2008 MARCHING BAND RULES AND REGULATIONS

Carolinas' Carrousel provides high school marching bands several areas of opportunity for recognition and awards.

The Spirit of Carrousel Award
Awarded to the highest scoring band
$500 cash award / Honor (Lead) Band position the following year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

See Band Spirit of Carrousel page

Travel Honorariums are offered to participating bands.

Band Scholarships - $5,500 awarded annually

Community Bands and College Bands may be included in the Parade from time to time but are not guaranteed travel dollars and are not scored for the Spirit award.

PARADE PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
All marching bands must maintain forward motion. Counter marching, reverse marching, and/or stopping the forward motion of the parade without specific instructions to do so is prohibited.

All performances must be in good taste compatible with the Carolinas' Carrousel's mission to enhance our community life through quality family oriented entertainment and the promotion of academic and artistic excellence. Routines and/or expressions of a lewd, obscene nature are expressly prohibited. Likewise, actions portraying violent, abusive and/or offensive behavior are not appropriate.

Band boosters marching with the band (e.g., First Aid team, etc.):
    >Must be in confined to a minimum number and included in the band’s data sheet member count.
   >Must wear coordinating attire that identifies them with their respective band.
   >Must follow parade officials’ instructions as to their marching position to help insure that the view of the band   itself is not obstructed along the entire route and especially in the telecast area.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
All entrants must provide evidence of current Comprehensive General Liability Insurance including Contractual Liability (Limits of $500,000 Bodily Injury and Property Damage combined in an insurance company with a Best's rating of A or A+ is a minimum requirement). Entries lacking insurance will not be considered.
(For School Marching Bands - verification of school insurance is satisfactory. Attach verification of your coverage to your data sheet)

RELEASE AND INDEMNITY
All entrants must sign and return a provided Release and Indemnity Form agreeing to indemnify Carolinas' Carrousel, Inc., its officers, directors and employees and hold them harmless with respect to all defenses that they shall be required to make in connection with any claim or action arising out of the participants involvement with the parade and/or other festival activities.

CHECK LIST (See Application Deadlines for due dates.)

Data Sheet completely filled out, including acknowledgement of these Rules and Regulations

Release and Indemnity Form signed & enclosed

Insurance certificate attached. Please verify your insurance by sending your Certificate of Insurance or verifying that the band is covered by school insurance during this activity.

Conduct Agreement signed

Photographs of uniforms for all units within Marching Bands, Drill Teams and/or Steppers enclosed. (REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION TO BE INCLUDED IN PARADE.)

Description for TV Broadcast filled out