Why are handouts prohibited in the main parade?
In order to execute a parade of this size, and with the variety of entrants involved, we need to provide an open travel lane on each side of the parade for operations and emergency vehicles. Because these vehicles are constantly circulating on the route from both directions, we do not want to tempt our spectators off of the curb to pick up candies (or other giveaways) or to interact with clowns and mascots. The Parade Prelude is a more relaxed and slower moving opportunity to showcase these types of entrants.
