Halloween Golf Cart & CCU Homecoming Parade

Conway Downtown Alive is excited to announce that for the second year in a row the CCU Homecoming Parade has aligned with our annual Halloween Golf Cart Parade for one “Monster” of a parade in Downtown Conway. The fifth annual Halloween Golf Cart Parade and CCU Homecoming Parade is on Saturday, October 19 at 9:30 AM in Downtown Conway.  Gather your family, friends and neighbors for a fun morning! Choose a theme, get into costume and decorate a golf cart to celebrate the Halloween season.  The parades begin at the Conway Public Safety Building on 9th Avenue, then continues down 9th Avenue to Laurel Street and follows Laurel Street into Downtown Conway ending at Marina Drive and Elm Street.  Awards will be presented.  Spectators are invited to view the parade along the route but are reminded to please be mindful of private property. 

Registration closes Friday, October 11. The 2024 event has both competitive and non-competitve categories.  Competitive-We started planning for this right after last year's parade and this will be our year to bring home the prize!  Non-competitive-We put some streamers and balloons on the golf cart and pulled out some old Halloween costumes.  It is free to register for the parade; however, participants must register in advance so Conway Alive can appropriately prepare for the event. 

 

2024 Halloween Golf Cart Parade Rules

1. Golf Carts only. 
2. Advance registration is required.  No walk-ups.
3. Line-up opens at 7:30 AM at the Conway Public Safety Building at 1600 9th Avenue.  No carts will be permitted to enter the line-up area after 9:00 AM.
4.  Judging will begin at 8:45 AM.
5. Parade will step off at 9:30 AM.
6. Each entry must have a licensed driver 18 years of age or older to operate the golf cart.
7. The number of entry participants may not exceed the recommended capacity of the cart.
8. Carts are subject to the SC Code of Law while operating outside of the parade route.
9. Only golf carts will be permitted in the line-up area.  No trailer drop-offs will be permitted in the line-up area. 
10. October 19 is a busy day in Conway with a 1500+ runner road race beginning at 7:00 AM.  If you are trailering your cart, you will be required to park your trailer in a public parking lot in the area of Lewis Street and 2nd Avenue and then drive your golf cart to 1600 9th Avenue to the parade line-up area.  Please indicate that you will be trailering your cart in the registration and a detailed map of the parking area and route to the parade line up will be sent to you in advance of the event.  No vehicle or trailer parking will be permitted in the area surrounding the assembly zone.  The parade will end near the location of your trailer parking. 
11. All participants must be in costume.
12. Golf cart must be at least 50% decorated.
13. Absolutely no political signage or political endorsements are permitted.  Carts must be decorated in the spirit of the Halloween Season, family friendly and in good taste.
14. No animals are permitted to participate in the parade.
15. To prevent litter in the Historic District, candy may not be thrown.  Entries are encouraged to toss trinkets such as balls, bracelets, beads, frisbees and other small tokens. 
16.  Failure to comply with the rules will result in immediate removal from the event.