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This article was published 12/06/2023 (1204 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Hundreds of cheering families lined the streets of Brandon on Saturday to watch this year’s Travellers’ Day Parade, which featured dozens of floats representing businesses, schools and other community organizations from the Wheat City and beyond.
Just like in previous years, the parade began downtown and gradually wormed its way to the Keystone Centre grounds via Rosser Avenue (west), 13th Street (south), College Avenue (east) and finally 10th Street (south).
Outside of the more traditional floats, this year’s parade also featured the usual batch of classic cars, farm equipment, horse-drawn carriages and marching bands, which filled the air with a cacophony of different sounds throughout the late morning and early afternoon.
Members of Westoba Credit Union wave and blow bubbles to the crowd during this year's Travellers' Day Parade, which took place throughout Brandon this past Saturday as part of the Manitoba Summer Fair. Westoba Credit Union CEO Jim Rediger served as the parade marshal for this year's event. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
This marks the second year in a row that the Travellers’ Day Parade has returned to Brandon city streets following a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Travellers’ Day Parade itself has been running since 1955.
» The Brandon Sun
LEFT: Youth performers from Mecca Productions get all dressed up to take part in this year's Travellers' Day Parade, which began in Brandon's downtown core and ended at the Keystone Centre grounds. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Some Travellers' Day Parade participants keep the crowd hydrated during a warm but breezy morning in downtown Brandon. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Members of the Brandon Shrine Club's Car Patrol get in formation as this year's Travellers' Day Parade makes its way down 13th Street Saturday morning. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Local families line up along both sides of Rosser Avenue Saturday morning to watch the Travellers' Day Parade. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Members of Westman's Ukrainian community came out in droves for this year's Travellers' Day Parade, with some of them holding signs to show solidarity with those living through the ongoing war in their mother country. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Doodles the Clown, a.k.a. Shane Faberman, waves to the crowd during this year's Travellers' Day Parade in downtown Brandon. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)