June 12, 2011 Mississippi Avenue :: Portland, Oregon
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NEWSLETTER
SCHEDULE
11:00 - Grand Central Family Fun Zone
1:00 - Family Ride
2:00 - Beer Gardens open
2:30 - Parade
3:30 - Cargo Bike Race
5:00 - Racing Starts
7:00 - Event closes
The Mississippi community is coming together to put on the best circus street fair in town. Get ready for clowns, jugglers, unicycle jousting, sculptural bikes, freakishly tall bikes and other two-wheeled creations beyond your wildest dreams!
Jeff Jahn - Curator, Chief art critic and the publisher of the art website PORT
Alyssa Kail - Create Reuse Center Manager at SCRAP
Katie Proctor - Bicycle writer and the organizer of the family friendly Kidical Mass rides
Jessica Vredenburg - Bike filmmaker, advocate of bike fun
Esther Harlow - City of Portland Transportation Options Ambassador, ukelele player
BIKE PARADE
Participants: meet on Fremont west of Mississippi
2:00pm :: Parade line up begins
2:30pm :: Parade rolls
3:00pm :: Parade ends
3:30pm :: Winners are announced at the Info Booth on Failing
ABOUT THE PARADE
Come one, come all, freak bikes short and tall! Choppers, tall bikes, swing bikes, double stacks, unicycles and minis... or whatever art bike you ride. Strut your stuff and show off your bike creations and style.
COME WATCH THE PARADE
If you're not riding in the parade, grab a good spot along Mississippi and be prepared to see some wild bikes! We guarantee you'll see bikes you've never seen before.
FORM A GROUP
Riders must be in a group and pre-registration to reserve your spot in the parade is required. You can make your own group of whomever you like, so long as your group is unified. Matching outfits, signage, bikes, etc.
Groups can be made up of an actual club, families, neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations or just a bunch of friends. Groups are welcome to promote non-profit causes and social interests (but advertising for commercial purposes is not permitted).
Bring noisemakers and be prepared to strut your velo stuff right down the middle of Mississippi for the one mile route. But watch out, the clowns will be on hand to rope you in if you're out of line!
Groups must have a minimum of four people.
PRIZES AND CELEBRITY JUDGES
A panel of celebrity judges will choose the top three floats to win cool prizes, so come ready to strut your stuff and show off your very best!
FIRST PLACE: A $500 tour of Mississippi! Gift certificates to the incredible shops, bars and restaurants on Mississippi Avenue. Spend a day taking it all in, or taking your friends to town.
SECOND AND THIRD PLACE: Passes to the Tour de Lab bicycle ride on September 11.
PARADE ENTRY INFO
Portland has a wealth of totally awesome bike clubs doing all sorts of neat tricks, so lets get together to parade for the masses!
It is free to register. Local and out-of-town bike clubs are all welcome. You don't need to have an established bike club to participate, but you do need to have spirit. Whether you ride fixed, chopped, swinging, tall, fast or slow - we want you in the parade.
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REQUIREMENTS
Bikes are not required.
Circus/vaudville/performance groups welcome. People walking alongside bikes are welcome.
Skatebards, roller skates, push scooters, and other non-motorized wheeled contraptions are totally encouraged!
Groups must register in advance through our website because we are coordinating placement in advance. All parade teams must have a team banner at the front of their group. The team banner can be made of any material but must be big so spectators can see who you are.This is a family-friendly event - keep that in mind.
Your team do not, at all, need to be any sort of an official team. If you form the posse only for the parade, that's 100% okay.
Groups may promote non-political non-profit causes and community activities. If you have questions about whether or not your group qualifies, please contact us. Groups may not represent commercial interests unless they are affiliated with one of our sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring Cirque du Cycling to keep this event strong, please contact us.
THINK BIG!
Floats are permitted! Pull structures behind a fleet of bikes or create a pedal-able structure! Marching bands, sound systems and large groups are all welcome to join in on the fun!
Think big, visual and WILD! We look forward to seeing what you come up with.
SUGGESTIONS
Fanfare, antics and entertainment
Toss candy to the crowd
Instruments and music
Mobile sound systems kicking out the jams
Floats and outrageous bikes
Tons of club pride - really flaunt it!
Group unification, even if that means you just wear matching shirts.
Neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations, etc. encouraged! (non-political, please)
2010 PARADE
FIRST PLACE: Re-Juiced SECOND PLACE: Candy stripers THIRD PLACE: Belligerantes MEET THE JUDGES >>
2010 RACE RESULTS
Pro 1/2: Quinn Keogh (Rubicon-ORBEA), Portland
Samuel Nicoletti (Gentle Lovers), Portland
Austin Arguello (Team Exergy), Beaverton
Cat 3: Scott Hill (Life Cycle), Eugene
Jeff Harwood (Ironclad), Vancouver
Andrew Willis (Ironclad), Vancouver FULL RESULTS >>
