Would you like to be a part of the biggest parade on Maui?

It’s not too early to start thinking about your float for the Maui County Fair Parade. The 2008 Maui County Fair, “Where a Community Comes Together,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 5. The parade starts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, at the Maui Community College (MCC) campus on Ka‘ahumanu Avenue and proceeds to Kanaloa Avenue. Gain exposure for your group or organization while having fun. Parade participants are granted free entry into the fair on Thursday evening!

Applications and forms are now available for download at www.mauicountyfair.com. They will also be available for pick up and drop off at the Maui County Fair Office Trailer upon its opening at the end of July. The Fair Office Trailer will be located in the parking lot of the War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku and will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call 242-2721 in advance.

Until the trailer opens, completed applications can be mailed to: Maui County Fair Association, P.O. Box 95, Kahului, HI  96733, Attn: Parade. All applications must be received by the Friday, Sept. 12, deadline.

A mandatory meeting for all parade participants will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Gallery Meeting Room. A representative from each organization or group must be present at this meeting. Staging area assignments, review of the parade rules and answers to questions will be addressed. This is also the only place where fair passes will be issued to parade participants.

The parade will follow the same route again this year, beginning at the MCC campus, turning right onto Ka‘ahumanu Avenue and proceeding to Kanaloa Avenue. The parade will turn right on Kanaloa Avenue and continue past the fair grounds.

For more information about the parade, contact Parade Chairperson Roy Silva at 244-8430.

The Maui County Fair is a nonprofit organization supported entirely by corporate sponsorships, local donations and volunteers. The Fair is also the primary source of funding for many of Maui’s nonprofit and community organizations. For more information, contact Fair Director Sherri Grimes at 280-6889, or visit www.mauicountyfair.com.

Maui County Fair Parade Dates to Remember

Friday, Sept. 12, 2 p.m.
Parade Application Deadline
Thursday, Sept. 25, 6–7:30 p.m.
Mandatory Parade Meeting
Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Gallery Meeting Room
Thursday, Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m.
Parade starts!