2024 Country Music Parade Entry Form

The Country Music Parade is a celebration of Australian country music and provides an opportunity for festival attendees to see their favourite stars up close and in person while experiencing the excitement of a traditional street parade. The parade also provides a fantastic opportunity for businesses and community organisations to be actively involved in the festival.

The parade, which attracts thousands of festival fans to the CBD, is designed to be a colourful and exciting event featuring country music stars, roaming street performers, dance schools, community groups and marching bands along with a range of unique & historic cars.

A Walking Parade

Participants are encouraged to walk the 1.2km route of the Tamworth Country Music Parade. This will allow all participants to be seen by parade spectators and for parade participants to interact with crowds. If a parade entry includes a vehicle there are restrictions as to the type of vehicles that are permitted. Only utes and convertible cars are allowed to enter, no trucks or larger vehicles will be permitted.

Parade Route 

The 2024 Tamworth Country Music Parade will commence at NSW Police discretion at 9am on Saturday 27 January, from Peel Street, just south of Hill Street. The parade will travel north along Peel Street, turn left into Fitzroy Street, left into Kable Avenue and travel south along Kable Avenue concluding at the intersection of Kable Avenue and Hill Street. The parade marshalling and dispersal areas are in the same location.

See the Country Music Parade Route Map (PDF 2.9MB) for details.

Theme 

The theme for the 2024 Tamworth Country Music Parade is Australian + Country + Music. This theme focuses on Australian country music; with secondary themes celebrating Australia and what it is to be Australian. Entrants are encouraged to explore and present their own interpretation of this theme.

All entrants should be dressed in accordance to the theme and carry props, banners, flags and other items to ‘decorate’ their entry according to the theme and make their entry as visually appealing as possible.

All entries must have at least one country music artist walking/travelling as part of their entry, a live music performance or pre-recorded music playing.

Prizes 

Category

First Prize

Second Prize

Third Prize

Best marching band, dancing/entertainment group

$500

$250

$100

Best commercial organisation or business

$500

$250

$100

Best community group

$500

$250

$100

Best social, hobby, special interest or school group

$500

$250

$100

Best sporting group or equine entry

$500

$250

$100

 

How to Enter 

Parade entry is free of charge. It is necessary to fill in the official entry form (below) to be part of the parade. Please read the following entry terms and conditions and complete the form below. Your entry will not be accepted unless you have completed the form it its entirety, including the broadcast float description.

 

ENTRIES EXTENDED UNTIL Wednesday, 24th January 2024 AT 4:00PM

No late entries will be considered.

Country Music Parade Entry Terms and Conditions

Please download and read the 2024 Country Music Parade Terms and Conditions of Entry (PDF 268.3KB) before completing the parade entry form.

Disclaimer: Tamworth Regional Council accepts no responsibility for damage to entrant vehicles

Entrants will be contacted via email in early January with their entrant number and information regarding their location within the marshalling area. Entrants will be expected to be in the marshalling area between 7.30am and 8am for a 9am start. More information will be provided in early January.

Contact details
Contact Details
The parade entry supervisor must participate in the parade and be available on site on the morning of the event to receive correspondence and liaise with event organisers if required
Parade Entry Supervisor Details
Entrant details
Entrant details
Entrant Category* - required

Parade entry description - This will be read out by commentators along the parade route. Please limit details to no more than 5 sentences, 100 words or several dot points.

Does your entry include any of the following?* - required
Number of participants (an estimation of numbers is suitable)
Vehicle numbers
Identification Sign or Banner

Parade entry sign

To allow for each entry to be identified a sign may be produced for your parade entry. This sign will be handed out at the start of the event and it is expected that a participant will carry this sign (for walking groups) or place it across the top of the windscreen of the leading vehicle for non-walking groups.

Sign to be supplied
Connecting musicians and parade participants

If you have arranged for a country music artist to walk/ride as part of your entry please list their name

If yes, are you happy to walk in the parade or would you prefer to travel in a vehicle?
Vehicle, Owner and Driver Details

The owners of any vehicles participating in the parade understand that, by submitting this entry form, they agree to be bound by its Entry Conditions and that any claims made for any damage, loss or injury arising from the use of the vehicle in the Parade will be made against the owner's Compulsory Third Party Insurance.

For each vehicle/bike participating in the parade, please specify the vehicle type, model, owner's name and phone number, and the driver's name and phone number (if different from the owner).

Country Music Artists
The parade route is approximately 1.2km long. At a slow walking pace of 4km per hour and allowing for plenty of high fives along the way, this will take less than 20 minutes and at the same time could create a lifelong memory for your fans!

PRIVACY

Personal information supplied to or collected by Tamworth Regional Council will only be stored and processed by Council for lawful purposes directly related to the functions and activities of Council.  Any personal information supplied will only be disclosed to a third party for the purpose of performing a lawful function or activity and for no other purpose. Disclosure of personal information to a third party will be in accordance with Tamworth Regional Council's Management Plan (PDF 331.7KB).

All entries in the 2024 Country Music Parade are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Entry. 

Insurance

Attach a current copy of Public Liability Insurance ($20M+) for your business or community organisation.

Mandatory field(s) marked with *