Photo by Chris Hendrickson
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live with colors, sights and sounds, the Monroe Fair Days Parade is a timehonored tradition that celebrates Monroe’s vibrant past, while showcasing everything the community has to offer today.
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BY CHRIS HENDRICKSON
Photo by Joshua Scheffer
Meant to help usher in the Evergreen State Fair, the annual event is the perfect way to preface a day filled with carnival rides, games, fanciful fair food and family-friendly fun. Each year, Monroe’s West Main Street is lined with hundreds of excited guests and community members, who gather eagerly to watch the vivid one-mile procession as it travels through Monroe in a sensational whirlwind of lively music and dynamic performances. The parade truly captures the essence of Monroe, reflecting a strong reverence for military veterans and first responders, and a powerful sense of community pride. You can’t help but cheer as the awardwinning Monroe High School marching band forges its way along the parade route, accompanied by the Monroe High School Bearcats cheerleaders, dance and sports teams. Equestrian lovers are never disappointed, as the Ixtapa Dancing Horses take to the streets in a flurry of pounding hooves, dazzling costumes and traditional music, performed by a live mariachi group. The excitement of the dancing horses is carefully balanced with the gentleness of Colors of Hawaii, another parade favorite
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