Cheese Days Accepting Parade Entries
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Photo courtesy of Noreen Rueckert
Erik and Paul Beach lead a pair of goats in The Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade in 2014. The entry, "Life in Old Switzerland – Bringing Home the Harvest," was sponsored by Beach's Auction Service.
Green County Cheese Days is currently accepting applications for entries into The Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade, scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2016, at 12:30 p.m.
New this year is the option to register online at http://www.cheesedays.com. Click the "parades" tab for guidelines and application forms. There are separate applications for Floats and Units (businesses, youth and school groups, civic organizations, tractors, and business mascots), and for Entertainers (music, bands, dancers, clowns, drill teams, horse/carriage units, stunts). Those falling under the Floats and Units category are asked to pay the $25.00 entry fee.
Prizes will again be awarded for the following categories: Best Decorated Float or Unit, and Best Use of Theme. Parade viewers will also be invited to nominate their favorites for the People's Choice Award. Top winners in each category receive $100.00.
All floats and units (except tractors and business mascots) are required to reflect parade themes: cheese or cheesemaking, dairy farming, or Swiss heritage. New for 2016 is that business, group and organization entries are limited to those located in Green County.
For questions, please contact the Cheese Days office at (608) 325-7771 or email CheeseDaysParade2016@gmail.com. Parade entries are due by June 10, 2016. The 2016 parade is being chaired by Cathy and Al Wald and Erica Zentner.
