Peoples Carnival Parade rules and regulations

Carnival Parade - whats it all about?

The Carnival Parade is the highlight of the Carnival Weekend. It offers ane oppportunity for community groups, voluntary groups, charities, businesses and individuals to colourfully display engage in the town's Carnival.

The parade is also the start of a weekend of festivities at Oldham's Alexandra Park - which includes live entertainment from local performers, schools, youth groups and community groups from around the town and beyond.

Carnival 2009 was a big success and we managed to avoid the rain once again. The parade took place on Saturday June 27th and attracted over 50 entrants - including 17 floats.

Mums accompanied their tots on the parade in 2009

length of the parade was about one-and-a-quarter miles.
Collecting Money

One of the most beneficial parts of the Carnival Parade is the chance to raise funds through public collections. Groups and individuals can raise money for good causes on the parade route. Times however, have changed. The days of throwing money at floats have gone and it is more difficult to collect on the route than ever. That doesn't mean you shouldn't but our experience of past events suggest that more money can be raised over the weekend at Alexandra Park - either by having your own stall or by entering one of the events.

Parade 2009: Villages Housing staff ready themselves

Floats and Stuff

A major attraction for the crowds who like to watch the Carnival Parade each year are the decorative floats and trucks. At the 2008 Carnival, paraders were able to use trucks provided by local firms, for the group members to decorate early Saturday morning before the parade start time at noon, giving the group members a few hours to do their fancy work.

Of course, any truck (providing it doesn't infringe health and safety regulations) can be used as a float, we would advise you to book floats early with your local truck company.

What Next?

If you are interested in your charity, school, group, pub, club or business getting involved in the Carnival Parade 2009 and don't know how to, then your first step will be to apply/register your group. You can do this by completing our Parade Entry Form-click here.