Spread the Cheer!
Help us bring Christmas cheer to Dunedin! Register your group, community organisation, team float / parade entry using the contact form below. If you have questions please contact us by email - elves@dunedinsantaparade.co.nz
Entries for the 2024 Parade are NOW CLOSED.
Parade Entry Terms & Conditions
By submitting this form you agree on behalf of your organisation to take full responsibility for your entry. This is an acknowledgement that you fully understand / have read in full the following terms and conditions and you accept any decision made now or in the future for the parade by the Dunedin Santa Parade Trust.
There is only ONE Santa allowed in the parade which is provided by the Dunedin Santa Parade Trust (DSPT).
Every entry must project a Christmas Theme i.e. every entry must comply on the day and be available for inspection with regard to the Christmas Spirit being displayed, should the DSPT not be totally satisfied as to the nature of the entry, it / you can or will be excluded from the parade on the day.
There are to be no giveaways or handouts to the public before, during or after the parade (safety being the primary concern).
No water guns or pistols of any kind allowed on any entry.
The parade is not for commercial gain.
Every float must have a minimum of 4 marshals supplied by you to mark all four corners of your float wearing high visibility vests with no signage, except Santa Parade. This is to assist in keeping back the crowd as you travel along the parade route, your marshals must be of a minimum age of 18 and walk alongside marking the four corners of your entry.
Every entry must pass inspection as to safety by the DSPT inspector on the day of the parade, in particular that the children riding are safe and can be supported on your float i.e. hand rails and foot holds.
Entry closing date has been extended, please submit yours as soon as possible.
