SLO Holiday Parade

Friday, 12/5/2025 at 7:00pm

Here is the scoop:

All athletes should be brought to our location by 6:00 pm and given to a COACH on their team before leaving them.
We are float #36 out of about 90 floats. We will be lining up at 6 pm to prepare for the parade at the same exact location, on Chorro Street by the Ah Louis Store & Mark Anderson Reality building on both corners of Palm. You will see the United Rentals 22' Flatbed truck parked there. We ask that all families and athletes please stay on the sidewalk at all times for safety.
The parade starts sharply at 7pm and we are up fast! Do not be late, this is very important for your athlete so they can participate. Once we start they cannot join us. Not allowed.
Parking is difficult, so please plan to carpool with others or arrive so you have plenty of time to find parking. The parking garage is open, if you can get downtown earlier enough.
Parade Tees will be handed out to your coaches on Thursday afternoon, please email them to stop by and pick your child's up on Thursday. Once we have them, we will sort them. We will need to see what we have left over. We have a few who want to join us but did NOT RSVP by the deadline, and it may not be possible to join us if they DO NOT HAVE A SHIRT. We are so sorry.
On the flatbed, we will have a setup that mimics a candy cane lane. CCG will decide in advance which athletes will be performing during the parade. Once they are on the trailer, they cannot get down until we finish the route.
We can hand out Promo items to the audience this year. So we will have two wagons with special promo cards & treats, and a few parents will be assigned this task in advance on the sign-up sheet link. These specific parents will be handing these items to the audience. We cannot toss anything from our truck, or we get disqualified and not asked back. It is very important to make sure your athlete does not run off the route; they need to stay with their coach at all times during the parade route and until you pick them up. The parade rules state they do not want any child to run out into the streets or vice versa and get lost or injured. We would be disqualified and not asked back.
Athletes Marching/Performing is going to be as normal.
- Banner in the front of the semi.
- With tumblers/coaches from (Boys/Girls/NGA) in between the banner and semi.
- Behind the semi truck Acro and Cheer with the coaches.
- NO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED to walk the parade route with CCG unless Mimi has designated you a walker in advance. All athletes will need to participate without a parent with them. They will be with their coaches & teammates.
- We have about 120 people for CCG already on the street and on the float. This is why we have to limit parents.
All athletes will need to wear gloves (any color is fine) if they are tumbling, long black sweat pants or long black tights. No Jeans. Coaches should be ready to go in black pants/tights too. Also, no hats either. Just hair tied up neatly. Also, no hats either. Just hair tied up neatly. We will have every single child and coach in our special parade shirts. Parents volunteering can wear Holiday colors and gear, please. We also have some cute light-up Elf Hats for you or bring your own headgear or hats.
- The weather is going to be good but cold. Around 60-65 degrees. After you pick up your child, they will need to dress warmly. In the parade, they CANNOT wear jackets or sweatshirts, only the parade long-sleeve T-shirts. Please no shirts or sweatshirts under the tees, so we all match. They will be very warm walking and tumbling all that way.
- They will need to have proper tennis shoes or running shoes to participate. No other shoes allowed.
After we complete our parade route, all marching athletes on the ground will stop at the Children's Museum on Nipomo and Monterey. All parents should be there AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to pick up their children at the SLO Children's Museum. We will have a coach stay with all athletes in your group until every child is picked up.
Please help us ensure the safety of picking up your child after the parade for CCG ends. Make sure you are there on time to pick up your child as soon as we finish the parade route. Please do not be late. The coaches must remain with your child until you show up.
Those on the Flatbed truck will need to remain there till we can find a spot to stop completely and allow you to jump down and be walked back to the Children's Museum with a CCG staff person, unless your parent is there with us.