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A colorful group of riders ride down Massachusetts Street at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, in downtown Lawrence.
Horses and decorated carriages and wagons took center stage Saturday for the 31st annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade in downtown Lawrence.
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A horse drawn funeral hearse carriage passes through East Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, on the route to downtown for the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, one of Lawrence’s longest-running holiday traditions.
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Horseback riders line up for the start of the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
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Bethena Hemphill, Gypsum, right, waves to crowds during the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
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Parents and Children watch the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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Parents and Children watch the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World
Parents and Children watch the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World
Riders with the Douglas County Trail Riders pass through downtown Lawrence at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
A young girl holds the reins while riding in the American Freedom Riders Drill Team wagon at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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A horse passes through downtown during the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World
Santa takes a seat and shows his approval of the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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A horse drawn wagon of the Harris Farms family of Miller, Missouri, participates in the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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A parade participant guides her mule and two-wheel carriage as they participate in the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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In a break between parade participants a new family dog gets some attention at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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Santa and Mrs. Santa Claus wave to crowds during the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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Horseback riders and wagons pass through East Lawrence on the route to downtown for the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, one of Lawrence’s longest-running holiday traditions, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
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A parade entry from the Garnett Saddle Club, Princeton, participates in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, one of Lawrence’s longest-running holiday traditions, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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Members of the Holzmeister family, Gypsum, participate in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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The Grinch drives wagon and team of horses in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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The parade entry Elysium Friesians, Lenexa, participates in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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A big crowd gathers at the intersection of Seventh and Massachusetts streets to watch Pleasant Hill Carriage Rides of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, participate in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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A large horse and rider accompanies a miniature horse in the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.
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The 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade ends Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, with the passing of the Dunn’s Landing coach, Wellsville, carrying Robin Dunn and Marty and Patty Kennedy.
