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The 30th Annual Doo Dah Parade!

Puttin' On The Doo Dah Ritz!

"Swagger With A Stagger!"

Get Your Satire Swag On! 

Thursday, July 4th, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. (Rain Date July 3rd)

Block Party (Buttles Between High & Park Streets) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Short North Arts District, Columbus, Ohio

What the Heck is Doo Dah? The Annual Doo Dah Parade, which is a cultural legacy of the Columbus, Ohio - Short North Arts District, known for its diversity and passion of art. Vibrant people march and express their unique humorous thoughts about social, political, civic or other issues. Nothing or no one is safe from satire!  The Doo Dah Parade is funded by charitable donations from our Doo Dah’s Friends & Lovers, along with the sale of coveted Doo Dah T-shirts. No other major U.S. city has a 4th of July parade quite like the Doo Dah Parade. The Doo Dah parade is FREE to march in or to watch and no registration is required! The day is complete with FREE entry to the Block Party with FREE live music 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Buttles Avenue (Between High & Park Streets)A few rules: No Blatant Advertising, No Full Nudity, All Politicians Must Wear a Funny Hat!The 30th Annual Doo Dah Parade will once again celebrate liberty & lunacy on the July 4th, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Line-Up @ Noon. (Rain Date July 3rd)The Doo Dah Parade is produced in-kind by The Friends of Doo Dah. The Friends of Doo Dah is a non-profit, 501(c)3 charity, based solely on volunteers.  

Thursday, July 4th, 2013

Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy!

 Off the wall range of mischiefs, grounded super heroes, political debacles, homegrown satirists, and the other bohemian frolickers winding thru the Short North.

Watch or March in the Craziest Parade in History!   No entry fee, Just show up! 

30th Annual
Doo DahParade & Party
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy at the
30th Annual Doo Dah Parade!
Exercise your First Amendment right, through humor.
The Craziest Parade in History! 
Parade Line-up begins as early as 11:00 a.m.
Parade Steps Off @ 1:00 p.m.
Beer, Bands, Fun Stuff & More ~ All Day!!
Support the Bars, Restaurants and merchants on July 4th and everyday
(especially our Doo Dah Contributors!)
Parade your stuff around Short North, Victorian & Italian Villages & Harrison West

Watch...
The Doo Dah Parade.
1:00 p.m.ish – 3:00 p.m.ish
It’s Free!
Bring a chair or blanket
Umbrella
Sunscreen
Leave the water guns & balloons & pets at home please

March...
in the Doo Dah Parade.
Line-up @ noon on Park Street
(between Buttles/Goodale)
heading north bound.
Enter in from Goodale Blvd.
There is No Entry Fee!  
You Just Show Up!
No Pre-Registration Required.
(ya, we know that's unusual)

2013 Parade Route...
Buttles to Neil to Second to High to Russell to Park

InVolunteer…
for an InSecurity position of UnImportance 
at the Doo Dah Parade. 
We offer no pay other than a T-Shirt,
whistle, water, badge
and our undying Doo Dah Love. 
Be Brave, Volunteer
or Call The Doo Dah Hotline: 
 614-228-0621

Parade Party!!! - Free Admision!
The Party starts At 10:00 A.M. and continues
well after the dust of The Doo Dah Parade has settled.
Location:  On Buttles Avenue
(Between High Street and Park Street)
Doo Dah Block Party will be Complete with Live Music,
Entertainment, Beer, Food, and Prizes. 
Thank the bands...they're all playing for FREE!!

Doo Dah Rockin' Rockers 2013 Line-up: TBA

2013 Less-Than-Grand Marshal:

Drum Roll Please....

The Doo Dah Parade DisOrganizers announce Doo Dah Parade 2013 Less-Than-Grand Marshal: Angela Pace, Former News Anchor and current Director of Community Affairs with WBNS 10TV (and Columbus Diva). Angela is like a fine bottle of moonshine, she had to age a little before we got around to asking her. We're happy as fuzz on a peach that she's enthusiastically accepted the Less-Than-Grand Marshal position and is willing to put her career on the line for Doo Dah. We already love her! Get ready...The 30th Annual Doo Dah Parade. "Swagger With A Stagger!" Thursday, July 4th, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Rain Date: July 3rd. Get ready to put on a political satire swag!

2013 Doo Dah DisOrganizer DisHonoree:

Mz Doo Dah, ChairChick & Queen of Doo Dah; Deb Roberts, PhDooDahology

Our Old Web-site that we out grew (Great hysterical facts) 

The Friends of Doo Dah is a Non-Profit Organization.  Any and all donations recieved are to continue the annual Doo Dah Parade. 
Oh, and we are registered with Ohio's Secretary of State. 

2013 Contributors...

THE COOL FAT CAT$

Paying for you to March!

HIGH ROLLERS

Short North Tavern

WWCD CD102.5-Sir Randy Malloy

Bernard’s Tavern

Joe Landusky, Esquire

CGS Group:  
Park Street Cantina +
Park Street Patio +
Short North Pint House & Beer Garden

Short North Civic Association

Short North Foundation

La Fogata Grill & Local Bar

The Garden +
The Joint +
The Chamber

Mike’s Grill

Press Grill

Union Bar + Food
& Axis Night Club

Mac’s Café
&
Fabian’s Pizza

Betty’s Fine Food + Spirits

Zeno’s on Third

The Columbus Distributing Co.

Monster Energy Company

47 PERCENTERS

Greg Zanetos
-
Anthony Thomas Chocolates

Stonewall Columbus - The Center on High

Spinelli’s Deli

Tom Coombs,
Rolling Meadows, IL

Anonymous Donation by Al Schulman

Champe & Susan Shelton

Crabbe, Brown & James, Esquires

SDG Security/Bruce Reedy

Maryellen O’Shaughnessy -
Franklin County Clerk of Common Pleas Court

Bodega Café & Carryout

Skully’s Music-Diner

Bill & Lisa Wood

Flying Ace Rentals

Thurber Village Market, Neil Ave. BP

Columbus Cleaning Solutions

Village Dental Care
- Dr.’s Katya
& Shah

Flower Child Vintage Shopping

Evolved Body Art

Rendezvous Hair

Meyer & Dial w/Cutler Real Estate

Brew-Stirs Clintonville Tavern

Metro-Rentals.com
+ Think-Urban.com

The Appraisal Group, Inc - Ben Corcoran

BIG Fun!

Victorian Village Guest House

Mickey's Late Night Slice

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL

Accountants on Parole

First Community Bank

DeepWood Restaurant

Andrew Klein, Esquire

basi italia

Dana “G. “Buck” Rinehart, Esq. 
-
Rinehart, Rishel & Cuckler, Ltd.

Wilber Hills Country Club

Walt Thieman

Rose Bredl Flowers & Garden

Level Dining Lounge

The Lamp Shade

Camelot Cellars

bink davies

GRID Furnishing

Healing Ways Massage Therapy, C. McDivitt, LMT

Lincoln Street Studio Architects

Yoga On High

Dale & Melody Shultz

Robert & Kathleen Boyer

Fitness Resources Personal Training

Poet & Editor Connie Everett

Sharon Young w/KW Classic Properties

Douglas Perks Appraisal Services

SuziMuzic

Boulevard Strategies - Chris Boring

DJ Corner Pub

James B. Ford, D.D.S.

Experience Downtown Mike Brown

Michael Sexton - Mayor of Short North

PRIZES

North Market

Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown

KUDOS

The Doo Dah DisOrganizers

The City of Columbus

I.B.E.W. Local 683 + GPad

C.O.N. Electrical Contractors Assoc

Adam Monteramano -  FIVE STAR EVENTS & CATERING, LLC

Larry Wyatt Sound Crew

Experience Columbus

Community Festival (ComFest)

Staples Cleaning Solutions

Tacky Buttons.com

Brugge Properties

Ares Sportswear

Short North Travel.com

Short North Gazette

The Media

IN MEMORY

Our Fallen Troops

George Masters

Bill McCracken

Frank Elmer

Lori Lynn McCargish

Alexander McDougall

Doo Dah Elf & Property Pimp, Jim Skeens

Mr. Doo Dah, Bill Kiener

Kroger Community Rewards Reminder
Don't forget!
You can still help support Friends of Doo Dah Parade by enrolling in Kroger Community Rewards!
Register and link your Kroger Plus card online, and Kroger will make a quarterly donation to Friends of Doo Dah, based on a percentage of sales of all enrolled. Our organization number is 84794.
Annual renewal of your rewards enrollment and annual (April) re-enroll is required:
1. Enrollment page
http://www.kroger.com/community/Pages/community_rewards.aspx
2. FAQs (.pdf) http://www.kroger.com/community/Documents/Community_Rewards/columbus/admin_faq.pdf

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Don't step in Doo-Doo! CowTV presents highlights from the 2009 Doo-Dah Parade from cowtvprod on Video.

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Put your Money Where Your Mouth Is...

Consider A Contribution!

Friends of Doo Dah

is NOW a Non-Profit Organization

It's a tax write off!!  Whoo Hoo!!

If you love Doo Dah and want to help make it happen, click on the "Donate" button, and send us some jing!  Why not?  It's a tax write off!

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 Or, you can mail a check to “Friends of Doo Dah”, 581 Reinhard Avenue, Columbus, OH  43206-2854.  All contributors will be listed on our  Doo Dah Poster, T-Shirts and web-site.

 

NEW FOR 2013...Contributors will get a wacky 2013 special Doo Dah Poster proclaiming that you are a 2013 Contributor!

 

Hey, it's a tax right off...what the heck...make that mammoth size donation today!

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