Grand Parade Application 2025



Thank you for your interest in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Grand Parade on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

If you need to make changes to your application after it is submitted, please contact Alexandria Webster, Event Manager, at (330) 458-2050.

Completed applications will be reviewed by the committee for acceptance in the Grand Parade. The following items must be completed and turned into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival office for your application to be considered complete:

  • Completed online or paper application.
  • Review the liability release/concurrence section.
  • If applying for a float unit, please include a sketch, color is preferred.
  • If applying for a float unit, please review the float manual.
  • Specialty units are asked to submit an audio tape and/or video performance if you have never been in the Grand Parade before.
  • IF YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR CONSIDERATION AS A FLOAT OR A SPECIALTY UNIT ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION AND YOUR APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED FOR PAYMENT.
  • You will be contacted mid-June regarding your acceptance and participation in the parade.

Commercial and/or any other form of advertising is prohibited without prior approval of the Enshrinement Festival and prior payment of an advertiser’s fee.  Any violation of this rule will result in the unit being removed from the parade line-up.

FLOAT APPLICANTS: Apply by May 5, 2025. (Sketch, description, and additional details due May 16.

If you prefer a paper application be mailed to you, or have any questions or concerns, please contact Alexandria Webster, Event Manager 330-458-2050. The same deadlines apply for paper applications as online applications.

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Contact Information

Unit Information

Unit name as it will appear in print and on TV

Box/Utility Truck
Car
Charter Bus
Flatbed Truck
Horse Trailer
Mini Van
Pickup Truck
School Bus
Semi Truck/ Trailer
Vehicle Hauling Trailer
Browns Fan
Other

If you have selected "other" from the categories above, please explain the type of vehicle.

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Antique Vehicle Information
Not an antique vehicle, keep scrolling.

Include the make, model, year, engine size, and color of the vehicle.

20MB max

20MB max

20MB max

CLICK HERE to review Liability Release & Concurrence statements.

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Float Information
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All float sketches must be approved by the parade committee.

20MB max

Sound systems must be contained on the float and not on a separate unit

Please refer to the float manual for restrictions.

Please refer to the float manual for restrictions.

CLICK HERE to review Liability Release & Concurrence statements.

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Animal Unit Information
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Explanation of other:

CLICK HERE to review Liability Release & Concurrence statements.

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Specialty Unit Information
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20MB max

please upload audio/video of your performance or share a link of it with video@cantonchamber.org

20MB max

CLICK HERE to read the Liability Release & Concurrence statements.