Events for the three-day convention will be held at various locations throughout the city and in Kingsville, and will end with a parade on Saturday at 10 a.m. The parade will run down Shoreline Boulevard from the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center to Memorial Coliseum. He added that Batman and Robin will be on hand for pictures after the parade. Clowns, motorcycles, the Shrine little cars, bagpipes and music also will be featured in the parade. Cramer said approximately 1,100 Shriners will compete in all of the events.
All competitions are open to the public and are free of charge.
We want the public to come out and watch the competitions because it's much more exciting when there a lot of people there. The Al Amin Temple will serve as the official host for the conference. In addition to Shriners from across the state, John C. Nobles, imperial potentate of the Shrine North America, and other imperial officers will be attending the conference. Nobles is the head of the Shrine of North America. The Shrine of North America is an international fraternity of nearly 550,000 men belonging to 191 Shrine Temples.