How to Build a Carnival Float
How to organise a float for the Oldham Carnival Parade! Fill in the
online parade entry form. You will need to decide on whether you are a walking entry, cyling, truck float or whatever. If you entry as a
float you need to hire a float with driver.
Decide
on a theme for your float (the theme for the carnival is owls
- the towns emblem if this gives you any ideas)
Music
– is very important – you need a portable sound
system and a car battery to run it – can hire these –
adds a lot to your float –well worth it! Decide if you
will be having music and how you will
provide this.
Decide/find
who will take part in the float
Decide/find
who can you get to help you decorate your float.
Decide
what equipment/items/costumes will you need for your float.
(Don’t forget you can always ask on www.oldhamfreecycle.org.uk
to see if anyone has any of the items you need).
You
will need to decorate your float the parade. But if its one of the vehicles from Kelvin Lord Transport,
you will only have the morning of the parade to decorate it
(from 8am). You could decorate it at the park. Either way your
float should be at the assembly point.
(see route map here) an hour before the parade start
Floats – think IMPACT and FUN
Costumes
– think BIG and COLOURFUL
Use
the decorating of the float as a team task between your group
members. The kids in particular will love. And try to photograph
the evolving float as you progress.
There will be
a trophies for the winners of the catagories listed below, so go for it!
Overall Best in Carnival
Best Float
Best Non-Float Entry
Best Dance Troupe
Best School Entry
Parade 2009 entrants 'Make the Difference' designed an attractive float
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