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The MSU Homecoming parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2011. We encourage all student and community groups to participate. If you are a business and would like to participate, please call Peter Delong at (517) 432-4574.

Online registration will be available on August 1, 2011.The registration deadline will be Friday, October 7, 2011, 5:00 p.m.

Staging for the parade begins at 4:30 p.m. on Abbot Road in East Lansing. Registered Student Organizations will be eligible to receive parade awards in the following categories: best float, banner, group, Spartan spirit and residence hall. Entries will be judged and awarded based on the theme. In addition, a limited number of flatbeds will be available for registered student groups on a first come, first served basis.

Parade awardees will be notified after the parade and will have the opportunity to have one representative from the organization to receive the award during half-time of the Homecoming football game on Saturday, October 22 2011. (A ticket to the game will be provided for one member of your organization.)

For groups reserving flatbeds, the southeast concourse area of Spartan Stadium will be available for building floats beginning Monday, October 17th and will continue each night until Thursday, October 20th. A tool crib with tools will be available each night to assist in building floats and the MSU Recycling Center will have free items available to assist in making floats. See how to build a float.

Please note: A limited number of flatbeds will be available for student groups to build floats on a first come, first serve basis. If you would like to reserve a flatbed, please submit your request on the parade entry form.

Parade Route: The parade begins at the intersection of Abbot Road and Burcham Drive, will travel south on Abbot Road, east on Grand River, south at Collingwood, south on Farm Lane and will conclude at the corner of Farm and Shaw Lanes.

At the conclusion of the parade, there will be a float breakdown area available at the MSU Recycling Center located on Farm Lane. To get to the breakdown area, continue on Farm Lane past Service Road. The recycling center will be on the right hand side. Dumpsters and tools will be available for you to disassemble and discard your float materials. If you acquired a flatbed from the MSU Alumni Association, you will be able to leave the flatbed in the same parking lot where you disassemble the float. Alumni Association flatbeds not returned will result in the RSO being assessed a replacement fee of $1500.

Registration deadline Friday, October 7, 2011, 5:00 p.m.