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2012-05-10
2012 Gold Cup Parade Theme and Children's Entertainment Star Revealed
CHARLOTTETOWN - Old Home Week and The Gold Cup Parade held a joint press conference today, May 10, 2012, at the Charlottetown Civic Center to reveal the 2012 Gold Cup Parade Theme and Children’s Entertainment Star....more 2011-08-23
2011 Award Winners
The Gold Cup Committee is pleased to announce the 2011 Award winners!...more 2011-08-18
Information for Parade Participants
Please refer to the link below for information for participants in the 2011 Gold Cup Parade. You will find information about pick-up and drop-off, where to enter the parade line up, and more. ...more 2011-08-17
Road Closures for Gold Cup Parade
Residents, businesses and visitors are asked to make special travel arrangements on Friday, August 19th as road closures will be in place starting at 7am along North River Road, and as early as 8am elsewhere along the route. ...more
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History
The Gold Cup and Saucer Race (1960) and The Gold Cup Parade (1962) were founded by Frank Acorn and Bill Hancox for the purpose of:
- reviving Old Home Week which, prior to 1960, was beginning to lose audience appeal
- to focus attention on P.E.I.’s harness racing industry, while providing an exciting type of entertainment for both Islanders and summer visitors
The Parade has been held every year since that time, and has become one of the feature events of the summer season on the Island.
In the early days, the organization was a loosely knit group of businessman who assisted the Charlottetown Driving Park in putting together the parade. But as the parade grew, it became a totally separate organization with the sole purpose of presenting the Gold Cup Parade as one of the premier events of Old Home Week. In 1986, the group incorporated as a not for profit company under the name The Charlottetown Parade Committee Inc. and owns the name The Gold Cup Parade.
The organization is currently run by a volunteer board of directors from local businesses. The 2012 Chairman is Mr. Ray Murphy of Murphy’s Pharmacies.
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