY clean up after the unit, for the entire length of the parade, as well as in the lineup area. Failure to do so Will result in forfeiture of the cleanup deposit, and the possibility of being banned from all future parades.
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Contact
Cathy Starbuck
(903)344-2806
Cathy@pasodefe.com