Parade the Circle Tent Workshops

Join parade artists in creating art for the Cleveland Museum of Art’s annual Parade the Circle! Participants can create vibrant costumes, masks, and giant puppets made with the assistance of staff artists at up to 11 public workshops in the parade tent. All materials for this workshop are provided. To participate in parade tent public workshops, a one-time fee is required. This fee entitles you to attend all workshops and includes parade registration for all pass holders.   

• Saturdays and Sundays, May 10–June 8, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 10, 6:00–9:00 p.m. 

Parade Tent Workshop Pass

A workshop pass allows the pass holder entry to all public workshops at the parade tent. 

The pass does not include the parade registration fee.

Parade Guidelines

• Everyone must be in costume, including parents, guardians, and staff accompanying children.
• Entries and costumes must be noncommercial. No identifiable logos are allowed. No T-shirts with words, registered trademarks, logos, or cartoon characters may be worn. Uniforms representing organized teams, troops, or schools or civic organizations may not be worn.
• All entries must be handmade, and people powered. Motorized vehicles (other than wheelchairs) and live animals (other than service animals) are not permitted.
• No written words are allowed.
• Entries may not advocate for or against a particular political or religious belief.
• Be inspired by the CMA collection! However, reproducing sacred objects or images and the appropriation of symbols of other cultures is not allowed. If in doubt, CMA staff are happy to discuss this with you.
• No identifiable flags or symbols from any country, political party, or religious representation of any kind, including verbal, may be displayed.
• No distribution of leaflets or flyers is allowed during the parade or along the parade route.
• Children under 15 must be accompanied by someone over the age of 18.
• The CMA reserves the right to approve all entries and to require participants to change their entries at the CMA’s sole discretion.