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Who doesn’t love a Christmas parade?

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Dade City kicks off its holiday season each year with the Magical Night Christmas Parade, a parade that dates back to 1982.

The event was presented by The Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce, Florida Hospital Dade City and Florida Hospital Zephyrhills.

Santa arrived in a red mustang to conclude the parade. The Santa sponsor was State Farm Insurance, ‘Baldy’ Boyd agent.

Here are some scenes from the festivities this holiday season.

Santa’s suit hangs in the window at Quilts on Plum Lane, as Carol Roy, a resident of Ridge Manor, strikes up a conversation with Ren Wright, a snowbird from Michigan. The pair hadn’t met before, but shared a table, as they waited for the 2018 Magical Night Christmas Parade to begin. The friendly conversation between strangers was not unusual, Roy said. ‘It’s the Dade City way, to be friendly to all.’ Her grandchildren were taking part in the parade. (Christine Holtzman)
Felecia Harvey, of Dade City, second from left, shares a moment with her four girls before the start of the 2018 Magical Night Christmas Parade. From left, 10-year-old Roxy Howard, mom Felecia Harvey, 4-year-old Rosalie Espinosa on her mom’s lap, 12-year-old Matilda Howard, and seated on the ground, 6-year-old Serenity Harvey.
Enjoying a hot coffee at the Christmas Parade, Tyler Wrage of San Antonio, right, and his wife Elizabeth admire a quilt on display while window shopping at the Quilts on Plum Lane shop, on Seventh Street in Historic Dade City. Elizabeth said she has attended the parade every year since her parents began bringing her when she was 3.

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