2025 Light Up the Season Parade | 6 pm, Thu., Dec. 4

I. Rules and Regulations. Failure to abide by any of the following rules and regulations may result in your group being ineligible to participate in both this year’s and next year’s parade.

II. Entry Categories. Entries must fit into one of the following three (3) categories with the described limitations:

A. Walking Group – Individuals moving together as a group by their own means or control such as but not limited to a marching band, dance team, color guard, or equestrian unit.

B. Bicycling Group – Individuals moving together as a group through the use of traditional bicycles, electric bicycles, and other two-wheeled units.

C. Traditional Mobile Float: Defined as one towed trailer, flatbed truck, or other, single vehicle. Multiple mobile units are not permitted for this type of parade entry and must conform to the following specifications:

1. Maximum width is eight and a half feet (8.5’)
2. Maximum height is fourteen feet (14’)

III. Entry Requirements:

A. Entries must be appropriate for a family audience.

B. Entries must be illuminated or lit.

C. Entries must follow parade load-in directions and route as provided via email upon confirmation and acceptance into the parade.

D. Entries must keep pace with the parade’s forward progress.

E. Entries offering candy must have walkers/escorts to provide the candy to parade spectators. It is unlawful for any individual to throw objects from a float, automobile, or animal during the parade. (see Moscow City Code10-17-15. F.)

F. Entries with animals must clean up all waste/manure from the parade staging area and route.

G. Entries will be ineligible to receive a “Best of” category and dismissed from the parade by City staff if any affiliated individuals are found to be consuming, in possession, or under the influence of alcohol and/or other controlled substances during their parade participation. This includes during the loading, staging, and progression of parade.

H. Entries are not permitted to have a Santa. Santa has agreed to fly in for the occasion and we want to keep his appearance special.

IV. Timeline Day of Parade:

A. 3:30 p.m. - Staging Begins. Individuals coordinating entry floats will be assigned one of four street entrances to load-in to the staging area, which includes the following:

1. Second Street & Washington Street
2. First Street & Jackson Street
3. First Street & Washington Street
4. “A” Street & Jackson Street

B. 4:30 p.m. - Judging Begins.

C. 6:00 p.m. - Parade Begins. Entries are to disperse after passing through Seventh Street to ensure all spectators experience each float entry.

Entry Forms due no later than 5 pm Fri. Nov. 28, 2025. For more information contact the Community Events Division at 208-883-2777 or communityevents@ci.moscow.id.us.

Businesses with storefronts are invited to register as a DeLIGHTful Downtown contestant. This storefront decorating competition is part of the Light up the Season festivities. Registration closes at 5 pm Mon., Nov. 24 2025. For more information contact the Community Events Division at communityevents@ci.moscow.id.us or 208-883-2777.  

I. Judging. Storefronts will be judged on the following criteria using a Yes/No rating:

1. The selected seasonal/holiday theme is apparent.
2. The use of lights is prominent in the decorated storefront.
3. The business utilized a significant portion of their available storefront for décor to dazzle judges and public.

II. Decor and Supplies. Contestants are responsible for their own lights, backdrops, extension cords, timers, platforms, supplies, decorations, etc. 

III. Display. Contestants must have their decorated storefronts on exhibit by Mon., Dec. 1 for the judging panel. 

IV. Public Voting. Four finalists will be selected for public voting. Finalists will be provided a sign to display with a QR code. Voting is open from 8 am Tue., Dec. 2 to 8 pm Wed., Dec. 3.

V. Winning Finalist. The finalist with the most votes will claim the title ‘The Most DeLIGHTful Downtown Storefront’ and be announced at the main Light up the Season event on Thu., Dec. 4 at 6 pm. The traveling trophy with their engraved business name will be presented to the winner at a later date in December. 

Produce

EXHIBITION: January 15 – March 13, 2026
RECEPTION:  January 15 from 4 - 6 p.m.
Human groups of all sizes – families, communities, and nations – are rooted in the essentials: food, art, and social connection. These cultural foundations are built with the magic of handmade things: objects meant to be shared or traded amongst friends, goods that carry an enduring power to produce mutual abundance.

Produce at the Third Street Gallery commemorates the Moscow Farmers Market’s 50th Anniversary with an exhibition of new artworks that reflect the strength and beauty of the items available at the Market, the grit and vision of the vendors, and the culture that has grown organically around the Market’s presence in Moscow. 

Artists are invited to create works featuring Market-related subject matter, be it animal, vegetable, or mineral, with content reflective of community-generated prosperity and good will.

Important Dates

• Oct 30 - Dec 12, 2025   |   Submission Period Open
• Jan 6 - 7, 2026   |   Artwork Drop-off 
• Jan 15, 2026   |   Artist Reception 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. 
• Mar 16, 2026   |   Artwork Pick Up
   

Eligibility

• This call is open to artists of all ages residing in the Palouse region. 
• Artworks may be wall-hung or designed for display on a pedestal. 
• Artworks must be no larger than 24” in any direction. 
• Artists will be asked to identify display needs for their artwork when providing other inventory information. 
• While the exhibition is open to most media for art-making, the gallery cannot accommodate artworks that incorporate battery-operated lights, video, or sound components. Outlets for artworks that incorporate standard plugs are extremely limited in the gallery space and will be available according to space limitations.
• Other installation parameters unique to the gallery space inside the historic building are explained in the  presentation requirements linked here. 
• The Third Street Gallery is a public space; City staff reserves the right to review all works for appropriateness prior to exhibition. Content and subject matter limitations include: advertising, religious references, sexual content, negative imagery, and/or political partisanship.
  
   

LOAN AGREEMENT
(This text is a sample for reference - a loan agreement specific to the exhibition will be provided to artists by the date stated on the first page of this prospectus)
 The Lender must provide an exhibition list declaring the content and value of each object loaned. A distinction will be made, prior to exhibition installation, between the declared value and sales price on all artwork to be offered for sale.

During the exhibition period, the City will take reasonable precautions to avoid damage or theft to the objects loaned. In the event of loss or damage, the City will be responsible to the Lender for the loss based upon the declared value of the objects on the exhibition list. The Lender may be required to provide substantiation of the value of the loaned object(s).

Unless the City is notified in writing to the contrary, it is understood that objects on loan may be photographed and reproduced in publications, for publicity purposes connected with the exhibition, and/or for educational purposes.

Artists may offer objects for sale or list them as NFS (not for sale), but the City cannot accommodate POR (price on request) listings. All sales will be handled through the Moscow Arts Department office. The Gallery receives a twenty percent (20%) commission on all artwork sold and Idaho sales tax of six percent (6%) shall be required on all artwork sold, so objects for sale should be priced accordingly.

The Third Street gallery is in a public, family-oriented space, so the Moscow Arts Commission and Arts Department staff reserve the right to review all submissions to determine the suitability of the artwork shown. 

About the Third Street Gallery
 The Third Street Gallery is a space for art in the heart of downtown Moscow. City of Moscow Arts Staff and members of the Moscow Arts Commission have worked together to create artistic direction for the Third Street Gallery since the gallery’s opening in September 1997. The gallery features artworks in a wide range of media, subject matter, and content while presenting a curatorial vision open to all cultures and art forms. The Third Street Gallery exhibits the work of established and emerging makers from the Palouse and the broader Inland Northwest, celebrating the creative excellence of the region in a well-loved public space.

The Third Street Gallery features artwork on the second and third floors inside Moscow City Hall. The building was designed by architect James Knox Taylor in 1911, and was formerly the Moscow Federal Building. Entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as a Second Renaissance Revival brick building, the structure now houses City offices and meeting spaces such as the City Council Chambers. The Third Street Gallery is an essential part of this building, as it brings art into the center of civic life in the City of Moscow.

Third Street Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

The Gallery is ADA accessible on the East entrance of Moscow City Hall, and the elevator on the North side of the building provides access to the second and third floors.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THIRD STREET GALLERY
     Megan Cherry
     Arts Manager
     mcherry@ci.moscow.id.us
     208.883.7036