Great American Duck Race Parade Online Payment Form

44th Annual Tournament of Ducks Parade August 26th, 2023 Entry Form Guidelines – 2023

Parade Guidelines

1. Staging area will be at the Starmax Parking Lot
2. DESIGNATE ONLY ONE person to pick up the entry number from the sign in table.
3. Parade Check-In will begin at 8:00 AM and end promptly at 9:30 AM. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED
4. Parade will begin promptly at 10:00 AM
5. Your driving pace will be no more than a car length, please try to avoid large gaps or sudden stops.
6. The Judges Booth will be in front of Wells Fargo Bank.
7. Each entry has NO MORE THAN 45 seconds to stop in front of the Judges
8. Parade results will be announced on Facebook after 3:00 PM on Saturday

Rules and Regulations

If you decide to download and fill out the form, please mail or drop your entry at the Chamber of Commerce – 800 E Pine Street

1. Float dimension restrictions: Length: None Height: 12 feet Width: 8 feet
2. Moving vehicles are allowed to have someone walk alongside and HAND OUT flyers, candy, etc.
3. The throwing/tossing of material from parade entries to the crowd on the sidelines is prohibited.
4. Insurance and liability are the sole responsibility of participants.
5. The use of squirt guns, silly string, or other items potential dangerous to spectators is strictly forbidden.
6. All units in the parade are to follow the Reckless Driving Ordinance 12-6-12.3 (printed below). Any unit not complying to this ordinance will be removed from the parade and not permitted to return. We ask that all participants have patience and abide by the rules. We believe it is important to make safety imperative for all participants, we expect float participants to do the same. Thank you for your cooperation and participation in the 2023 GADR Tournaments of Ducks Parade.

12-6-12.3 RECKLESS DRIVING AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. A. Any person who drives any vehicle carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others and without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property is guilty of reckless driving. B. Any person who operates any motor vehicle with the intent to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another person is guilty of aggressive driving. C. Every person convicted of reckless or aggressive driving shall be punished: (1) Upon a first conviction by imprisonment for not less than five days nor more than ninety days, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or both; and (2) On a second or subsequent conviction by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than ninety days, or by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both. [66-8-113 NMSA 1978]

Payment Info for Mail or In-person

Cash, Check, Credit Card accepted.
Please make checks payable to the Deming-Luna County Chamber of Commerce.
Bring or mail entry form and entry fee to :
Chamber of Commerce, 800 E Pine Street, Deming