The community cheered and lined the streets of Old Towne when Orange’s May Parade was resurrected in 2019 after nearly 30 years.
Then the pandemic canceled it again, and again. But now the Orange Chamber of Commerce has kept to its promise of keeping the one-time tradition alive. The parade was first held in 1933.
On Saturday, the parade kicked off at Chapman Avenue and Shaffer Street, with local marching bands, vintage cars, community groups and more snaking through the downtown.
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Chapman University Fowler Engineering students take their robotic dogs for a stroll during the 2022 Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Orange High School Future Farmers of America students show off their goats during the Orange May Parade on
Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
El Poder de la Culture Morelense perform during the Orange May Parade in Old Towne Orange on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Son’s of the American Revolution march in the Orange May Parade in Old Towne Orange on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bob Krikeby with his pets llamas- Running Bear, left, and Dali during the 2022 Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Jill Foundation “Warrior” car cruises in Old Towne during the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ballet Folklorico Sones de mi Tierra dancers take part in the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Fashionable Chanel delivers cuteness in her remote controlled car during the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Orange High School Future Farmers of America students show off their goats during the Orange May Parade on
Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Katrina Krikeby with her pet llamas—Dali, left, and Running Bear—during the 2022 Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
El Poder de la Culture Morelense perform during the Orange May Parade in Old Towne Orange on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Grand Marshal of the Orange May Parade, Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr, left, travels in classic style on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Grand Marshal of the Orange May Parade, Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr, left, travels in classic style on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
