PARTICIPANT TIMELINE

SPRING 2023

FALL 2023

Tuesday, Jan. 3
Opens at 8:00AM

Tuesday, May 30
Opens at 8:00AM

Registration opens online
Builder members receive an email with information 

Register for Spring Parade here: https://bit.ly/springparade

Tuesday, March 15

Tuesday, July 19

Deadline for non-members to apply for membership to be able to participate on the event

Feature Home: 
Feb 23rd by 5:00PM

All other Entries:
Thursday, March 16
Due by 5:00PM

Feature Home:
June 22nd by 5:00 PM

All other Entries:
Thursday, July 20
Due by 5:00PM

Initial registration deadline

  • Late fee of $100 for each home entered after 5:00PM (through late registration deadline) - No exceptions
  • Feature Home registration deadline
    • No Feature Home applications will be accepted after this deadline 
    • See the terms page for a breakdown of Feature Home details
      • All documents due at the time of registration for a Feature Home application

Thursday, March 23
Due by 5:00PM

Thursday, July 27
Due by 5:00PM

Late registration deadline

  • Last day to withdraw / cancel home from event for a refund

Wed-Fri, April 5-7
Due April 8 (5:00PM)

Wed-Fri, August 9-11
Due Aug 12 (5:00PM)

Builders to proof Home Ideas program information and map online

Friday, April 28

Friday, August 25

Homes with the virtual tour option must be camera-ready 

Wed-Fri, May 10-12
8:00AM-5:00PM

Wed-Fri, Sept 6-8
8:00AM-5:00PM

Participants pick up yard signs and materials at the association office

Sat–Sun, May 13-14
Sat–Sun, May 20-21
1:00PM-5:00PM

Sat–Sun, Sept 9-10
Sat–Sun, Sept 16-17
1:00PM-5:00PM

Parade of Homes event dates

Mon–Tues, May 22-23
Due May 23 (5:00PM)

Mon–Tues, Sept 18-19
Due Sept 19 (5:00PM)

Return yard & directional signs, excess magazines, etc to the association office
Builder will be invoiced $50 for each sign damaged or not returned by deadline 

PRICING

$600 - Parade of Home In- Person Tour 

$600  - Parade of Home - Virtual Tour 

$900 - Parade of Home In-Person & Vitrual Tour 

$2000 - Parde of Home In Person Only - Feature Home 
 

FREE MARKETING MATERIALS FOR BUILDERS

Let's work together to promote the event and drive traffic to your homes.
Click here to view a list of free marketing materials to use including a Facebook cover image, text to copy and paste into social media posts and more.

VIRTUAL HOME TOURS 

Record virtual tours at anytime throughout the year
Finishing a home build soon & can't make the upcoming Parade of Homes deadlines, but want it on the event? Make it a virtual tour! We know it can be hard to perfectly time the completion of a home to make the deadlines for the Parade of Homes, by taking advantage of the new virtual tour option you can register for the event with a virtual tour of the home at any time and show it off on the next Parade making sure you never miss potential leads from a Parade of Homes.

  • See upcoming event deadlines & pricing below
  • Click here to view a sample virtual tour
     

Benefits of virtual tours on the Parade of Homes*

  • Can be filmed anytime of the year as soon as your home is camera-ready
  • You can still show off a home on the Parade of Homes even though the owners have moved in
  • Great option for consumers that can't get out to the event but still want to see your product
  • Builders get access to the video file for one year to use on their own marketing (share on your website, social media, etc)
     

"We received at least 10 phone calls in the first two weeks from potential new clients that said they saw our home on the virtual tour! I will definitely have a virtual home on the event again!" 
- Brad Mair, A-Plus Construction
 

"We saw our own website traffic go up from participating on the virtual tour on the Fall 2020 Parade of Homes." 
- Doug Top, Top Construction


Ready to record your virtual tour?
Call the association office at (605) 361-8322 anytime throughout the year

* Virtual tours may only be recorded via the association with the intention of the home being on the next Parade of Homes