Montclair 4th of July Parade
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Parade Call Time: 10:30am SHARP
Parade Call Location: South Fullerton Avenue between Union St. and Hawthorne Pl, Montclair
Call Time for Passenger Vans: 9:15am SHARP
Call Location for Passenger Vans: 7th Ave between 15th and 16th Street (west side of 7th)
Truck duty: Saxophones (please arrive at 10am if possible)
PARADE CALL LOCATION AND TIME
- Call time: 10:30am SHARP
- Call Location: South Fullerton Avenue between Union St. and Hawthorne Pl, Montclair (GPS: 73 S Fullerton Avenue)
PASSENGER VANS FROM NYC
- Call time: 9:15am SHARP
- Call Location: 7th Ave between 15th and 16th Street (west side of 7th. GPS Location:84 7th Avenue)
- Vans will depart at 9:30am SHARP. Please do not be late, the vans cannot wait for you.
- In order to ride the van from NYC to Montclair you must pre-purchase a van ticket on Chorus Connection or request a scholarship seat.
- Click here to purchase a van ticket: https://app.chorusconnection.com/qbac/my_payments_center
- Click here to request a scholarship ticket: https://forms.office.com/r/2rRcf0chLt
CLOSEST SUBWAY TO VAN PICKUP LOCATION
- 1,2,3 to 14th Street
- 2ND CLOSEST: A,C,E to 14th Street
- Be sure to check the MTA website for service changes and the MTA Live Map before you leave home!
AFTER THE PARADE:
- Vans will take passengers from the end of the parade route to Casa Del Begley (the home of Marita Begley and Ana Del Campo) for the band BBQ.
- Vans will return to NYC as the BBQ winds down. Since there are three vans, drivers will coordinate separate departure times based on passenger consensus.
- Vans will return to 17th Street between 6th & 7th Ave
Uniform (Musicians, Drum Majors, Banner):
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White 2024 QBAC marching band t-shirt
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Shorts/bottoms of your choice. It’s going to be warm out!
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Footwear of your choice (flipflops are discouraged)
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Bring your own hat/cap if you so choose!
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Guard top
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Shorts/bottoms of your choice. It’s going to be warm out!
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Footwear of your choice (flipflops are discouraged)
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Bring your own hat/cap if you so choose!
- Black sleeveless Dance Crew shirt
- Shorts/pants of choice
- White shoes
- White gloves
- White hat
- Fan/holster
The 2024 Marching Set and select Bonus Tracks and GOATs.
- 34th Street Chorale
- Technical Warmup
- Ballad (Turn Turn Turn)
- The complete 2024 marching set:
- Flowers
- Lil Boo Thang
- Scream & Shout
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Made You Look
- Poker Face
- You do not need to bring your stand-and-play music to this performance
- Put your music into a flip-folder (and don’t forget to bring a lyre)
- Make sure you have a new QBAC logo placard in front of each of the 6 pieces in the marching set.
Restrooms
- At the assembly area at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue
- At the end of the parade in Edgemont Park
- The parade is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM
- The parade is 1.67 miles long
- All our performances are rain-or-shine (unless there is lightning)
You are invited to a BBQ at Casa Del Begley, home of Marita and Ana (62 Essex Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ)
- Burgers, hot dogs, vegetarian and vegan burgers will be on offer (feel free to bring anything else your diet requires)
- Plus potato salad, bean salad, Guttman Gazpacho, watermelon, Marching Band Forever Cake, and other yummy desserts
- Plus soda, water, seltzer, and beer
- If you’re so inclined, feel free to bring a dish, a sweet treat, or your favorite beverage.
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- Click here: https://mobile-text-alerts.com/QBAC OR simply text ‘QBAC’ to 41372