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Everybody loves a good parade!

by The AV Times Staff • December 3, 2011

Christmas Parade on The BLVDLANCASTER – Hundreds of spectators braved the cold, windy weather Saturday and headed out to “Christmas on The BLVD.” The annual parade, sponsored by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, had more than 100 entries. Marching bands, equestrian units, dance squads, and many more strutted down Lancaster Blvd., from 10th Street West to Division Street, seemingly oblivious to the nippy weather, as spectators wrapped in blankets cheered them on.

The following are some sites from the parade Saturday:

Christmas Parade on The BLVD

To view nearly 100 pictures from this event, visit our facebook page.

Filed Under: Lancaster

10 comments for "Everybody loves a good parade!"

  1. William says

    December 5, 2011 at 9:53 am

    What an extraordinary turnout. There are about 500,000 people in the Antelope Valley and a 1,000 turn out for a well-promoted parade???? I bet a parade in Rosamond would do just as well without the promotion.

    Are they counting the entrants in the parade as well?

    • Nicole Dawson says

      December 5, 2011 at 10:14 am

      1,000 is a great turnout for 30 degree weather. Why are we so hung up on numbers anyway?? A lot of extremely talented students from High School bands performed and were great! They received tons of applause from the crowd as they marched by, and I bet that felt great for these students who had worked so hard. Let’s congratulate these students and parade participants and stop with this petty numbers nonsense!

      • Kristen says

        December 5, 2011 at 10:26 am

        right!!!! congrats to all of my fellow bang geeks! lol

    • Kristen says

      December 5, 2011 at 10:24 am

      What is with this guy? all he does on this site is complain all the time. Go take some medicine or get stoned and chill out!

      • William says

        December 5, 2011 at 12:53 pm

        Like you?

  2. William says

    December 3, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    A 100 pictures of THE event, one for each attendee?????

    • Kristen says

      December 4, 2011 at 2:50 pm

      I was at the parade and there were probably realistically about 1,500 to 2,000 people lined up to watch. Lancaster’s parade draws marching bands from all over Southern California for the band competition at AV High School that follows afterward.

    • Kristen says

      December 4, 2011 at 2:51 pm

      I was at the parade and there were probably realistically about 1,500 to 2,000 people lined up to watch. Lancaster’s parade draws marching bands from all over Southern California for the band competition at AV High School that follows afterward..

    • Matt Keltner says

      December 4, 2011 at 7:50 pm

      An organization that I volunteer with participated in the parade and I can verify that there were more than 100 people there. Probably over a thousand for sure!

      • bigburd says

        December 5, 2011 at 7:48 am

        i would have to agree with matt. i marched in last years and there were well over a thousand then too.

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