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Middletown Pride Parade will be hosted on June 4th during their Middletown PrideFest event!???? We did this last in 2019 and it was quite enjoyable.?? Feel free to decorate up your costumes how you please.?? This will likely be a NO BLASTERS event. More details to come regarding parking/setup/etc.?? Parade current start time in 2pm, but our stepoff could be some time later than that. Rain date is Sunday, June 5. ?? Check In Tent at the corner of High St and Spring St, someone from our group will check us in (Joe or myself probably).?? People will direct us where exactly we go. ARRIVE BY 1PM at the LATEST please. ?? We DO NOT KNOW what division we are in until day of parade.?? Please check THIS POST or the accompanying thread for that info! ?? Parking is available in all Municipal lots during the day of pride at no cost. PLEASE NOTE: Parking is not readily available in the March area as these are residential streets. ?? Melilli Plaza Arcade Lot (Dingwall Drive)?? Russell Library Lot Off Broad Street?? Marino Lot AKA Kid City/Washington & Broad Street Lot?? ADA Parking??is available directly across from the festival behind D???Angelo Funeral Home (22 S Main St, Middletown, CT 06457)?? ?? The march will be assembling on five streets: Spring St, Rome Ave, Pease Ave, Stack St, and Grove St depending on your assigned marching division.?? ?? ASSEMBLY AREAS: ?? Pride Division ????????????.?????????????????? Spring St ?? Rainbow Division ?????????????????????... Spring St at Rome Ave Intersection?? Division 1 ?????????????????????.............. Rome Ave?? Division 2 ???????????????????????????????????? Spring St at Pease Ave Intersection ?? Division 3 ?????????????????????????????????.... Pease Ave at Spring St Intersection?? Division 4 ?????????????????????????????????.... Grove St?? Division 5 ???????????????????????????????????? Stack St at Grove St Intersection ?? ?? Plan your approach to the assembly area so that you can pull into line. Proceed north on High Street. ?? Pride Division: Turn right on Spring St and proceed to the corner of Spring and Main. ?? Rainbow Division: Turn right on Spring St and proceed to the corner of Spring and Rome Ave.?? Division 1: Stay on High Street to North Main. Stay on North Main then turn right on to Stack St, then turn left onto Rome Ave.?? Division 2: Turn right on Spring St and proceed to the corner of Spring and Pease Ave.?? Division 3: ??Stay on High Street to North Main then turn right on to Pease, follow down towards Spring St. intersection. ?? Division 4: Stay on High Street to North Main then turn right onto Grove St, follow down towards Stack St. intersection. ?? Division 5: Turn right on Stack St and proceed to the corner of Stack and Pease Ave.?? ?? Please note: ?? 1. Self-powered vehicles and wagons or trailers longer than 10 feet or wider than 8 feet must enter the ??assembly area at 12:30 p.m. Large vehicles will not be allowed into the assembly area after the streets are blocked for assembly at 1:00 p.m.?? 2. Only march unit vehicles are allowed in assembly area.?? 3. Do not throw anything to spectators. This is a safety issue. Small children tend to run after these, regardless of vehicles.?? 4. Units with animals are required to clean up after the animals. This is a public health issue. ?? 5. At the end of the Pride March, marchers should proceed directly into the PrideRally/ PrideFest on the South Green. ??Large vehicles must turn left onto Union Street.?? ??

Further details:??http://business.middlesexchamber.com/events/details/2020-middletown-pride-parade-registration-13304 Photos from 2019:?? We're looking to put in another application for the Middletown Pride Parade in 2020! This year was a great success both for us and the organisers. Obviously this is just a "save-the'date" but I'm already looking forward to getting to wave my flag again! Further logistical details will be posted closer to the date of the parade. Application cost is $50 - if you'd like to contribute towards the cost, please paypal your donation to treasury@ctg501.com with a note stating what the funds are for.

The New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade is the??largest, single-day spectator event in the State of Connecticut, and one of our longest running troops. The weather forced us out of attending in 2019 but let's bounce back with a good showing in 2020! This post is a save-the-date. Further details will be posted in the run up to the event. Pictures from 2018:?? ??

This is the first ever Middletown Pride Parade, and is part of their planned festival.?? Need at least 5 to confirm.?? June time so weather can be hot.?? Make sure you have helmet fans and drink plenty of water?? Location: Parking Area:??Kings Avenue Lot- 695 Main St, Middletown, CT 06457 Staging Area: Rome Avenue Parade Route: Main Street End of Parade: Intersection of Main Street and Union Street.?? Parade Kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Plan to arrive early (10:30 or earlier) for parking/setup/dressup.?? The usual parade fare of changing in parking lots. There's also a registration fee for the group I'm going to see if they'll waive (if not, anyone wanting to chip in is appreciated).

Hey Folks!?? We're doing a cross-garrison event with the Rhode Island folks of the NEG; The Westerly Rhode Island/Pawcatuck Connecticut??Columbus Day parade! If you want to sign up, please be sure to RSVP on the New England Garrison's Website; you'll have to add your name and costume to their signup sheet as well! Sign up here on their forums ?? Event Name:?? 71st Annual Columbus Day Parade Venue address:?? Westerly RI Event Start:?? 10-7-2018?? - 1:pm (line-up no later than 12pm)?? Event Rain date:?? ????info to be update if the case Will update with meeting time and location as we get closer. ?? Please be a champ and post here if you're attending as well! ????

ARRIVAL TIME FOR US GOOBERS:?? 9:30-10?? Be in costume by ~11 to catch the shuttles to the step off point. Parking Authorisation:??https://www.dropbox.com/s/6reigw1s4obh3q7/St Paddy 2018 Parking Authorisation.pdf?dl=0 Marching Orders:??http://www.paradecloud.com/online_parade.php?pid=TVRRMw== http://stpatricksdayparade.org/ Where: New Haven CT When: March 11, 2018 Arrival Time: Between 9 and 9:30?? The following unit is marked as Confirmed Unit Name: 501st Legion Connecticut Garrison Tentative Unit Number (Subject to Change): 125 Staging Area: 3rd - YELLOW = THIRD DIVISION Winthrop Avenue: North of Chapel Street head resting on Chapel Street -1:15pm Parade Date: Sunday, March 11, 2018 Parade Time: 1:30 PM Parade Details: 62nd ANNUAL GREATER NEW HAVEN ST. PATRICK???S DAY PARADE SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 PARADE STARTING TIME 1:30 PM OFFICIAL AS OF Sunday March 4, 2018 4:00PM The Greater New Haven St. Patrick???s Day Parade starts promptly at 1:30 p.m. In case of the cancellation of the parade due to inclement weather, announcements will be on WTNH8, WPLR Radio Station 99.1 FM and Radio Station WELI 960 AM. Phone information will be available from: Courtney Lundgtrn Connors, Parade Chairman (Cell 860-343-3508) no later than 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, 2018. 2018 PARADE ORDERS ??STARTING POINT: The head of the parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. at Chapel Street & Sherman Avenue. All units and individuals participating must be in position, ready to move out, no later than the time indicated in bullet item #4. NOTE: If your unit arrives late for staging, your unit will be placed at the end of the parade (no exceptions). ??PARADE ROUTE: East on Chapel Street to Church Street, North on Church Street to Grove Street, East on Grove Street to Orange Street where units are dispersed (Participant Parking Garage on State between Audubon/Trumbull Street). WE ARE IN THE THIRD DIVISION WTNH8 will be televising LIVE from their production headquarters set up on Chapel Street and College Street. Do not stop to perform unless otherwise authorized. Please put your ???best foot forward??? as your unit passes this stand for our live television audience. Please note: we cannot guarantee which marching units, or that all marching units will appear in the televised broadcast. TRANSPORTATION OF UNITS: Bus reloading zones adjacent to the dismissal point are designated, north and south on Orange Street and east on Audubon Street. East on Grove Street is to be used for the loading of horses and wagons. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: All marchers must move promptly to the right side of the street and halt in place until all fire apparatus, ambulances or other emergency vehicles have passed. DISTANCES BETWEEN UNITS: This will provide greater opportunity for all units to make the broadcast location. Please be courteous to the groups in the later divisions and adhere to these paces. o DIVISION 40 Paces o SECTIONS 20 Paces o UNITS 10 Paces END OF ROUTE: The parade ends at Grove and Orange Streets, not Church Street. Units are automatically disqualified from competition if they disband before Grove/Orange Streets. Parade Rules: 2018 PARADE RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. NEW: Parking for Participants ONLY is available at the Granite Square Parking Garage. The parking structure is located at 690 State Street, New Haven CT 06511 between Audubon Street & Trumbull Street. The entrance to this lot is via State Street ONLY. One occupant vehicles will not be permitted to park in this lot. Yale University Parking Lot 16 has been reserved for one occupant vehicles. Yale Lot 16 is located at the intersection of Whitney Avenue & Humphrey Street. Entrance from Whitney Avenue. Shuttle buses will be available for transportation to the assembly area from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. from both parking areas There will be no return shuttle buses at the end of the parade. IT WOULD BE IDEAL FOR ALL OF US TO BE DRESSED AND ASSEMBLE TOGETHER IN THE GRANITE SQUARE PARKING GARAGE INSTEAD OF THE YALE LOT SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF PARTICIPANTS BEFORE WE GET TO THE FORMATION AREA.?? IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A CARPOOL PLEASE POST BELOW AND WE WILL TRY TO COORDINATE ONE FOR YOU. 2. Per the order of the City of New Haven; No items such as necklaces, candy, toys or flyers are to be thrown from automobiles, trucks, floats or distributed from marchers to parade viewers. 3. The presence of placards, banners or other devices including pamphlets intended to spread propaganda, political views or to embarrass any group or unit of marchers are prohibited. 4. Any unit stopping and performing, without prior authorization, in front of the reviewing stand, WTNH8 live broadcast location or along the parade route is automatically disqualified from the competition and forfeit contractual honorariums. Parade officials will strictly enforce this regulation. 5. The use of sirens and air horns during the parade is strictly prohibited. All units are prohibited from firing guns as they turn from Chapel on to Church Street, passing the reviewing stand up to Elm Street. Note: Violators of this order may be prohibited from future parade participation. 6. No alcoholic beverages are to be consumed or carried along the parade route, or in the staging/assembly area, by spectators or participants in the parade. New Haven Police will enforce penalties for disorderly conduct and alcohol violations. 7. Units participating should carry the National Colors (U.S. Flags). Strict compliance with the flag code (Public law 623 is enjoined, part of which reads as follows: Section 176, paragraph C--- ???The flag should never be carried flat or draped over the hood of a car, but always aloft and free.??? 8. The official judges for the marching and musical competitions are from the Northeast Judging Association and are located at the reviewing stand on Church Street in front of New Haven City Hall. Judges will deduct points for lack of uniformity, excessive spacing between units, blocking spectators by handlers, and flag code violations, to name a few. 9. Please follow the ???Our Parade??? link (www.stpatricksdayparade.org) for updated information and remember to print out the parade orders prior to March 11, 2018 to guarantee familiarity with staging and rules and regulation. For more information contact: Monica Canning-Ball Phone: (203) 812-0126 Email: coordinator@stpatricksdayparade.org