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SUMMARY:2026 PARADE OF HOMES Orlando ENTRY Registration / Deadline March 11
DESCRIPTION:Click REGISTER button at right to Register PARADE ENTRIES/PROJECTS. Details Below \n\n* * * This is NOT FOR REGISTRATION of VISITING PARADE entry homes/models. * * *\n\n\n\nSPONSORSHIPS also NOW Open: CLICK HERE to SPONSOR\n\n\n\nWHY PARADE? See Details of Integrated MARKETING & ADVERTISING Campaign \n\n\n\n\nHOW TO ENTER THE PARADE OF HOMES\n\n Confirm your GOBA or AAGO MEMBERSHIP (Details Below)\n\n Note KEY DATES\n\n Review ENTRY CATEGORIES and FEES\n\n UPLOAD ENTRY DETAILS to ParadeofHomesOrlando.com\n\n Prepare for JUDGING\n \n\nMEMBERSHIP - Required for Entering Parade\n\nParade Entrants must be active members of GOBA or Apartment Association of Greater Orlando (AAGO).\n\nTo CHECK STATUS\, become a member\, or get more details - EMAIL GOBA or AAGO.\n\n\nSee below for details on each step. \n\nContact cherry@greaterorlandoba.com / 407-629-9242 for more information.\n\n \n*** IMPORTANT: Entries are strongly encouraged this year\, and moving forward\, to be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at a minimum\, once during Parade week (May 9-17) during one of the weekends: May 9-10 or May 16-17\, anytime during the hours of 10am-6pm.\n\n\nKEY DATES\n\n Entry Registration Ends: Wednesday\, March 11\n\n Final Payment Due / No Refunds: Wednesday\, March 11\n\n Complete All Online Entry Uploads: *** Tuesday\, March 17\n\n Judging of All Entries: Either Thursday\, May 7 or Friday\, May 8 (details below)\n\n Grand Judging of Qualified Entries: Friday\, May 15\n\n Awards Ceremony: June\, location TBD\n\n*** Due: Final Entry Listing Price to be considered for Judging.\n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS Available:\n\n $400 off each entry: January 8 until February 2\n\n $200 off each entry: February 3 until February 24\n\n Full Price: February 25 until Closing\, March 11\n \n\n\n\nENTRY FEES & CATGORIES\n\n$2\,900: Single Entry Fee (Builder Entrant)\n\n Custom Home\n\n Single Family - Owned or Build-to-Rent\n\n Community - Residential\n\n Multi Family - Townhome or Build-to-Rent\n\n Apartment Community\n\n\n\n$2\,200: Single Entry Fee \n\n Remodels - Builder Entrant:\n\n Whole House or Condo \n\n Single Room/Living Space (Indoor or Outdoor)\n\n Interior/Exterior Renovation or Addition\n\n Design Specialty - Design Company Entrant:\n\n Entered Design Specialty projects can be part of a non-Parade home.\n\n Kitchen/Bath - New or Remodel Project\n\n Interior Design\n\n Pool/Spa/Landscaping - New or Remodel Project\n\n$7\,700: Developers Entry Fee Package: Community\, Amenities + up to 3 Models\n\nMay include a community of single family\, multi-family\, and/or rental-type dwellings. \n\nFull prices listed above. \n\nEARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS Available:\n\n $400 off each entry until February 2\n\n $200 off each entry until February 24\n\n Full Price until Closing\, March 11\n\nSee Entry RULES AND REGULATIONS below.\n\n \n\n\n\nALL REGISTERED ENTRIES INCLUDE...\n\n...the power of the Parade of Homes brand and a comprehensive MARKETING and ADVERTISING campaign\, including digital\, print\, and social media\n\n- Expanded and enhanced WEBSITE ENTRY: Pinned entry on Map Locator / Individual page for each entry for photos\, descriptions\, virtual tour links\, social media handles\n\n- Posting on Parade of Homes SOCIAL MEDIA channels: Facebook\, Instagram\, GOBA\n\n- Parade-branded SIGNAGE including directionals\n\n- JUDGING of entries\nNOTES\n\n- There is NO PRINTED GUIDEBOOK. Visit ParadeofHomesOrlando.com for maps and latest details on each entry.\n\n- Entry Registration does NOT include a ticket to the Awards Ceremony.\n \n\n \n\nENTRY 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.\n\n- Submit REQUIRED PAPERWORK by March 11:\n\n- Entrants must sign 2026 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT \n\n- 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 Orlando.\n\n- 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 \n \n\n\n\n\nJUDGING\n\n- 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.\n\n- Judging of entries will be completed onsite by a panel of independent building industry professionals.\n\n- Your entry MUST be complete and ready for judges May 7 or 8 for it to be eligible for an Award. Specific date and approximate visit time between 8am-5pm will be coordinated with entrant. \n\nAdditionally\, if your entry is eligible for a Grand Award (see details below) it will be judged a second time on May 15. \n\n\n\nNo entry/entrant/participant may charge admission or solicit donations for access to their entry in the Parade of Homes Orlando.\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nWINNERS will be revealed at the Parade Awards Orlando Ceremony (date\, location TBD). Event details to come.\n\n \n\nDUE March 17: Public PRICING must be UPLOADED to online entry or communicated to cherry@greaterorlandoba.com otherwise\,\n\n entry will be disqualified from judging.\n\nIMPORTANT on JUDGING: In order to protect the integrity of the Parade:\n\n Judges' decisions and scores are FINAL.\n\n The judging process as well as the judges themselves\, criteria\, and scores are CONFIDENTIAL and NOT DISCLOSED.\n\n The number of entries in each entry category dictates the sub-category of price ranges\, which differs every year.\n\n Price ranges are revealed during the Awards Ceremony.\n\n 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.\n\n Not every single First Place winner qualifies for grand judging.
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Click REGISTER button at right to Register PARADE ENTRIES/PROJECTS. Details Below \; \;►\; \;►\;
\n* * * This is NOT FOR REGISTRATION of VISITING PARADE entry homes/models. \;* * *
\n
\nSPONSORSHIPS also NOW Open: CLICK HERE to SPONSOR
\n
\nHOW TO ENTER \;THE PARADE OF HOMES\n\n&diams\; \; Confirm your \;GOBA \;or \;AAGO MEMBERSHIP \;(Details Below)
\n&diams\; \; \;Note KEY \;DATES
\n&diams\; \; \;Review \;ENTRY CATEGORIES \;and \;FEES
\n&diams\; \; \;UPLOAD ENTRY DETAILS to ParadeofHomesOrlando.com
\n&diams\; \; \;Prepare for \;JUDGING
\n \;
\nMEMBERSHIP - Required for Entering Parade\n\n\n
\nSee below for details on each step. \;
\nContact \;cherry@greaterorlandoba.com \;/ 407-629-9242 for more information.
\n \;\n*** IMPORTANT: \;Entries are strongly encouraged this year\, and moving forward\, \;to be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \;at a \;minimum\, once \;during Parade week (May 9-17) during one of the weekends: May 9-10 or May 16-17\, anytime during the hours of 10am-6pm.
\n
\nKEY DATES\n\n&diams\; \; \;Entry Registration Ends: \; Wednesday\, March 11
\n&diams\; \; \;Final Payment Due / No Refunds: \; \;Wednesday\, March 11
\n&diams\; \; \;Complete All Online Entry Uploads: \; \; \;*** \;Tuesday\, March 17
\n&diams\; \; \;Judging \;of All Entries: \;Either Thursday\, May 7 or Friday\, May 8 (details below)
\n&diams\; \; \;Grand Judging \;of Qualified Entries: \;Friday\, May 15
\n&diams\; \; \;Awards Ceremony: \; \;June\, location TBD
\n*** \;Due: \;Final \;Entry \;Listing Price to be considered for Judging.
\n
\nEARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS \;Available:
\n&diams\; \; \;$400 off \;each entry: January \;8 \;until \;February 2
\n&diams\; \; \;$200 off \;each entry: February \;3 \;until \;February 24
\n&diams\; \; \;Full Price: February 25 \;until Closing\, \;March 11
\n \;\n\n
\nENTRY FEES &\; CATGORIES\n\n$2\,900: Single Entry Fee (Builder Entrant)
\n\n&diams\; \; \;Custom Home
\n&diams\; \; \;Single Family - Owned or Build-to-Rent
\n&diams\; \; \;Community - Residential
\n&diams\; \; \;Multi Family - Townhome or Build-to-Rent
\n&diams\; \; \;Apartment Community
\n\n
\n$2\,200: Single Entry Fee
\n\n&diams\; \; \;Remodels - Builder Entrant:
\n\n&diams\; \; \;Whole House or Condo
\n&diams\; \; \;Single Room/Living Space (Indoor or Outdoor)
\n&diams\; \; \;Interior/Exterior Renovation or Addition
\n\n&diams\; \; \;Design Specialty - Design Company \;Entrant:
\n \; \; \; \;Entered Design Specialty projects can be part of a non-Parade home.
\n\n&diams\; \; \;Kitchen/Bath - New or Remodel Project
\n&diams\; \; \;Interior Design
\n&diams\; \; \;Pool/Spa/Landscaping \;- New or Remodel Project
\n\n$7\,700: Developers Entry Fee Package: Community\, Amenities + up to 3 Models
\nMay include a community of single family\, multi-family\, and/or rental-type dwellings. \;
\n\nFull prices listed above.
\n\nEARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS Available:
\n&diams\; \; \;$400 off \;each entry until \;February 2
\n&diams\; \; \;$200 off \;each entry until \;February 24
\n&diams\; \; \;Full Price \;until Closing\, \;March 11
\n\nSee Entry \;RULES AND REGULATIONS \;below.
\n \;
\n\n
\nALL REGISTERED ENTRIES INCLUDE...\n\n...the power of the Parade of Homes brand and a comprehensive \;MARKETING and ADVERTISING \;campaign\, including digital\, print\, and social media
\n- Expanded and enhanced \;WEBSITE ENTRY: Pinned entry on Map Locator / \;Individual page for each entry for photos\, descriptions\, virtual tour links\, social media handles
\n- \;Posting on Parade of Homes \;SOCIAL MEDIA \;channels: Facebook\, \;Instagram\, GOBA
\n- Parade-branded SIGNAGE including directionals
\n- \;JUDGING of entries \nNOTES\n\n- There is \;NO \;PRINTED GUIDEBOOK. Visit ParadeofHomesOrlando.com for maps and latest details on each entry.
\n- \; \;Entry Registration does NOT include a ticket to the Awards Ceremony.
\n \;
\n \;
\nENTRY 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.\n\n- \; \; \;Submit \;REQUIRED PAPERWORK \;by \;March 11:
\n- \; \;Entrants must sign \;2026 \;PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT \; \; \;
\n- \; \;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 Orlando.
\n- \; \; \;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 \; \; \n \;\n\n
\n
\nJUDGING
\n\n- 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.
\n- Judging of entries will be completed onsite by a panel of independent building industry professionals.
\n- Your entry MUST be complete and ready for judges May 7 or 8 for it to be eligible for an Award. \;Specific date and approximate visit time between 8am-5pm will be coordinated with entrant. \;
\nAdditionally\, if your entry is eligible for a Grand Award (see details below) it will be judged a second time on May 15. \;
\n
\nNo entry/entrant/participant may charge admission or solicit donations for access to their entry in the Parade of Homes Orlando.
\nThe 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.
\n
\nWINNERS will be revealed at the Parade Awards Orlando Ceremony (date\, location \;TBD). Event details to come.
\n \;
\nDUE March 17: Public PRICING must be UPLOADED to online entry or communicated to cherry@greaterorlandoba.com otherwise\,
\n \; \; entry will be disqualified from judging.
\n\nIMPORTANT on JUDGING: \;In order to protect the integrity of the Parade:
\n&diams\; \; \;Judges'\; \;decisions and scores are FINAL.
\n&diams\; \; \;The judging process as well as the judges themselves\, criteria\, and scores are CONFIDENTIAL and NOT DISCLOSED.
\n&diams\; \; \;The number of entries in each entry category dictates the sub-category of price ranges\, which differs every year.
\n&diams\; \; \;Price ranges are revealed during the Awards Ceremony.
\n&diams\; \; \;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.
\n&diams\; \; \;Not every single First Place winner qualifies for grand judging.
\n
LOCATION:Greater Orlando - Orange\, Seminole\, Osceola Counties and surrounding counties
UID:e.9318.7361
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260421T233958Z
URL:http://greaterorlandobafl.memberzone.com/events/details/2026-parade-of-homes-orlando-entry-registration-deadline-march-11-7361
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