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Took a rain check on this year's Gold Cup Parade? Here's what you missed

Cloudy skies and mild showers did not stop Islanders and visitors to P.E.I. from claiming a spot along the parade route in Charlottetown Friady.

Charlottetown parade co-ordinator says about 75 floats participated

Mikee Mutuc · CBC News ·
A person dressed as a scarecrow in stilts walks on a street behind a people playing wind instruments.
Participants in this year's Gold Cup Parade still marched along the new Charlottetown route despite unfavourable weather conditions. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)

Grey skies and mild showers Friday did not stop Islanders and visitors to Prince Edward Island from claiming a spot along the new Gold Cup Parade route in Charlottetown.

Parade co-ordinator Derek Tweel said about 75 floats participated this year.

If you weren't there, scroll through the gallery to get a sense of what took place early Friday.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mikee Mutuc

Mikee Mutuc is a reporter and producer with CBC P.E.I. She was previously based in Toronto, and has worked on stories for CBC's The National, CBC's Cross Country Checkup, CBC Toronto and CBC Kids News. She graduated with a bachelor of journalism degree from Humber College in 2019. You can email story ideas to: Mikee.Mutuc@cbc.ca.

With files from Shane Hennessey

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