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The Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade is divided into four (4) staging
times:
7:45 AM
8:15 AM
8:45 AM
9:15 AM
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Staging takes place at the corner of Bethany Home and
Central Avenue. Central Avenue is the main street in downtown Phoenix. This staging area
is located in the parking lot of the North Phoenix Baptist Church. |
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Your designated PARADE SLOT will be finalized during
the first week of December. You will be notified of this position when you receive your
final FIESTA BOWL DOCUMENTATION that will be mailed to you the second week of
December. |
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Upon arrival into the area, the lead coach will be stopped
by a Fiesta Bowl official. These officials wear yellow blazers and have earned the
nickname Yellow Coats. |
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Upon checking your band off as having arrived the Yellow
Coat will direct your coaches to an unloading area |
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The Fiesta Bowl prefers to have you unload all equipment as
soon as possible. It is preferred to have the coaches out of the area within
approximately 10 minutes once the unloading begins. Please keep in mind that
additional bands will also be unloading in the immediate vicinity, therefore and due to
the number of coaches in the area, the Yellow Coats will want to move your coaches out of
this area as soon as unloading is complete |
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You will have a designated Yellow Coat that will be
assigned to and responsible for your band. He will be in charge of 1 marching band, 1
float and 1 equestrian unit. It is has job to coordinate these three (3) units into the
Parade route at their designated time and in their correct spot. |
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Once the unloading has been completed all chaperones that
will not be marching with the band will be required to get back on the coaches and proceed
to the band de-staging area at the end of the parade route. |
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Once your band is on the Parade Route, your Yellow Coat
will march with you. He will tell the Director to move up the pace or slow down the pace
to keep the flow of the Parade.
IF A FLOAT BREAKS DOWN: your Yellow Coat will give your Director
immediate instructions on what to do. In most cases you will NOT STOP and if at all
possible continue on around the float. We certainly hope this will not be necessary.
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If, for any reason, a student must drop out of the Parade
route, there are first aid stations all along the route. A Yellow Coat will instruct you
to the nearest station. It is advisable that a parent also drops with any student that
must do so. |
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The first aid stations along the route are in communication
with the MAIN COLLECTION POINT that is located at the very end of the Parade route. Any
student that must drop out of the Parade will be brought to this MAIN COLLECTION POINT
when the Parade ends. AGAIN, IT IS ADVISABLE THAT IF A STUDENT MUST DROP OUT, A PARENT
ALSO ACCOMPANIES THAT STUDENT TO THE FIRST AID STATION. |
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Your band will be designate by the Fiesta Bowl as either an
Orange or Yellow band. There will be signs along the route and based on your color when
you see this sign (Orange or Yellow) you are required to play.
You may certainly play more often than that if
you prefer!
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The entire route once you step off from the
beginning to the end is 1.7 miles. |
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At the end of the Parade route, there will be another
Yellow Coat. This person will direct your band either left or right to the Band Destaging
Area. At this area there will be a snack and plenty of water waiting for each student. |
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| INFORMATION
FOR: Chaperones That Will March Along The Route |
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The Fiesta Bowl will not allow any chaperones to march with
the band in the television coverage area. This area STARTS APPROXIMATELY 3 BLOCKS SOUTH OF
THE CORNER OF BETHANY HOME AND CENTRAL AVENUES AND CONTINUES TO MISSOURI AVENUE. |
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For those chaperones that will be marching with the band,
it is very important that once the unloading is complete, you immediately leave and make
your way South on Central Avenue. As you will not be allowed to cross the Parade Route
once the parade has started you will need to walk west on Bethany Home Avenue, cross
Central Avenue and walk South on Central Avenue on the WEST SIDE OF THE STREET.
Note: in making your way South on Central Avenue, you will not be able to walk on
the East side of the street due to the stands with reserved seats. Please make your way
South on the West side of the
street. This will be the side with the television cameras. BE CAREFUL! There are
a lot of electrical cables in the area. |
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Please make sure that you wear a shirt that identifies you
as a member of the band. There will be a uniformed policeman at a barricade at this
location (South side of Missouri Avenue) . Please tell him that you are a designated
chaperone to march with the band. Once your band comes through this area he will move the
barricade and allow you to enter the Parade route. |
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Any designated chaperones are allowed to march with the
band through the Band Judging Area as a last line of the band. |
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| INFORMATION
FOR: Chaperones That Reboard The Coaches At the Beginning Of The Parade |
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Once these chaperones reboard the coaches, all coaches will
go to the Band Destaging Area. |
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Once you are at this location, you can get off the coaches
and walk up to the Parade Route. This is approximately a 1/3 mile walk. |
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All chaperones can then fill in along the route and see the
band as they come by.
Note: WATCH FOR THE YELLOW OR ORANGE COLOR SIGNS! You will want to position
yourself in the area that is the designated color for your band.
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Once your band has come by you can then leave
the Parade Route and return back to the Band Destaging Area to help with any assistance. |
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FUN AND ENJOY THE PARADE! |
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Fort
McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade Information
