Frequently Asked Questions

When you submit your application through our website, you will receive an automated confirmation email—this means you’re in the parade! ✅ Applications are reviewed by the parade committee to ensure they meet parade guidelines and community standards. 🚫 Entries that include political messaging, religious messaging, violence, threats of harm, or content that is disrespectful to the community may not be approved. ✅ You will only be contacted if we need additional details, clarification, or if there is an issue with your application. To verify your entry was received, check our Entrants Received list here: 🔗 View Entrants List --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you submit your application via snail mail, we will manually enter you into our Entrant database. ✅ Applications are reviewed by the parade committee to ensure they meet parade guidelines and community standards. 🚫 Entries that include political messaging, religious messaging, violence, threats of harm, or content that is disrespectful to the community may not be approved. ✅ You will only be contacted if we need additional details, clarification, or if there is an issue with your application. To verify your entry was received, check our Entrants Received list here: 🔗 View Entrants List

Our Staging & Lineup information is typically published about 5 days before the parade. 🔗 View Staging & Lineup Please do not email or call us for this information before it is published, as we will not have it available. Thank you for your patience!

Visit the Staging, Lineup, and Hospitality page of our website for details. You will find the Staging Brochure with a map of our parade route, as well as the Lineup.

Line up begins at 8:00 am. The streets have numbers on each side.

Look for our volunteers in Vests, typically cowboy hats and Pink shirts.

The Parade runs from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm on Saturday, May 31st, 2025

The Santa Maria Fairpark is our stable host. For details please contact the Santa Maria FairPark at 805-925-8824

General Inquiries – If you can’t find the answer on our website or in our FAQs, feel free to email us at info@theelksrodeoparade.com. Application Received? – Check our Entrants Received document to confirm your participation in the parade. Parade Placement? – Visit our Staging, Lineup & Hospitality page to see where you’re positioned in the parade. Lineups will be posted about a week before the event and will not be available earlier.