What do you folks think about community parades? Enjoy them? They're OK? Boring? Do you or have you ever participated in any?
Today is the Aloha Festivals Floral Parade (happening as I write), and it's a pretty big one with lots of floats and group participants. Sorry though, I'm not providing much pictures as I'm one who is utterly BORED watching parades, and refuse to sit on the sidewalk to watch this, or any other parade.
Living in Waikiki, I have the opportunity to watch one practically on a monthly basis; sometimes more often than that. Actually too often IMO, becoming a burden (albeit temporary) on local traffic and the police.
Maybe I'm missing out on some cool costumes, floats or performances. I dunno, don't care. Sitting on a sidewalk watching people walk by in formation, waving in cars or on horseback just isn't my thing.
The Honolulu Festival's Matsuri (those massive lantern things) are fun to watch, but even that I can only watch so much.
I guess when I have kids, I'll have to change my mind.
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2007 Aloha Festivals Floral Parade
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2007 Aloha Festivals Floral Parade
Today is the Aloha Festivals Floral Parade (happening as I write), and it's a pretty big one with lots of floats and group participants. Sorry though, I'm not providing much pictures as I'm one who is utterly BORED watching parades, and refuse to sit on the sidewalk to watch this, or any other parade.
Living in Waikiki, I have the opportunity to watch one practically on a monthly basis; sometimes more often than that. Actually too often IMO, becoming a burden (albeit temporary) on local traffic and the police.
Maybe I'm missing out on some cool costumes, floats or performances. I dunno, don't care. Sitting on a sidewalk watching people walk by in formation, waving in cars or on horseback just isn't my thing.
The Honolulu Festival's Matsuri (those massive lantern things) are fun to watch, but even that I can only watch so much.
I guess when I have kids, I'll have to change my mind.
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/1387673949_5c813eefc1_o.jpg)
2007 Aloha Festivals Floral Parade
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/1387674167_581ff47947_o.jpg)
2007 Aloha Festivals Floral Parade
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