Due to the reconstruction of Beale Street through the downtown area the Kingman Downtown Merchants’ Association will no longer be able to provide a drive through lane. We urge visitors and participants alike to come early for parking choices.
• Entry forms must be received by Monday, November 18, 2024 •
2024 Rules: Please read the ‘Street of Lights’ display rules below, you must click the box acknowledging that you read the rules in order to complete the registration form.
It is recommended that you print a copy of the rules for your convenience..
The Kingman Downtown Merchants’ Association, Inc. is a non-profit 501C(6). Please mail checks to: Kingman Downtown Merchants’ Association, Inc., 221 East Beale, Suite B, Kingman AZ 86401
An entry registration fee of $50.00 is due by Monday, November 18, 2024 (entries received after the due date will be charged a $45 dollar late entry fee). Electronic registration & payments may be made online at www.kingmandowntownmerchantsassociation.com ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
Need payment exception or paper application? Contact Joni 928.279.8448 or email us at: kingmandowntownmerchantsassoc@gmail.com
Check-in is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE (All vehicle(s) must be present at this time) Display spaces will be determined by the event Committee. Prior requests for specialty display arrangements will be considered for oversized displays, and or power requirements, ect. by emailing a request to: kingmandowntownmerchantsassoc@gmail.com
*** NO SANTA CLAUSES or Santa look-a-likes ARE ALLOWED IN your DISPLAY EXCEPT FOR THE OFFICIAL KINGMAN SANTA CLAUSE at the end of the display lineup.
Official check-in and booth assignments will begin at 3 pm. Check-in will be on Beale Street at Sixth Street. Event starts at 5:00 pm. JUDGING will begin at 5:30 pm. All entries must be lighted.
Please put the display’s TITLE & SPONSOR NAME on your entry (both sides) so it is visible to all participants and sidewalks.
You will be assigned a number at check-in for voting purposes, winning entries will be announced by the broadcasters and published in The Standard newspaper, December 11, 2024 and posted to social media after the event.
Voting for the ‘People’s Choice’ award will be done digitally through the Everything Kingman AZ mobile app. You will need to download the app for free from the Apple Store or the Google play store.
The winner’s plaques will be available to be picked up at The Standard Newspaper, 221 E Beale Street, Suite B, Kingman AZ 86401. You will be contacted when your plaques are ready.
Once you are setup in your assigned space, your entry or display should not be left unattended until closing at 9:00 pm. You may not tear down or disassemble your display or leave prior to the close of the event.
KDMA and the City of Kingman will not be responsible for loss or theft.
No advertising, slogans, signs, banners, flyers, or other display media that are deemed by Parade Officials to be improper, obscene, or discriminatory based on race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, political view or religion.
KDMA has the express right to refuse any entry for any reason.
Display Specifications: Entries may not exceed 30 feet in height, 40 feet in length, and 8 feet wide. Your display’s specific details will be needed during registration.
”DECORATED/LIGHTED DISPLAYS’ are the preferred display type for the ‘Street of Lights’ (may be on a trailer or vehicle or built in place). Stand alone heaters are allowed, keep safety in mind.
A Lost & Found/Information booth will be located immediately inside the Beale Celebrations main entrance during the Mingle Jingle. Live announcements will be made during the event from the sidewalk on Beale Street at the corner of Fourth Street.
Food and Beverage concessions will be available on Fourth Street in front of Beale Celebrations.
The Mingle Jingle Christmas Bazaar opens 1:00 pm through 8:00 pm.
No open alcohol containers may be brought into or onto event premises. All alcohol consumed must be in designated licensed areas only. Violators are subject to arrest and expulsion.
Hold Harmless: By submitting this registration form, entry applicant agrees, understands and assumes all responsibility and liability for losses, damages, and claims resulting from any injury to persons, including, but not limited to, injuries to spectators, volunteers or other entry applicants person or personal properties, or damages to equipment, or other property brought onto the premises/streets. Entry applicant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Kingman Downtown Merchants’ Association, Inc., City of Kingman, its respective agents, servants, employees and volunteers from any and all such losses, damages, cause of actions, suits or claims arising out of the entry applicants negligence.
The Event Committee accepts NO RESPONSIBILITY for false statements made by entry applicants or it’s volunteers.
For more information contact: Joni Millin- Parade Chair 221 E Beale St., Kingman, AZ 86401 or phone 928-279-8448
kingmandowntownmerchantsassoc@gmail.com