As they say, the show must go on. That’s true, even when the show is a holiday parade and the weather has chosen to be difficult. To be fair, the weather could have been much worse! While the rain came down and the temps were chilly, that still wasn’t enough to put a damper on this year’s holiday parade. Bundled up and many with umbrellas in hand, parade-goers lined Main Street to enjoy the festivities.
And hats off to the parade entrants, who kept their spirits up and put on a show, the many workers who were out in the wet and cold before, during, and after everyone’s attention turned to other activities, the many sponsors and, of course, the Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, whose support and efforts made it all possible.
Whether you ventured out or want to see what you missed, grab a warm beverage and enjoy some of the photos from the parade!
Here are four sets of photos, all of which you can click on for larger views.
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True Value Manufacturing/Paint Plus Hardware Frozen-Grinch float!Three Oaks Assisted Living & Memory Care tinsel van.Prairie Grove School Cub Scout Pack #156 float.Cary United Methodist Church gnomes.Norge Ski Club…dressed for the weather.Norge Ski Jump float in the Merry Cary Holiday Parade & Festival.Cary-Grove Youth Baseball & Softball parade entry.Black Diamond Plumbing & Mechanical van.XP Performance & Coaching parade entry.The Courtney Gurion Agency Farmers Insurance parade float.All Weather Service Inc. parade plow.Cary Cub Scout Pack 557 parade marchers.Cary Cub Scout Pack 557 parade tents.Cary Cub Scout Pack 557 happy campers!My Mighty Meals van.I Heart Yoga parade van and marchers.Martin Chevrolet candy truck.Rubino Landscapes garland and tinsel parade entry.The Salvation Army decked out parade van.Tommy’s Premier Ride parade truck.Brothers’ BBQ…wonder if they’re taking orders?Colatorti for Sheriff parade entry.Colatorti for Sheriff parade float.Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists.Team Carone Foundation snow globe.Modern Wave Salon and Spa parade truck.Aztec Service Unit Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois parade marchers.Aztec Service Unit Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois parade float.Aztec Service Unit Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois parade marchers.Please say they’re tossing out boxes of cookies!Repta Residential Keller Williams parade entry.Senior Care Volunteer Network parade truck.NWS Home Advisors @properties parade float.Complete Family Wellness PLLC parade entry.Epimoni LLC Holistic Health and Wellness parade entry.Innovative Home Concepts parade truck.1937 vintage Farmall F-12 tractor pulling the Cary Troop 160 Boy Scouts float.Cary Troop 160 Boy Scouts float.Cub Scout Pack 457 parade marchers.Tomasello’s Landscaping parade float.Star 105.5 Big Boom Box parade entry.Flood Brothers Disposal Company truck.Sparklers Twirl Team parade marchers.Sparklers Twirl Team parade marchers.Cary-Grove Youth Lacrosse float.Sts. Peter and Paul Cub Scout Pack 657 marchers.All American Reclaim parade float.Living Grace Community Church parade marchers.
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Robb Tadelman for Sheriff parade marchers.Robb Tadelman for Sheriff parade marchers.Quite possibly the cutest parade entry…Spring Beach Community E-Z-Go snow-cart.Flameco Heating & Air parade float.SS. Peter & Paul Catholic School parade float.The Cutting Room Salon Tin Lizzie parade entry.The Cutting Room Salon truck tree parade entry.Best Brains of Algonquin parade van.Warehouse Direct/Cardunall Office parade van.Eagle Excavating holiday excavator!Aloha Restoration Company parade van.Lee’s Martial Arts Academy parade truck.Lee’s Martial Arts Academy parade marchers.Lee’s Martial Arts Academy parade marchers.Master John Lee and students demonstrating for parade judges.Parade judges cheering on participants.Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association parade marchers.Judging by the smiles, the rain didn’t dampen their parade!Cary Police truck…and Santa escort!Santa’s horse drawn parade sleigh.Cary’s finest, bringing up the parade rear.Santa’s arrival.Santa, making time to chat.LRS Clean Sweep, beginning parade cleanup.And now, cleanup!
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