Parade the Circle Participation
All parade entries must be registered online. No new entries are accepted after May 24, 2024.
Parade the Circle Participation
Individuals, families, schools, neighborhood groups, and community organizations are all invited to participate by creating a handmade parade entry. Participants may create on their own or at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s public workshops.
Parade Registration
All parade participants must be registered.
- $5 per child (under 18)
- $10 per adult
Parade Tent Public Workshops
No new passes issued at this time.
(The workshops require purchase of a workshop pass.)
(East Bell Commons, 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106)
Participants can create costumes, masks, and giant puppets made with the assistance of staff artists at all public workshops (nine total) in the parade tent. A one-time fee entitles you to attend all workshops.
- Saturdays and Sundays, May 11–June 2, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 4, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Parade Tent Workshop Pass
A workshop pass allows the pass holder entry to all public workshops at the parade tent.
- The pass does not include the parade registration fee.
- All members of a group including pass holders must register for the parade.
2024 Parade the Circle Guidelines
- Everyone must be in costume, including parents, guardians, and staff accompanying children.
- All entries must be handmade and people powered. Motorized vehicles (other than wheelchairs) and live animals (other than service animals) are not permitted.
- No written words are allowed.
- Entries should not advocate for or against a particular political or religious belief.
- Be inspired by the CMA’s collection! However, reproducing sacred objects or images and the appropriation of symbols of other cultures is not allowed. If you are in doubt, museum staff are happy to discuss with you.
- Entries and costumes must be noncommercial. No identifiable logos are allowed. No T-shirts with words, registered trademarks, logos, or cartoon characters may be worn. Uniforms representing organized teams, troops, or school or civic organizations may not be worn. No identifiable flags may be displayed.
- No distribution of leaflets or flyers is allowed during the parade or along the parade route.
- Children under 15 must be accompanied by someone older.
- All parade participants participate at their own risk. Written waivers are required for all participants.
Parade the Circle Tent Workshops
Participants can create costumes, masks, and giant puppets made with the assistance of staff artists at all public workshops (nine total) in the parade tent. A one-time fee entitles you to attend all workshops.
- Saturdays and Sundays, May 11–June 2, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 4, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
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Parade the Circle
Parade the Circle, one of Cleveland’s most impactful cultural events, is an annual art parade that fills Wade Oval with lively sounds and colors, featuring innovative costumes, giant puppets, and handmade masks created by artists, families, schools, and community groups. Watching the parade is free...
Sponsors
All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Fortney, David and Robin Gunning, Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the Lloyd D. Hunter Memorial Fund, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Mandi Rickelman, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.