Parade Participant Info
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49th Annual Santa Cruz Pride - June 2, 2024
2024 Parade Participant Information and Application
2024 Parade Info
Be part of SC Pride 2024 and join in the largest LGBTQ+ Pride parade on the Central Coast. Members of our Santa Cruz community and beyond - organizations, allies, supportive groups, churches, candidates, ensembles, performers, parents, children - are all welcome to show your pride, activism, enthusiasm, love and to be proud of who you are! See the parade map below.
Contingents will be notified via email about parade set up. Parade staging location is at Pacific and Cathcart beginning at 9:45am. All contingents must provide monitors (more info below).
Registration open until May 8, 2024
Parade donations
We rely on donations to pay city permits, security, barriers, cones, no parking signs, portable toilets, and trash bins.
Parade Participation donations per contingent:
Contingency Size (1-10): $75
Contingency Size (11-25): $100
Contingency Size (26 or more): $250
Add Car / Float: $50 (ADA waivers)
Include the name of your contingent with your parade donation. More information: Parade@SantaCruzPride.org
Parade Monitor Info
All contingents are asked to provide monitors. Without monitors we would not be able to have a parade. The City of Santa Cruz is very supportive of our presence, and we want to reciprocate it by meeting all permit terms - including providing safety monitors at intersections and along the Parade route.
Monitor Training is REQUIRED and will be provided during our orientation sessions! More information: Parade@SantaCruzPride.org
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Walking Unit of fewer than 10 people (1 monitor recommended)
Walking Unit of 11–25 (minimum 2 monitors needed)
Walking Unit of 26 or more (minimum 4 monitors needed)
Performing Unit (minimum 3 monitors needed)
Vehicle Unit (minimum of 5 monitors including driver)
Motorcycle Unit (monitors encouraged) -
Orientation sessions will be on the following days on Zoom. The link will be sent to you once your registration is approved. Only one person per group is required to attend one of the sessions but others are welcome. All monitors and drivers must attend one of the training sessions.
• Tuesday, May 21st 4:00-5:00pm
• Thursday, May 23rd 6:00-7:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 29th 6:00-7:00 pm
Training sessions last about 60 minutes and will cover everything parade monitors and contingents need to know. -
• Ensure your safety, the safety of contingents, the safety of spectators.
• Items may NOT be handed out, scattered, or thrown to people during the parade; candy, pamphlets, stickers, etc.
• Contingents and spectators may NOT have open containers or consume alcohol at the parade.
• Protect plants, fences or other property from damage.
• Vehicle monitors should walk a minimum of one arm’s length from all Parade vehicles at the wheel well of the vehicle.
• Drivers will stop if people or objects come within 5 feet on either side or 10 feet of the front or rear of their vehicle.
• Please keep spectators on the concrete curb or sidewalk (off of asphalt road.)
• Do not engage with difficult spectators! Call/radio for help from a Police Officer of Parade Committee member.
• You are OBSERVERS and REPORTERS; Please do not place yourself at risk or danger.
Santa Cruz Pride Parade Route
June 2, 2024
Prevent Litter! Parade contingents are not allowed to throw or pass out items during the parade (such as fliers, candy, beads, confetti, etc). We need to leave the streets as clean as possible to avoid clean up fees.
Parade viewing The parade will travel up Pacific Avenue from Cathcart to Locust Street followed by the festival on Cooper Street.
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Volunteer for the parade!
BECOME A parade VOLUNTEER / MONITOR
All are welcome!
Volunteers are needed to organize contingents and be parade monitors.
Parade Volunteers are Needed for:
Contingent Organizer - Assist with recruiting of parade contingents. Organize and monitor people to fill out forms to be a contingent. Make sure contingents complete their donations.
Parade Line Up Person - Check to make sure each contingent is in their proper location. Figure out how contingents need to be lined up. Figure out way to designate parade line up areas for each parade contingent.
Parade Starter - Make sure each contingent enters the parade route in the correct order.