While I respect jimg's scientific approach, sometimes ya' just gotta go for it. Get a marine/deep cycle battery (they are designed for steady small draw, as opposed to short, high amperage bursts as in starting a vehicle). I've got one for my trolling motor, and have never had it go dead, even after up to 3 hours of fishing. If you have a friend who fishes, you could maybe even borrow one for the night. I'm pretty sure it will work fine, but if it runs down, you've got a "stealth" float for the rest of the parade (I assume you have lights on the tractor itself so you won't be invisible), and no harm done.
Then take the tractor and float home, store the stuff, and convert the tractor to 12 volts over the winter so you can dispense with the extra battery next year. Put the battery on Craigs list, and you'll probably get nearly as much as you paid for it.
BTW, I tried to simplify it even more by looking for a 6V DC to 110V AC inverter on line, but couldn't find anything.
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