Portland's Rose Festival & Parade Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Portland's Rose Festival & Parade

We attended the Grand Floral Parade, the highlight of the Portland Rose Festival, on Saturday. I haven’t been to a parade in a long time and really just went for something to photograph, but in the end was glad that I did. Living overseas as much as we have, it’s easy to forget what America and its people are all about, but this very multiethnic event was a good reminder.

'Aztec Empress ...on the Prowl'	Aztec women	Aztec warrior	Orgullo Morelense Cemiac
Kaohsiung dancers	Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association Float	Falun Dafa Tian Guo Marching Band	Indonesian Community of Oregon
Latino Network	'Thank you America'	Dragon & Lion Dance Team	Timberwolf with an agenda
Tualatin High School Marching Band	Warrior	Chief, Confederated Tribes	Chief, Confederated Tribes
'Play outside OREGON!'	Budweiser Clydesdales	Budweiser Clydesdales mascot	Belgian horses
American La France steam pumper	A different view	Private seating	Policeman with a sense of humor
'Have Some Real Fun'	Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde	The Aztec Empress at rest	Star of the parade
The fleet is in town	Royal Canadian Navy ship	Royal Canadian Navy ships	US Coast Guard cutter
Dragon boat race: In progress	Dragon boat race: The finish	Dragon boat race: Aftermath	Dragon boat race: Back to the dock
Dragon Ladies	Dragon team warming up	Excitable spectators	Sailboat passage

Earle T		13-Jul-2016 05:59
Wonderful gallery. Lovely work! V!

victorswan		22-Jun-2016 13:51
Very colorful lovely costums in this parade so typical of U.S.A. great work Helen BV

Tom LeRoy		21-Jun-2016 16:34
An excellent photo documentary of this fascinating spectacle! Great gallery, Helen! V

Zoltán Balogh		19-Jun-2016 11:53
I love this gallery very much - full of excitement and life! Great job Helen! V

Jeff Real		17-Jun-2016 23:31
Congratulations on being most popular, Helen! ~V~

Hugh Rooney		17-Jun-2016 10:58
A very interesting gallery...VVV

danad		17-Jun-2016 09:16
An excellent report of the event !V.

Ika Zinka Eferl		16-Jun-2016 21:12
Wonderful gallery Helen and very amazing photographs you have put here. V

Buz Kiefer		16-Jun-2016 17:00
Great gallery, Helen, filled with many colorful surprises and very good photography. Vote.

Alexander Kazakov		16-Jun-2016 10:42
Great gallery! V

barbarajoy		16-Jun-2016 06:24
Great images Helen, and such a happy change from the life shown in your previous galleries.... V

Sam Rua		16-Jun-2016 05:17
Nice gallery documenting this years event.

KAI-WING LEUNG		16-Jun-2016 02:29
Very nice captures of the parade! V

Pieter Bos		15-Jun-2016 17:54
Great parade collection, Helen! ~V

Stephanie		15-Jun-2016 09:59
Love this beautiful gallery Helen! Each and every photo makes me wish I had been at the parade too! V

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		14-Jun-2016 17:32
Very nice work.V Paolo

François Fauchard		14-Jun-2016 17:10
A beautiful gallery of Oregon's parade. V

fotabug		14-Jun-2016 16:24
A fine gallery of photos, Helen! Well done!

Gervan		14-Jun-2016 07:49
Thanks for showing this most enjoyable parade. V.

pkocinski		13-Jun-2016 19:14
Wow I never thought about a Rose Parade in June - only on New Year's Day - silly me! Great gallery and I love the horses.

Dave Petersen Photography		13-Jun-2016 18:40
A wonderful gallery of images showcasing this colorful and interesting event. So many cultures nicely represented in this vibrant and excellent collection of images Helen. Voted

Graeme		12-Jun-2016 23:11
A lovely start to this gallery, Helen. I love the bright colours and all the action of the festival.V

janescottcumming		12-Jun-2016 10:58
Wonderful, colorsful photos! Yes, we are a nation of so many different kinds of people. V

Patrick Goossens		12-Jun-2016 10:30
I love this Helen. Wonderful that these parades exist. Very colorful and a great historic story.

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