Lamont Parade

At the Town of Lamont sign

At the Town of Lamont sign

After hearing about our Capital Ex parade entry and seeing pictures on Facebook, a resident of Lamont, AB (and relative of one of the zombie horde) suggested that we attend their annual parade.

We were a hit!
Lamont holds it’s annual Fair Days at the end of July and has events for not only the 1600 town residents, but all of the other towns in the County of Lamont.

Being a smaller parade, and the fact that it was farther out of town, only a small contingent represented the dEdmonton festitivies. Comprised of Bella the Hearse, driven by Ben, Rona the Vampire, Bloody the Clown, Shane, Carla, Matt plus a couple other zombies from the River City Zombie Committee, the people along the parade route cheered as our entry went by.

Bloody The Clown looks for some direction from the residents

Bloody The Clown looks for some direction from the residents

The dEdmonton parade entry

The dEdmonton parade entry

It was another hot day for a parade, but that didn’t affect the zombie horde much. They were a small but bloody horde. Along with Bloody The Clown they scared, and probably mentally scarred, a few of the small town folks.

The parade wound it’s way though many of the towns streets and the 45 minute route means that everyone that was there had a good look at the dEdmonton entry.

It was also noticed by the parade committee - who awarded the “Best Club/Organization” trophy to our entry.

Best Club/Organization Award

Best Club/Organization Award


It was also noticed by other entries, including another town that invited us to their parade too! More details on that event later.
After the parade the entrants were invited to the after party where they received a beverage and a meal. A fun time was had by all.

There was one minor casualty in this though - Bella the Hearse had her passenger door scratched while everyone was eating. This is not a slight on the town of Lamont as this was liable to happen anywhere, but it was disappointing that this happened. This will not stop Bella and her owners, the Paranormal Explorers Team of Ben and Rona, who plan to get her healed up and back out for everyone to see.

The rest of our photos from Lamont can be found on Sights & Sounds page here.
The post above was added on July 26, 2009