2021 Coralville 4Th of July Parade, July 4Th at 12 Pm
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2021 Coralville 4th of July Parade, July 4th at 12 pm Theme: Celebrating the historic Iowa River Power Building at 1st Avenue and 5th Street along the Iowa River GENERAL INFORMATION Thank you for participating in the 2021 Coralville 4thFest Parade! Make the most of your show time and decorate like crazy – the crowd and the 4thFest Committee love it! Remember, awards will be given for; Best Interpretation of Theme, Grand Marshal Award, Most Patriotic and Best Walking Group! LiFEchurch has once again been gracious enough to open their doors starting at 10:00 am on the morning of the parade. Restrooms, water and a place to cool down will be available inside and there will be an information booth for the parade next to LiFEchurch. PARKING It is important to park in the Hy-Vee/Hobby Lobby parking lot or a nearby lot; only vehicle entries in the parade should be in the staging area at the McGregor’s/LiFEchurch parking lot. PARADE LINEUP Entries must be in place by 11 am in the McGregor’s/LiFEchurch parking lot. The parade starts promptly at 12 pm. Enter the staging area from 23rd Ave. (west side of the McGregor’s/LiFEchurch parking lot). Know your number in line! It is listed on the following page and is subject to change. If your entry is in red, line up on 22nd Ave, north of the staging lot, and enter from the north side of 22nd Ave. This street will be closed by 11 am. Entry numbers will be posted around the staging area. Volunteers will be at the entrances to help direct you and there will be an information booth next to LiFEchurch. A map of the staging area is included as an attachment to the email. IMPORTANT NOTES DURING THE PARADE For the safety of the children and so vehicles can smoothly enter the parade route, 22nd Ave. is a NO CANDY ZONE! Please DO NOT throw candy until the official parade start, on 9th Street. Keep the pace! Stay two car lengths behind the entry in front of you – not more! You can hand things out, but do not stop the parade – performances must be quick and simple! If you fall behind, please catch up! Parade gaps can be dangerous! Be careful when driving the route. Watch for children; they will want to enter the road. Walk to the crowd at the curb to hand things out. Never encourage spectators to enter the street! Please put your cell phones away; cell phone use (including talking, texting, or taking videos/photos) is prohibited when driving a vehicle, riding an animal, or cycling in the parade. The parade route is over 2 miles long. Be sure to bring water for the route! Do not squirt water at spectators; this is important for safety reasons. Keep it safe; no open flames on entries, all floats must be secure. Keep pets safe; Inadequate shade, water, and rest on a hot day puts pets at risk for overheating. The pavement may be too hot for a pet’s feet through the parade route. Before including any animals in your entry, see the guidelines at www.coralville.org/4thFestParade (“Animals in the Parade” tab). Please respect the “limited noise” section of the parade route. CoralVision (Mediacom Channel 5 and 118-8 in Coralville) will video the parade in front of the Recreation Center for rebroadcast, and stream live on www.facebook.com/Coralville4thFest, so be ready with your best performance; they will have a list of entries and provide commentaries. Programs that are handed out the day of the parade have been donated by Pearson. Thank you Pearson, CoralVision, and our commentators – Rex Brandstatter and Herb Staub! IF HOT: You may drop out at 18th Avenue toward the end and wait there for your ride. SPONSORS A big thank you to LiFEchurch for use of their parking lot and to all of the other 4thFest sponsors who make this possible! Because of their generosity, the 4thFest parade does not charge entry fees. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Minda Hamann at 319.594.8107. You will receive a picture as a thank you for participating in the 4thFest parade. Have fun and be safe! Thank you! Minda Hamann, 4thFest Committee, Parade Chair Parade Route: Limited noise section of the parade: An area is designated a "limited noise section" of the route on 5th Street from the fire station west until the end of S.T. Morrison Park. To assist those with hearing and sensory needs, do not use sirens or horns in this section of the parade. The area will be marked with signs. Note: While parade organizers make every effort to communicate this to parade entries, we cannot guarantee any section of the parade will be noise free. Coralville 4thFest Parade 2021 - LINE UP ORDER BY # Please note that entries in red will line up along 22nd Ave. and should enter from the north of 22nd Ave. This street will be blocked off by 11:00 am. All other entries should enter the staging area from 23rd Ave. 1 Coralville 4thFest Banner - Happy 4th of July! 51 Inspire Athletics 2 1943 Willy's Jeep - Clark J. Obr 52 St. Thomas More Catholic Church of Coralville 3 Coralville American Legion Honor Guard with Boy Scout 53 Johnson County Republicans troops 207 & 2000 4 American Legion Walter Johnson Post 721 Color Guard 54 Servpro of Iowa City/Coralville 5 Coralville American Legion Auxiliary Post 721 55 Jordan Agency Allstate 6 Military Vehicle Preservation Association 56 World Development, LLC 7 Coralville 4thFest Theme Banner - Celebrating the historic 57 H.I.P. Martial Arts Iowa River Power Building at 1st Avenue and 5th Street along the Iowa River 8 Coralville Police/Area Law Enforcement Agencies 58 Studio 360 School of Dance 9 Coralville Fire Department 59 Pizza Ranch 10 Grand Marshal - Keith Jones 60 The Children's Dental Center 11 Hills Bank 61 O'Brien Family McDonald's 12 Xtream Arena and the Iowa Heartlanders Hockey Team 62 Iowa Legends Youth Basketball Program 13 City of Coralville - Mayor John Lundell & City Council 63 American Red Cross 14 City of Coralville 64 North Liberty Coralville Baseball Softball 15 Summer Reading Program - Coralville Public Library 65 Iowa City Krazy Klown 16 Coralville Public Library 66 Dennis Plate - 1972 Chevy Truck 17 Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, City Circle & 67 Adam Schechinger State Farm Young Footliters 18 Dick Myers - Parade Founder 68 Keystone Place at Forevergreen Rd 19 Think Iowa City (Iowa City/Coralville Convention & 69 Anaman Concierge Services Visitors Bureau 20 University of Iowa Spirit Squads 70 University of Iowa Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital,a venture with Encompass Health 21 Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service 71 1959 530 John Deer Tractor - Allan & Pam Mueller 22 Slothower Family - 1940 International Firetruck 72 League of Women Voters of Johnson County IA 23 Quality Care Lawn 73 West High Dance Team and Cheer Team 24 Grand Living at Bridgewater 74 People's Coalition for Social, Political & Economic Responsibility 25 Hy-Vee 75 Brown Deer Place 26 Lensing Funeral & Cremation 76 Johnson County Ambulance Service 27 Hai for Coralville 77 Outdoor Pros 28 Coralville Community Food Pantry 78 Z102.9 29 Houses into Homes 79 Big 10 University Towing, Inc. 30 Laura Soride, Realtor/Broker/Owner - RE/MAX Affiliates 80 Johnson County Cattleman Association 31 Coralville Optimist 81 UI Health Care Iowa River Landing 32 Anderson's ATA Taikwondo 82 El Kahir Krazy Klowns 33 Hospice Home of Johnson County - The Bird House 83 Iowa Black Squadron 13 Ghostbusters 34 Kayla Fisher, REALTOR at Lepic-Kroeger Realtors 84 Miss Czech/Slovak Iowa 35 Genesis Church 85 K Brothers Grocery Store 36 My Mickey Vacation Travel 86 ICCSD School Board Campaign - Krista Burrus 37 Kaitlyn's Pupcakes 87 Friends of the Animal Center Foundation 38 Long Term Fitness, LLC 88 Jones Academy of Performing Arts & Dream City 39 Ambition Baton & Dance 89 Nascar Race Track Limos 40 Carolina Espinoza State Farm 90 Old Capital City Roller Derby 41 Johnson County Democrats 91 Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties 42 RPA Aerial Inspections and More 92 Sustainable Landscape Solutions 43 Jaguars Softball Club 93 NLCBS - North Liberty Coralville Baseball Softball 44 Doiton3 94 The Arc of Southeast Iowa 45 Iowa City Hockey 95 Iowa City Bruisers 46 Johnson County Emergency Management Agency's 96 Paul David Restoration Community Emergency Response Team 47 Forever Green 97 Chains Interrupted 48 Iowa City Community Band 98 Johnson County Fair 49 ClassyChassyCruisers 99 Trojan Baseball Club 50 Sensory Kids Therapy Services 100 Tabernacle Baptist Church Staging Area for the Coralville 4thFest Parade • July 4, 2021 Located in the GEICO/McGregor’s/LIFEchurch parking lot (2213 2nd Street) *These entries should enter from the north on 22nd Ave. due to street closures Refreshments Rments 1 - 15 Enter i here Parade start R Map Legend i Information Booth N R Restrooms Subject to change • Entries must be in place by 11:00 am • Parade begins at 12:00 pm .