FLAGS WAVING Valentina Coyt of Salinas rides in a float in the Spirit of Watsonville 4th of July Parade Saturday.

Thousands of people lines the mainstreets of Aptos and Watsonville for their annual Fourth of July parades, some staking out their roadside seats the night before. Below is a collection of images from the events.

SPIRIT OF WATSONVILLE

All Watsonville photos by Tarmo Hannula

AIR SHOW A group of airplanes leaves smoke trails above Main Street at the start of the parade.
FIRST PICK This year’s Grand Marshal was Second Harvest Food Bank.
REVERED DOCUMENTS This man carries a flag in front of a poster of the Declaration of Independence in the parade.
TRUCKS AND ENGINES A file of old and new fire rigs from Watsonville Fire Department rolls down Main Street.
IN A ROW The Agricultural History Project brought their collection of early-day tractors and a model of a cow to the parade.
CULTURAL FLAVORS The group Diablos Herencia Mixteca bring their bizarre costumes from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico to the streets of Watsonville.
HUGE SHOWING Thousands of people crowd the sidewalks of a closed off Main Street to watch the parade unfold.
CLASSIC A spiffed-up Cadillac is part of the Watsonville Impalas entry in the parade.
MEXICAN CULTURE Several groups of Folkloric dancers brought their colorful attire to the event.


TROT ON Fancy horses thrill the crowd.
IN STEP Youths of Centro Portugues work their way down Main Street.

APTOS WORLD’S SHORTEST PARADE

All Aptos photos by Todd Guild

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BEDECKED These girls were decked out in patriotic gear before the parade began.
 PARTADE MARTIAL Students from Sanford Martial Arts in Soquel perform a kata for the crowd.
OFFICIAL Santa Cruz County 2nd District Supervisor Kim De Serpa greets the crowd.
TOGETHER This family watches the parade go by.
 PATRIOTIC POOCH Several people brought their pets to the parade.
THRONGS Several thousand people lined Soquel Avenue, with some placing chairs as placeholders the night before.
OLDIES The parade featured several classic cars.
 CLASSIC Parade participants ride in a vintage car.
CHAMPS Players from the Aptos All-Stars wave to the crowd.
LEADING Two California Highway Patrol officers lead the Aptos parade.
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