THE FICIFOLIA Festival’s love-themed parade went ahead in Drouin this afternoon despite the rain. WBBC was there and snapped these photos.

Above: Bill Parker raises money on behalf of the Uncle Bob’s Club for sick and disabled children. Photo by William PJ Kulich.

THIS GALLERY WAS UPDATED WITH NEW IMAGES on 16 February 2015.

Above: by Libby Rogers.

Above: The front of the parade. By William PJ Kulich

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by Libby Rogers.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by Libby Rogers.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: Scouts push their carts uphill. By William PJ Kulich.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by Libby Rogers.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: by William PJ Kulich.

Above: a good crowd despite rain. By Libby Rogers.

Above: an unscheduled pit stop took this Formula 3 car out of the parade. By William PJ Kulich.

Above: party in the park despite the rain. By William PJ Kulich.

Above: two of many, many balloons lost/set free during the afternoon. By William PJ Kulich.

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4 responses to “Gallery: Drouin loves the rain at the 2015 Ficifolia Festival Parade”

1. HelenTimbury says:

   14 February 2015 at 16:40

   Great Pics WBBC. Thanks for braving the rain to get them.

2. David wombat lyons says:

   14 February 2015 at 17:57

   Uphill in the rain well done drouin scouts

3. Sue Acheson says:

   17 February 2015 at 10:17

   Looks like it was a fabulous day and well done to the organisers.
   Without putting a damper on things, can I ask for balloons to not be given out and released for the next festival? They have such a negative effect on the environment, impacting on birdlife, marine life and wilderness.
   See http://balloonsblow.org/Education for some info – but there are many articles on the internet. In many European countries they have been eliminated from organised events for decades.
   Looking forward to another great festival next year

4. wayne peacock says:

   4 April 2015 at 09:47

   I loved the photo of Billy at the top he is a very hard and honest worker in the community, I was there on the day the year before it was 35 degrees and the people still showed up in big numbers it shows how much people love the town thank-you Wayne