The Toyota Country Music Cavalcade is an iconic Festival event and a fantastic opportunity to expose your business, products or services and become actively involved in the festival. The Cavalcade is designed to be a colourful and exciting event which features many country music stars and attracts thousands of festival fans along Peel Street, Tamworth.

The 2019 Toyota Country Music Cavalcade is classified as a Class 1 Special Events organised by Tamworth Regional Council and commences at NSW Police discretion on Saturday, 26 January 2019 at 9:00am, from the corner of Peel and Hill Streets. The Cavalcade travels north along Peel Street, at walking pace, to the intersection of Peel and O’Connell Streets. The dispersal area is in Peel Street between O’Connell and Bligh Streets.

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The theme for 2019 is a celebration of ‘What it means to be Australian’!

Participants are encouraged to plan their float designs around this theme, including what they believe reflects and symbolises the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Participants are encouraged to have fun with their designs and ideas. The float designs are only limited only by the imagination! 

The 2019 Toyota Country Music Cavalcade operates under strict guidelines and control measures for float entrants. Tamworth Regional Council has undertaken a comprehensive risk assessment for this event. On event day, emergency vehicles can access all intersections to Peel Street except for, Fitzroy Street between Kable Avenue and Marius Street.

The 2019 Toyota Country Music Cavalcade will be judged by a panel of 3 community judges. Judges will award each float a score out of 50 points:

• 30 points for float construction, activity and overall presentation based on the set theme
• 20 points for the entertainment component – live country music, country music artist/s and float participation costume/dress