'It really highlights the city quite well': Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade rolls through K-W
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A Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest classic, the annual Thanksgiving Day parade made its way down Weber Street on Monday, Oct. 9.
A Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest classic, the annual Thanksgiving Day parade made its way down Weber Street on Monday, Oct. 9.
The parade featured both new and familiar floats, live bands, dancers and inflatables.
"It's great to wake up and see the sidewalks start filling up with people, it's great to do," one onlooker told CTV News.
The parade started at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Weber Street East and Frederick Street. It went up Weber Street and finished at the Bridgeport Plaza at the corner of Weber and Bridgeport streets.
Waterloo Region is renowned for its Oktoberfest festivities, and the Thanksgiving Day parade is considered a highlight of the celebration.
"It's just something that brings a lot of people together and it's refreshing for it to finally be fall," an onlooker said.
Many people donned traditional Bavarian attire, but the parade also serves an important purpose as many people in the region struggle to make ends meet.