FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Deadline for Kinetic Sculpture Floats: 1 Month Prior to Parade Day

    Registration: $25

    Deadline for Art Bikes: Parade Day

    Registration Fee: $15

    *Free registration for KWAHS members

    *All registered floats and art bikes require parade numbers, specifically for judging purposes. Participants that are not registered are not eligible for awards. All registered participants will wear a wristband (Limited to first 100 registrants.)

  • $25 for Kinetic Art Sculpture Floats

    $15 for Art Bikes

  • 10' Wide x 11' Tall x 30' Long

  • The purpose of the event is to honor Stanley Papio and his rebel artistry and innovation and by doing so, we celebrate creativity, engineering, sculpture and kinetics- including but not limited to the bicycle.

  • There are two categories: Art Bikes & Kinetic Art Sculpture Floats.

  • It's not a race, there's no water element, the rules are less strict, and we're allowing human movement and not just gears to qualify a Kinetic Sculpture.

  • There will be awards and cash prizes at the award ceremony, immediately following the Parade. Click here to view awards.

  • 1.5 miles. The Parade should take about 1 hour or less to complete.

  • The Parade starts at Custom House, heads up Front Street to Duval, then to the Duval Street Pocket Park at the 1400 block of Duval Street (and the Atlantic Ocean!) Near Southernmost Beach Resort & The Southernmost House.

  • The more the merrier!

  • The Kinetic Sculptures are limited to roughly 7'6" wide and 11' tall. The goal is for all kinetic creations (including Art Bikes) to be human-powered (push or pedal) in propulsion and movement. In other words, you don't have to have a fully pedaled float!

  • The Opal Key Resort has a parking garage at a fee but can fill up quickly and street parking is available but limited in the downtown area. There is also free parking near the end of the parade (Southernmost Hotel area) where you can hop on the Duval Loop Bus (for free!) and ride down to the parade start. Biking and walking is greatly encouraged!

Parade Line Up Map