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We may be socially distancing, but we are still connected! This year it is necessary we help keep the community safe and healthy. However we are still celebrating our 5th year event anniversary with a virtual mermaid parade! Anyone can join in, and we need your help! Grab your tails, your shells, and your video camera!
2020 parade theme
*Waves of Community*
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of it's members"
-Coretta Scott King
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of it's members"
-Coretta Scott King
Virtual Parade Instructions
Step 1 – Create Your Entry:
Step 2 – Submit Your Entry:
Step 3 – Celebrate:
Community Standards:
Step 1 – Create Your Entry:
- Dress for the Occasion – Wear your walking tail, or your swimming tail and your finest mermaidy garb!
- If inspired, build a mini float, or wagon! Let the parade theme be your inspiration!
Step 2 – Submit Your Entry:
- Film the Entry – Film your parade entry from home by walking or moving the camera as if you were in a parade.
- Go right to left so we can see all your faces & tails!
- Film with the camera horizontal.
- Keep the video short!
- All submissions must be received by Friday, July 10th, 2020.
- Please submit your parade entry to portlandiamermaidparade@gmail.com
Step 3 – Celebrate:
- Watch the parade – See your entry or float featured in the Portlandia Mermaid Parade on Facebook at noon, Saturday, July 25th, 2020.
- Tell your friends – Make sure to tell your friends so they can enter too!
- On the day of the parade take pics or vid clips of yourself cheering and post them to the page!
Community Standards:
- This is a family friendly event.
- Videos should not include and content of: vulgarity, hate speech, anything overtly lude, indecent, or profane.
- The Portlandia Mermaid Parade reserves the right to edit photos and videos as needed.
- Submission of parade entry and/or tagging the Portlandia Mermaid Parade with related photos or videos on social media, grants those entities permission to use your images and footage on any platform.
- The Portlandia Mermaid Parade reserves the right to exclude any submissions that do not meet our guidelines or that feature content not aligned with our mission.
- The Portlandia Mermaid Parade is an all-inclusive event that supports body positivity, and welcomes participants of all able-bodied types, identities, ages, races, ethnicities, and creeds.
For questions, please click the link below.
To submit your virtual parade entry video , please e-mail directly to
portlandiamermaidparade@gmail.com
To submit your virtual parade entry video , please e-mail directly to
portlandiamermaidparade@gmail.com
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Questions? Comments? Want to get involved? Find the Portlandia Mermaid Parade on Facebook by clicking the social icon link below, or send a message!
