• Stedman "Light Up the Night" 2026

    Annual Christmas parade Entry Form
  • Application Date:*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • Saturday December 12, 2026. Line up starts at 5:00 pm and the parade starts at 6:00 pm.

     

    All Entries must be turned in no later than Monday, November 30, 2026 by 5:00 pm.

     

    *****Please help us to organize the parade by providing the following information for your entry.*****

    PLEASE NO SANTA CLAUSE. We will have Santa at the end of the parade.

  • Type of entry/Title of Entry or Club name (Example: Miss Cape Fear):

  • Any vehicles, floats, trailers entering in the parade?*
  • Will you be towing anything like a float or trailer?*
  • Will there be people riding on the item towed?*

  • Walkers:

  • Rules:

    Please initial by each one.
  • All walkers MUST walk on either side of the vehicle/float, absolutely NO walkers shall be in front of or behind a vehicle/float.*
  • Lineup will take place as you arrive. Please ensure your entire party is present when you arrive. If they are not, you do risk not being together at the start of the parade.*
  • No throwing candy or anything else since this is at night people may not see the items and could cause harm. You may walk candy and other items to the crowd. *
  • No Federal Q's. Sirens are allowed at 3 second short bursts only.*
  • No engine racing or tire spinning.*

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    All entries must have lighting and Christmas decorations on them so the may be seen during the Night Parade. There is NO rain date.

     

    Stedman Fire Department and its appointees reserve the right to remove any participant from the parade for any reason, in their sole descretion.

  • Waiver and Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement

  •      In and for consideration of being permitted to ride, spectate, join, enjoy, be carried, sit upon, or in some other manner participate in the Stedman Christmas Parade (the “Parade”) and all associated activities included in the Parade, to the extent allowed by applicable law, the undersigned hereby waives any claim and agrees to indemnify, release any hold harmless (a) Stedman Volunteer Fire Department, its elected officials, employees, agents, directors, and officers, (b) The Town of Stedman its officers, directors, employees, and agents, and (c) The NC Department of Transportation and the State of North Carolina (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any liability to the undersigned and the undersigned’s personal representatives, assigns, heirs, next of kin, successors and agents for any loss or damage including, but not limited to, serious bodily injury or death or damage to any property of the undersigned that is incurred as part of the undersigned’s participation in the Parade, whether caused by the active or passive negligence of the Releasees while the undersigned is participating, riding, spectating, joining, enjoying, be carried, sitting upon, or in some manner using and enjoying the Parade. The undersigned agrees to indemnify, save, and hold harmless each of the Releasees from any liability for loss, damage or cost incurred related to their participation in the Parade and assumes responsibility for any risk of bodily injury, death or property damages.

         By signing below, I acknowledge and confirm that any vehicle(s) to be used by the Applicant set forth above in the Parade are covered by insurance, and that such insurance includes coverage for bodily injury and property damage in compliance with North Carolina law.

         BY SIGNING BELOW, ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTITY SET FORTH BELOW, AS APPLICABLE, THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES TO ASSUME ALL RISKS RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN THE PARADE.

         The undersigned has read this Waiver and Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement, fully understands its terms, and, if signing on behalf of an entity, has the authority to bind the entity set forth below, and has signed it freely and voluntarily without any inducement, assurance or guarantee being made to the undersigned and intends their signature to be a complete and unconditional release of all liability of the Releasees to the greatest extent allowed by law. Further, the undersigned consents, individually and on behalf of any minor in the undersigned’s care, for each of the Releasees to seek emergency medical treatment that either such Releasee, in their discretion, deems necessary or advisable for the undersigned or said minors. The undersigned acknowledges that the costs related to any such emergency medical treatment received shall be chargeable to and payable by the undersigned and shall not be the responsibility of any Releasee.

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