Royal Gazette incorrectly identified parade marcher Noel Williams of Hamilton Parish as Joel Williams.

Photos by Tony Cordeiro, David Skinner and Arthur Bean IN THE SHADE -- Children in traditional dress walk with the Filipino float.

CALL TO ARMS -- Joel Williams marches with the parade.

HEAR YE -- Six-year-old Nicholas Christopher clears the way for the Visitor Industry Partnership train.

FINAL ACT -- Above, Gombeys bring up the rear of the parade. Below, Jahvonna Samuels, 3, and her 15-month-old sister Jahdana feel the pull of the crowd.

ON PARADE -- The dancers of the Frederick Douglass High School Marching Band and Drill Team, from Atlanta, entertain the crowds on Front Street. The students were among the biggest hits of the parade.