2025 PARADE OF HOMES Orlando Entry Registration / Deadline March 12

Starting Jan. 9.....Click REGISTER button to Register Parade Entries ►

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HOW TO ENTER THE PARADE OF HOMES

♦ Confirm your GOBA or AAGO MEMBERSHIP (Details Below)
♦  Note KEY DATES
♦  Review ENTRY CATEGORIES and FEES
♦  UPLOAD ENTRY DETAILS to ParadeofHomesOrlando.com
♦  Prepare for JUDGING

MEMBERSHIP

Parade Entrants must be active members of GOBA or Apartment Association of Greater Orlando (AAGO).
To CHECK STATUS, become a member, or get more details - EMAIL GOBA or AAGO.

See below for details on each step.
Contact cherry@greaterorlandoba.com / 407-629-9242 for more information.

*** IMPORTANT: Entries are strongly encouraged this year, and moving forward, to be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at a minimum, once during Parade week (May 10-18) during one of the weekends: May 10-11 or May 17-18, anytime during the hours of 10am-6pm.

KEY DATES

♦  Entry Registration Ends: Wednesday, March 12
♦  Final Payment Due / No Refunds:  Wednesday, March 12
♦  Complete All Online Entry Uploads:   *** Tuesday, March 18
♦  Judging of All Entries: Either Thursday, May 8 or Friday, May 9 (details below)
♦  Grand Judging of Qualified Entries: Friday, May 16
♦  Awards Ceremony:  June, location TBD
*** Due: Final Entry Listing Price to be considered for Judging.

ENTRY FEES & CATGORIES

$2,900: Single Entry Fee (Builder Entrant)

♦  Custom Home
♦  Single Family - Owned or Build-to-Rent
♦  Community - Residential
♦  Multi Family - Townhome or Build-to-Rent
♦  Apartment Community

$2,200: Single Entry Fee

♦ Remodels - Builder Entrant:

♦  Whole House or Condo
♦  Single Room/Living Space (Indoor or Outdoor)
♦  Interior/Exterior Renovation or Addition

♦ Design Specialty (New Build) - Design Entrant:

♦  Kitchen/Bath
♦  Interior Design
♦  Pool/Spa/Landscaping

$7,700: Developers Entry Fee Package: Community, Amenities + up to 3 Models
May include a community of single family, multi-family, and/or rental-type dwellings.

Full prices listed above.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS Available:
♦  $400 off each entry until February 3
♦  $200 off each entry until February 25
♦  Full Price until Closing, March 12

See Entry RULES AND REGULATIONS below.

ALL REGISTERED ENTRIES INCLUDE...

...the power of the Parade of Homes brand and a comprehensive MARKETING and ADVERTISING campaign, including digital, print, and social media
- Expanded and enhanced WEBSITE ENTRY: Pinned entry on Map Locator / Individual page for each entry for photos, descriptions, virtual tour links, social media handles
- Posting on Parade of Homes SOCIAL MEDIA channels: Facebook, Instagram, GOBA
- Parade-branded SIGNAGE including directionals
- JUDGING of entries

NOTES

- There is NO PRINTED GUIDEBOOK. Visit ParadeofHomesOrlando.com for maps and latest details on each entry.
- Entry Registration does NOT include a ticket to the Awards Ceremony.

ENTRY RULES & REGULATIONS - Entry fees must be paid in full prior to receiving any of the entry benefits. Entries may not be completed until funds have been received (and cleared) by the Greater Orlando Builders Association.

-   Submit REQUIRED PAPERWORK by March 12:
-  Entrants must sign 2025 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
-  LIABILITY CERTIFICATE - All entries open for Parade Visits must carry public liability insurance with a minimum of $500,000. A Certificate of Insurance listing the Greater Orlando Builders Association or Apartment Association of Greater Orlando as an additional insured party is required for entry into the Parade of Homes.
-   All Entries owned by someone other than the Parade entrant, must obtain a HOMEOWNER/RENTER AFFIDAVIT granting permission for the property to be showcased in the Parade of Homes. Affidavits must be provided to the GOBA prior to the entry going live. DOWNLOAD the relevant HOMEOWNER/RENTER AFFIDAVIT: OPEN TO PUBLIC

JUDGING

- The project or entry that you registered for the Parade will be the project or entry that will be judged. Changes will not be accepted, however you may opt out of judging.
- Judging of entries will be completed onsite by a panel of independent building industry professionals.
- Your entry MUST be complete and ready for judges May 8 or 9 for it to be eligible for an Award. Specific date and approximate visit time between 8am-5pm will be coordinated with entrant.
Additionally, if your entry is eligible for a Grand Award (see details below) it will be judged a second time on May 16.

No entry/entrant/participant may charge admission or solicit donations for access to their entry in the Parade of Homes.
The Greater Orlando Builders Association's Parade of Homes Committee and the sitting President of the Association reserve the right to refuse an entry and edit any and all content to be published on Parade of Homes materials.

WINNERS will be revealed at the Parade Awards Ceremony (date, location TBD). Event details to come.

DUE March 18: Public PRICING must be UPLOADED to online entry or communicated to cherry@greaterorlandoba.com otherwise,
entry will be disqualified from judging.

IMPORTANT on JUDGING: In order to protect the integrity of the Parade:
♦  Judges' decisions and scores are FINAL.
♦  The judging process as well as the judges themselves, criteria, and scores are CONFIDENTIAL and NOT DISCLOSED.
♦  The number of entries in each entry category dictates the sub-category of price ranges, which differs every year.
♦  Price ranges are revealed during the Awards Ceremony.
♦  Any entry that qualifies for GRAND JUDGING must have placed First in their sub-category AND must have also received a minimum grand judging score from the judges.
♦  Not every single First Place winner qualifies for grand judging.

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Date and Time

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025

Parade of Homes Orlando: Saturday, May 10 - Sunday, May 18
General Open Hours to Public: 10am - 6pm
Visit individual Parade Entries for specific dates and times.

Location

Greater Orlando - Orange, Seminole, Osceola Counties and surrounding counties

Fees/Admission

No fee to view or visit Parade of Homes Orlando entries unless noted on individual entry pages found on ParadeofHomesOrlando.com.

Website

Parade of Homes Orlando

Contact Information

Cherry Masih
Send Email

@BuildOrlando