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Road closures start at 7 a.m. May 15. Roads will reopen at 2 p.mDescription
The theme of entries should reflect our heritage; the birthday of the city of Las Vegas; Vegas, then and now; and/or the traditions of Helldorado Days. May 15 is the 116thanniversary of the land auction in 1905, which marks the beginning of Las Vegas. Helldorado was created in 1935. Today, the parade is sponsored by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial. Some additional entertainment will be supplied by the Commission budget, including stilt walkers, acrobats, and honor guards.
Who
An honor guard will lead the parade by walking before the vehicles. Then the mayor, with Elvis, will be the first to drive through, followed by Las Vegas City Council members on the Big Red firetruck, and members of the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial.
Viewers will be offered a scorecard and pencil at the beginning of the route so they can evaluate the entries; there will be a prize sponsored by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial for the best entry overall. Viewers will be the judges this year, so drivers will need a companion to do the scoring.
Cost
FREEHow
This year, as with everything, we are doing things differently. Participants will be static on the Third Street sidewalks and viewers will drive the parade route. Major closures: Third Street from Garces Avenue to Charleston Boulevard and all cross streets in between, plus a single lane closure on Fourth Street from Charleston Boulevard to Garces Avenue.
This will be a “reverse” parade where the bands, entries and entertainment will be stationary and the parade viewers will drive through. Third Street, with its new wider sidewalks and stage, will be used instead of the usual parade route on Fourth Street, which has narrower sidewalks.
Queuing of vehicles waiting to view the parade will be northbound on Fourth Street, starting at Garces and lining up to the south. Vehicles will turn left from Fourth Street to Garces, then left on Third Street.
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