SOPride Parade Application and Waiver 2026

Date of the event: Saturday, Oct 17th
Parade Line Up: 10:00 AM
Parade Start: 12:00 PM
Entertainment Begins: 1:00 PM

Cost of Entry: $25

All Parade Applications will be reviewed. Once approved a payment link will be emailed to the application contact.

For local non-profit organizations, LGBTQIA+/BIPOC-owned businesses, and independent artists/artisans, if cost is a barrier to participation as a vendor or parade entry, please email SouthernOregonPride@gmail.com. We want to make this event accessible to all who wish to participate. Thank you for partnering with us to ensure we can continue to host and grow Southern Oregon’s Pride Parade as an inclusive and welcoming space for our LGBTQIA+ community.

Rules Governing Parade Permits

To ensure reasonable safety to life and property in the operations of parade floats, automobiles, and similar conveyances within the city limits of Ashland.

1. Materials used in construction, decoration, etc., must be flame-retardant. Materials such as straw or hay must also be treated.
2. Where a person is within a float, such as the driver, there shall be no combustible material.
3. Motorized floats, or floats pulled by a motorized vehicle, and automobiles shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher with a classification of at least 2A 10BC (When vehicle and trailer are connected as a single unit, one extinguisher will meet this requirement). Bicycles, motorcycles, boats, and go-carts are not required to carry extinguishers.
4. Horse-drawn wagons and other non-motorized conveyances using straw or other combustible material shall carry fire extinguishers as prescribed above.
5. NO SMOKING is allowed on any float or in the area of the parade line-up or during the parade. No person shall cause or permit any open flame upon or within the area of any float.
6. No combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than two (2) vehicles.
7. Vehicles towing trailers must be equipped with a tow bar or coupling device of sufficient strength to hold the weight of the towed vehicle upon the street when operated.
8. Vehicles’ towing trailers shall be equipped with safety chains connected to the towed and towing vehicles and to the tow bar to prevent the tow bar from dropping to the ground if the tow bar or coupling device fails.
9. Safety chains shall have no more slack than is necessary to permit proper turning.
10. A float may not exceed 40 feet in length and 13 feet 2 inches in height.
11. Vehicles and floats shall stay in their assigned position in the parade, and maintain 20 FEET between entries.
12. Operators of vehicles shall not have their vision obstructed.
13. Persons riding on floats shall be located on the main part of the float and positioned so they will not obstruct the operator’s vision.
14. Persons shall remain on the unit to which they are assigned to the end of the parade route, except in an emergency.
15. No unit shall disband until reaching the destination indicated on the permit, except in case of breakdown or emergency.
16. Drinking, displaying, or possessing alcoholic beverages, other intoxicants, or controlled substances is absolutely prohibited. City ordinances and state laws will be enforced.
17. Firearms, fireworks, or other explosives are prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted.
18. The throwing of objects or substances into the crowd is prohibited. Candy, balloons, or small items may be dropped in front of the crowd along the street.
19. Persons driving a car, truck, or motorcycle must have a valid Oregon driver’s license and insurance.

We will line up on Gresham Street and Siskiyou Blvd at 10:00 AM. We will then march down Siskiyou Blvd to the Bandshell at Lithia Park, starting at 12:00 AM. The entire march should take around 30 minutes. Please keep an eye on your email for any additional instructions! 

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE YOUR FLOAT OR GROUP BRIGHT, LOUD, AND BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS YOUR PARADE BRING IT ON…LIVE OUT LOUD, DANCE AND HAVE FUN!