Thousands came to Sonoma for the annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Sonoma’s annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade drew thousands on Saturday. The parade started at 10 AM, led by the Sonoma Community Center, the parade’s organizers. Over the course of the parade, we saw dancing butterflies, colorful PRIDE, a dog car, a bride and groom who would be married just a few hours later, dancing horses and more. Here are a few highlights from the parade. Please enjoy more photos on our official Facebook page!
Sonoma Community Center celebrates its role in planning the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Marcie Waldron putting the call to action out for organ donors as her role as 2015 Sonoma Alcaldesa (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Gary Saperstein (left) and Mark Volger of Out in the Vineyard march in the parade. Read a Sun feature about Saperstein here. (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)The parade wouldn’t be complete without the Sebastiani Theatre’s Roger Rhoten riding in it! (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Native Sons of the Golden West #111 brought a monumental patriotic display to the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)The Patriot Guard Riders attend funerals for fallen military heroes, first responders, and veterans throughout the country (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Impact100 Sonoma celebrates that they have given over $1 million to local charities since 2009 (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Lady Gaga and Paul Stanley of KISS make an appearance at the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Sonoma Taekwondo Center students show off their skills (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Miss Teen Sonoma and Miss Sonoma (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Lauren and Joe would get married just a few hours after riding in the parade for Sonoma’s Cottage Inn & Spa (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Kathy Witkowicki, long time Executive Director of Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, is celebrated for her community service upon her retirement (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Sonoman and Rotarian Rick Wynne was the master of ceremonies (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Bikram yoga makes an appearance during the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)A butterfly from Quarryhill (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)A cactus flower from Quarryhill (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Sonoma Valley Newcomers have been welcoming new women to Sonoma for decades (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)PRIDE was powerfully represented at the parade this year (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Celebrating PRIDE at the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Friends and family march in memory of Sonoma teen Adam Kizer., CC BY 4.0)Friends and family participate in the parade in memory of Adam Kizer (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Amazing lasso skills! (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Mexican cowboys take to the streets (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Many generations of Sonomans participate in the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)“The Rolling Stones” rock out on behalf of Sonoma Raceway, who reminded parade attendees that nope, the Stones, nor any other band, will be playing at the Raceway anytime soon (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)Talented horseback riders of all ages performed in the parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Thank You for some wonderful and diverse photos really nice to see a little bit of everything.