GALLERY: No rain on the Okotoks Parade as throngs of spectators gather

Elizabeth, McRae, North and South Railway Streets packed as hundreds gather for the return of the Okotoks Parade. Check out some highlights.

Brent Calver Jun 19, 2022 8:00 AM

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1572 web — Samantha Bell (left) and Anne-Marie Cotton make their way along McRae Street in the Okotoks Parade on June 18 dressed as their characters Toby Tortoise and Harriet Hare from the Goodger-Pink Family Theatre production Frontrunner Fable: A Tortoise and Hare Story.Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

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The rain stopped and clouds parted for the sun to shine on the Okotoks Parade for its 2022 return after two years of cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1315 web — Police cruisers and fire trucks lead the Okotoks Parade on June 18. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1321 web — RCMP Const. Bethany Simpson waves during the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1385 web — Police cruisers and fire trucks lead the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1407 web — Highwood MLA RJ Sigurdson (left) rides in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1215A web — Youth from Diamond Elite Cheerleading perform stunts in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1270A web — Children ride ponies from HorsePlay Ranch Adventures during the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1505 web — Members of the Okotoks Legion Branch 291 participate in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1452 web — Foothills County's parade fload rolls in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1724 web — A fiddler plays on the Calgary Stampede parade float in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 0850 web — Fort Calgary Outriders wave in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1623 web — Youth from the Alberta Dance and Drama Academy dance in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1102 web — A woman operates a small excavator on a float for Okotoks Lawn and Garden in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1960 web — Landscapers ride mowers from Okotoks Lawn and Garden in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1875 web — Eagle 100.9 radio personality Shayne Hill pauses her roll to wave in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1869 web — Members of the Okotoks BMX Club roll on their bikes in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1356 web — A monster truck driven by the owner of Winch-It Specialized drives in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1797 web — Members of the 360 RCSCC Erratic Okotoks sea cadets cheer in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2393 web — The Al Azhar Shriners take part in the Okotoks Parade with their miniature planes. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1560 web — The Al Azhar Shriners take part in the Okotoks Parade with their miniature cars. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1999 web — Children and youth hangouts The Park and The Point were represented in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2155 web — A loader sporting the slogan #OkotoksStrongerTogether drives in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2074 web — A large cow statue moos at the crowd from the Country 105 float in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1416 web — The Okotoks Optimist club dance in the streets for the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2356 web — The Okotoks Optimist Club tows the winning trebuchet from its Pumpkin Chunkin' event in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1427 web — Members of Champion Dance and Cheerleading take part in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2454 web — Youth from the Alberta Dance and Drama Academy dance in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2425 web — Fountain Tire's pickup rolls in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2239 web — Students of Balance Dance Centre perform in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2140 web — The Okotoks Food Bank Association's newly acquired truck drives in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1974 web — Foothills Ringette players walk up McRae Street in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 2027 web — Youth from Burn the Floor Danceworks dance in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

SA-Okotoks Parade 2022 BWC 1916 web — A member of the River City Classics Car Club drives his vintage pickup in the Okotoks Parade. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

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