Holiday spirit parades through Middleboro
Young dancers in their festive best drew cheers from the audience. Photos by Sandy Quadros Bowles
What’s a parade without a band playing?
Members of the Middleboro Cobras traded the football field for a float.
This horse sports a Grinchy look.
The It Couple of the day, Santa and Mrs. Claus, sat atop a fire truck to watch the festivities.
Santa didn’t need reindeer to pull this bicycle.
Young footballers drew cheers.
A soldier happily distributed candy.
From left, Chris, Julie and Lilah Hill came out for the parade. 
Both the people and the horse dressed for the occasion. 
Isabel Howard and Henry Howard, 2, waited for his siblings _ a baseball player and a cheerleader _ to pass by.
Young dancers in their festive best drew cheers from the audience. Photos by Sandy Quadros Bowles
What’s a parade without a band playing?
Members of the Middleboro Cobras traded the football field for a float.
This horse sports a Grinchy look.
The It Couple of the day, Santa and Mrs. Claus, sat atop a fire truck to watch the festivities.
Santa didn’t need reindeer to pull this bicycle.
Young footballers drew cheers.
A soldier happily distributed candy.
From left, Chris, Julie and Lilah Hill came out for the parade.
Both the people and the horse dressed for the occasion.
Isabel Howard and Henry Howard, 2, waited for his siblings _ a baseball player and a cheerleader _ to pass by.
MIDDLEBORO — Santa and Mrs. Claus made their appearance on a ladder truck.
Plenty of Grinches, meanwhile, could be found on an array of vehicles, hovering over floats and even appearing as a disguise on a horse.
The streets of Middleboro transformed into a winter wonderland of holiday fun as the town celebrated its annual Christmas parade Saturday, Nov. 30.
From bands playing holiday tunes to dancers decked out in their glittery best to young athletes greeting their fans, the parade featured a holiday spread of good cheer.
Floats from area organizations and businesses reflected the year’s theme of A Hollywood Christmas.
Participants reflected all age groups, and even a menagerie of animals, including dogs, sheep, goats and horses.
Four-year-old Aviannah Spencer had a particular fondness for that Grinchy grouch-turned-believer.
Many parade participants tossed sweet treats into the crowd, making instant fans of youngsters such as Lilah Hill, who shared that she hopes Santa will bring her LOL dolls and a hoverboard.
“Getting candy’’ was the best part of the parade, she said.
Raina Meack, 4, proudly displayed the Toys for Tots material that was distributed.
Her favorite attraction was the man of the hour, “Santa Claus.’’
But in a slightly quieter voice, she added another appeal to the festivities. “The candy.’’
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