Date: Sat Oct 25, 11:00 AM CDT - Sat Oct 25, 1:00 PM CDT
Category:
- Creative Arts,
- Life Skills
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Volunteers,
- Ambassadors
Celebrate Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead by marching in
Mexic-Arte Museum's Annual Viva La Vida parade in downtown Austin.
Come with your face painted and dressed up to walk with other Girl
Scouts in the parade.
This parade aligns with our featured patch
for September/October, "Día de los Muertos - A Day of the Dead
Celebration". Check out how to earn this patch: www.gsctx.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts-caregivers/badges-and-awards/patches.html
Plan on meeting at the staging area at 11 a.m. Exact location will be
emailed to registered attendees. The parade starts at noon. Parade
will last until 1 p.m. and cover 0.75 miles along 6th Street then down
Congress Avenue, ending at the festival site. Participants are not
allowed to throw candy, toys, or any other materials to parade
viewers.
After the parade, you are welcome to stay to enjoy the
festival until 6 p.m. Enjoy the Education Pavilion with hands-on art
activities, traditional foods, local artists, and retail booths, a
low-rider exhibition, and live performances throughout the day.
This registration is only for participating in the parade as a Girl
Scout in a butterfly costume. Watching parade and attending festival
does not require registration.
Disclaimer:
Mexic-Arte Museum reserves the right to deny participation in the Viva
la Vida parade or any aspect of the Viva la Vida Festival to any
person or group at any time.
You will not hold Mexic-Arte Museum
accountable for any accidents or injuries that may result from your
participation in the event. You are fully aware that you will be
participating in an event where photography, video, and audio
recording may occur. You waive all rights to any claims for payments
or royalties and understand that a likeness of you, or any of the
individuals in your troop, may be used for promotional purposes.
Location: Downtown Austin
Supervision level: This is NOT A DROP OFF EVENT. Adults are required to REGISTER and remain with their youth participants. Girl Scout volunteers bringing their troop must follow all Safety Activity Checkpoints.
Badge/Patch: Fun patch will be given out at the event.
Required paperwork: Please complete the following sections of the Council Event Health and Permission Forms, print, and bring with you to the event: Section A
Contact for registration questions: customercare@gsctx.org
Several days prior to the event, you will receive a final confirmation email from our Girl Scout experience team with any additional information you need. If you do not receive this email, please contact customercare@gsctx.org. Please make sure that @gsctx.org is on your approved senders list to prevent these emails from going to spam.
