Children’s Electric Christmas Parade

SAVE THE DATE! The 2025 Children’s Electric Christmas Parade is taking place Saturday, December 6, at 6:30 p.m. in Old Town Clovis. Registration for the parade will open Wednesday, October 1.

New This Year

The Children’s Electric Christmas Parade continues to grow every year thanks to our wonderful community. However, that growth has presented safety and operational challenges raised by the Clovis Police Department and the parade’s organizers. Due to that, the OTC Kiwanis Parade team will be implementing the following changes to this year’s parade.

• No trailers over 40 feet in length. Trailers longer than 40 feet cannot navigate some of the parade route areas safely, and the increasing number of long trailers is congesting the staging area. Trailers longer than 40 feet are not permitted.
• Vehicle entries will be strictly limited to 10 vehicles. This parade rule has been policed lightly for many years. Again, due to staging area congestion and parade flow, this rule will be enforced this year. Entries with more than 10 vehicles will need to have multiple entries.
• Equestrian units will enter the staging area through the main entry. The Music Ave. entry will not be used this year for equestrian units. These units will enter the staging area in the same manner as other entries, from the 3rd Street/Veterans Parkway/Clark Intermediate parking lot. They will enter the staging grounds, turning left and using the Clovis Rodeo participant entry to access the equestrian staging area.

We want everyone to have a wonderful experience at the 2025 Children’s Electric Christmas Parade. Please let us know if you have any questions at 559-575-4311.

A big thank you to the Clovis Veterans Memorial District which has again committed to the top parade sponsorship.

Parade Rules

• _{Parade entries must be decorated with holiday lights and decorations.}
• _{No Santa’s allowed in the Parade, except for the “official Santa” designated by the Parade sponsors.}
• _{Applicants are required to distribute the parade rules to all participants in their entry.}
• _{Electrical wires and connections on Parade entries must be safe and in good repair. No Open Flames are allowed!}
• _{All adult supervisors marching in the Parade must be part of the holiday theme and dressed in costumes and/or lights.}
• _{All Support Personnel need to have proper ID visible.}
• _{No drugs/alcoholic beverages, or smoking of any kind allowed.}
• _{Proof of insurance for vehicles participation in the Parade is required with submission of the entry application.}
• _{All entrants must sign and submit indemnification agreements with their entry application.}
• _{Entrants must abide by all safety instructions provided by Parade Coordinators.}
• _{Entrants must gather outside the Parade staging area and arrive at the staging area as a group.}
• _{Late arriving vehicle entrants will not be allowed to enter the staging area or closed streets.}
• _{Car club entries must abide by street safety laws.}
• _{The height limit for vehicle/float entries is 13’6”.}
• _{All float, vehicle, or trailer entries designed to carry riders must have protective shields covering the wheels – no open wheels.}
• _{Entries with power generators must have the generator securely fastened and must have a fire extinguisher easily accessible to an adult rider. Extinguisher must be visible and checked in when entering. No combustibles may be placed next to a power source on Parade entries.}
• _{Hay/straw may be used on vehicle/float entries if in complete bales and located in the center of the vehicle/float/trailer.}
• _{Children may not ride on edges of open flatbed trucks or trailers.}
• _{Entrants must remain seated on all vehicle entries.}
• _{No items, including candy or paper goods, may be thrown or handed out along the parade route.}
• _{Entrants must take with them all items brought to the event at the end of the parade, including hay, animal droppings, paper, etc.}
• _{The Kiwanis Club of Old Town Clovis reserves the right to exclude/remove entrants whose conduct or entry violate Parade criteria or pose safety concerns.}
• _{The Kiwanis Club of Old Town Clovis reserves the right to reschedule the date of or cancel the Parade in the event of poor weather conditions OR other events beyond their control. In the event of a Parade cancellation, no refunds of entry fees will be provided.}