Thousands of people lined the sidewalks of Douglas Street Monday morning in downtown Victoria for the 119th annual Victoria Day Parade.
Dozens of floats, marching bands, community groups, armed forces and first responders took part in the event with colourful costumes, historic outfits and classic vehicles. A few of the longtime sponsors also built their own parade floats or dressed up their vehicles to the delight of onlookers.
Here is a sampling of the parade for those who were unable to attend in person:
@TourdeRock warm up before the #VictoriaParade @VictoriaNews @VIFreeDaily pic.twitter.com/EXcNp35TSY
— Arnold Lim (@arnoldlimphoto) May 22, 2017
There are some amazing bands in the Victoria Day Parade this year! #VictoriaDayParade #yyj pic.twitter.com/sbld9l6fs6
— Victoria News (@VictoriaNews) May 22, 2017
It's great to see our super heroes working together to fight crime alongside the parade route! #VictoriaDayParade #yyj #superman #batman pic.twitter.com/M3gP2ojKsp
— Victoria News (@VictoriaNews) May 22, 2017
