REMINDER: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s annual, physical Waterland Parade will instead be a ‘Virtual’ parade this year and the deadline to submit videos is this Saturday, June 20, 2020.
Destination Des Moines’ VIRTUAL Waterland Parade will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, and it will feature video entries from community members, organizations, and local businesses.
The “virtual” parade will start at 6 p.m., and will be live streamed on Facebook via DDM’s page as well as The Waterland Blog’s (to get an alert when the parade is live, be sure to “Like” those pages).
All are invited to send in a video or a photo and organizers will include you in the virtual parade; here’s more info From Tony Hettler and Matt Mahoney:
Here’s more from the 2020 Des Moines Waterland Parade registration form:
Saturday July 18, 2020, starting at 6 p.m. on facebook.com/destinationdesmoines, https://www.facebook.com/waterlandblog/ and TVW Channel 21.
What are we looking for?
We want to see your creativity, talent, and passion for our community.
Individuals – Record a short 6 second shoutout or take a picture of your family with a greeting. This is a great opportunity to thank our first responders and essential workers (grocery store, hospital, utilities, restuarants, teachers, etc)
Businesses – Give us your 15 second elevator speech about what you offer, how long you have been in our community, and what you love most here! This is a great opportunity to thank our first responders and essential workers (grocery store, hospital, utilities, restaurants, teachers, etc)
Organizations – Decorate a car, boat, bike, wagon, scooter, or just yourself for the parade. Record a video up to 90 seconds with your group’s performance or creation. If your performance includes movement, start the performance on the right, moving to the left. A still picture can also be used instead.
Rules and Regulations:
Entry should not include:
Submissions should be emailed to [email protected].
For more info, visit https://www.destinationdesmoines.org.