Video of the 2009 Manitou Springs Carnivale Parade held 21 Feb 2009
Here's an excerpt from a Gazette article:
From the Colroado Springs Gazette - 21 Feb 2009
Revelers rock Carnivale in Manitou Spr...
Video of the 2009 Manitou Springs Carnivale Parade held 21 Feb 2009 Here's an excerpt from a Gazette article: From the Colroado Springs Gazette - 21 Feb 2009
Revelers rock Carnivale in Manitou Springs
THE GAZETTE MANITOU SPRINGS - It began weird and never let up.
Jesters hurled beads, walked on stilts and did back flips. Zombies lurched among belly dancers, hippies marched with dragons, and a woman in a dinosaur costume looked natural next to a 6-foot-tall bunny.
This wasn't your ordinary parade.
This was Manitou Springs.
On Saturday, the city known for its embrace of all things weird and woolly put its off-kilter spin on the 17th annual Carnivale celebration. The year's theme, Indulge Your Appetites, seemed an unnecessary reminder.
"The theme for the crowd is just have fun," said Julia Wright of Manitou Springs, who said she never misses the party. "You can do anything you want and be anything you want with the change of a costume."
Dixieland music and propulsive drumming set the mood as hundreds of revelers lined the town's main street, clamoring for beads and other party favors. Many spectators got into the act with homemade costumes and Mardi Gras masks.
After the 45-minute parade drew to a close, some performers took to the pavilion stage at Soda Springs Park, drawing a crowd of dancers young and old. Other revelers moved to the taverns, where the celebration was expected to continue into the wee hours.
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