Parade Guidelines, Terms, & Conditions
Welcome to the annual Pony Express Days celebration in Eagle Mountain City! We are excited to have you participate in the parade on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 10:00 am sharp. Please read the following information carefully.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable parade experience for everyone, Eagle Mountain City will limit parade entries to 75 on a first-come, first-served basis. Nevertheless, Eagle Mountain City reserves the right to restrict or reject any entry from participation in this City sponsored parade without liability to the City,
regardless of the cost or inconvenience to the entrant. Any staff member or designee of Eagle Mountain City may exercise this right at any point in time, before or during the parade, for any reason considered, in the sole discretion of the City, to be inconsistent with the goals, values, and objectives of Pony Express Days. Each entry is allowed a maximum of 4 motorized vehicles. Drivers of motorized vehicles must have valid Utah driver’s licenses, and the vehicles must be registered and have updated insurance certificates in the vehicle.
SAFETY RULES:
- All trailers towed by a motor vehicle must have guard rails attached if anyone is riding on the trailer.
- No one, regardless of age, is allowed in the bed of a motor vehicle towing a float, trailer, or any other item.
- No one under the age of 8 is allowed to ride in the bed of a truck or on a trailer or float towed by a motorized vehicle. If a person under 8 would like to participate they must ride inside a motorized vehicle or walk, ride bike, scooter, pulled in a wagon, etc.
- Persons over the age of 8 may ride on a self-driven float, trailer, or float being pulled by a motorized vehicle, but they MUST BE ALWAYS SEATED.
- No one is permitted to get on or off a self-driven float, motorized vehicle, or trailer being pulled by a motorized vehicle at any time during the parade.
- Tossing items from a moving vehicle of any kind is prohibited. All candy, swag, flyers, etc. must be handed out by walkers.
- No one may approach or get within 5 feet of a self-driven float, motorized vehicle, or trailer being pulled by a motorized vehicle at any time during the parade, unless that person is 18 years of age or older and is a parade participant.
- Everything on the float, decorated trailer, or vehicle must be affixed to prevent anything from flying away while being towed or driven.
- We recommend bringing a wagon, backpack, or large shoulder bag for candy, paper, or other handout items if walkers would like to pass them out to minimize the number of restocking trips. Extra handout items may be restocked by a person 18 years of age or older at the rear of the motor vehicle, float, or trailer.
- Speed will not exceed 5 mph while participating in the parade.
- Inappropriate or reckless driving will not be tolerated by motor vehicles.
- Do not allow participants to hang off the sides of moving vehicles.
- All motor vehicles must have 4 designated walkers 18 years of age or older along each side of the vehicle, near the axel area to act as a spotter for the vehicle The 4 designated spotters purpose will be to help and communicate with the driver and are not allowed to participate in tossing or restocking candy or other items. All participants in an entry are strongly encouraged to help the driver watch for children along the parade route as they occasionally run in front of a driver to grab tossed candy/items.
- Vehicles and floats driving in the parade must drive down the center of the street and should avoid from veering off to one side or the other.
- All minors riding bicycles, using skateboards, scooters, roller blades, roller skates, or similar items are REQUIRED to wear a helmet, additional safety equipment is encouraged but not required.
- All walkers must walk behind their entry’s vehicle, rather than to the side.
Do not throw or shoot candy, paper, or souvenirs at spectators. However, a gentle “UNDERHAND” toss that reaches the curb is acceptable. Walkers will not be able to hand items out to every parade spectator. If you have walkers in your entry, they will need to be able to keep up with the entry in front of you.
All Equestrian entries must arrange to provide their own accompanying clean-up crews.
Participants are required to maintain a distance of 20 – 30 feet from the entry in front of them during the parade. Any pauses or formations are strictly prohibited, except in cases of emergency or to maintain proper distance.
The parade will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, without assigned entry numbers. Parade staff will determine the order of participants, meaning that your place in line may not dictate the order of your entry in the parade route.
For group entries, it is advisable to arrange carpooling to the staging area since there is no parking or drop-off area once in line. Please coordinate with all participants to ensure easy identification in the lineup.
Participant pick-up and vehicle unloading will occur in the parking lot of Pony Express Rodeo Arena. It is the responsibility of the applicant to organize pick-up with their participants.
The city and parade officials reserve the right to remove any entry that fails to adhere to parade rules and regulations, poses a safety risk to participants or spectators, or fails to maintain a proper distance behind the entry in front.
By applying, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Eagle Mountain City, it’s elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, employees, contractors, and volunteers against any liability
arising from the negligent operations, acts, or omissions of all participants in your parade entry in connection with this event.
