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Dozens attend Strawberry Festival parade

This year, the two parades typically held during the festival were merged into one.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Tons of floats, music, and so, so many beads.

Those were the images of this year's Strawberry Festival parade. 

Dozens of people lined up along the south side of the festival grounds in Plant City to watch this year's parade. Kids young and old were decked out in their strawberry-themed outfits while rocking beads around their necks.

This year, as with all things affected by the coronavirus, things were a little different. Instead of the traditional two parades, this year's Strawberry Festival combined both parades into one big one. Typically, the festival hosts the Berry Fine Productions Grand Parade and the Strawberry Youth Parade.  

Festival leaders said the idea of blending the two events was thought of to help local businesses and organizations that had to change their hours of operation or close during the parades.

On Monday, both parades highlighted civic groups, recreational leagues, dance studios, school marching bands, and many other community organizations and businesses. 

This year's festival runs through March 14. 

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