I LOVE A PARADE ~ THE CITRUS BOWL PARADE

Squeeze, the Citrus Parade
mascot led the parade, which
lasted 1 1/2hours.  He/she
actually pranced the entire route.

Thursday led us to downtown Orlando. Parking and walking to Rosalind Ave. brought us right to the grandstand viewing area.  We settled in, with chairs and cooler, 
ready to view the Citrus Parade.

The floats were made from oranges, grapefruits; tangerines.
The hands are up to catch beads. Most of the floats threw beads 
for spectators to catch.  Yes, I caught two strands!

This plane was the best of all floats/in my opinion.

Bands from all over marched in the parade.
Decals were temporarily placed on all drums. 

Vendors, with typical hats and toys were plentiful, up and down the parade route. 

I LOVE LUCY

This float had beautiful citrus flowers!
If you look close at the flower, you will see a band across the grapefruits and oranges.  All the fruits are connected with rubber bands, onto wire netting.  The fruit is donated to food pantries after the parade. The bands help so there are no punctures in the fruit.

This band was the largest ever! Called the million dollar band, from Alabama.

The Shriners were there in droves.
Trucks, mini cars, motorcycles/all of the typical vehicles the
Shriners can come up with.  Fantastic!
...for I love a parade!