Optimal viewing with emcee introductions at or near Digitize4U & Dunkin' Donuts.
How to Participate
We welcome local businesses, schools, community organizations, marching bands, dance troupes, youth groups, charitable organizations, and others, who meet the guidelines of the organizers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Parade route: Hwy 16 from N. Pilot Knob Rd. to Captain's Cap.
Parade viewers are encouraged to park as near as possible to the parade route. Parade viewers are asked to pull off Hwy 16. The Captain’s Cap parking lot is being reserved for parade entrants and floats for dismounting. Please be considerate of businesses along the parade route and do not block their entrances. Optimal viewing with emcee introductions at or near Digitize4U and Dunkin' Donuts.
Handicap and Disabled Parking is available at the Hotsy facility at Hwy 16 and Triangle Circle.
Parade entry staging will occur on North Pilot Knob Road, between NC 73 and Hagers Ferry Road. Because both lanes of North Pilot Knob Road will be used for northbound travel, you MUST access it from NC 73. Do not arrive prior to 10:00 AM and no later than 11:45 AM.
Because it's a dynamic list, with participants added just hours before, you likely will not be provided your line-up position number until you arrive and check-in at North Pilot Knob Road.
We generally send out confirmations and additional information a few weeks prior to the parade; however, if you have not received an email, please check your spam folder before reaching out to us. Many applicants are finding our emails in their spam folders.
road closures and detours
ROAD CLOSURES & TRAFFIC IMPACTS
N. Pilot Knob Road
- Closed between Hwy 73 and Business 16 at 9:00 AM.
- Will reopen 30 minutes after the last parade unit finishes.
- Hager’s Ferry Road access will be affected at 11:00 AM and will reopen at the end of the parade as it exits onto Business 16.
Business Highway 16
- Closed at the Sunoco station 15 minutes prior to parade start (12:30 PM) and will reopen 15 minutes after the last parade unit clears N. Pilot Knob.
- The section between Hwy 73 and the Sunoco station will be LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY.
- All other traffic will be detoured through the Publix parking lot.
Additional Road Closures (12:15 PM–End of Parade)
The following intersections along Business 16 will close 15 minutes prior to parade start and reopen 15 minutes after the final parade unit passes:
- Forest Oak
- Townsend Drive
- Water Oaks Drive
- Farmstead Lane / Clover Lane
- Cherry Point
- Triad Lane
- Harbor Master
- Malibu Point
- Unity Church Road (Southbound detour to Triangle Circle → Optimist Club Road)
Other Impacts:
- Waterway Drive at Rivercross Point: No access to Business 16.
- Rivercross Point at Triangle Circle: Detour in place.
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