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Rehoboth’s Hometown Christmas Parade brightens downtown

Colorful floats, holiday music and festive participants bring cheer to thousands of people
The local Jeep clubs always bring out a colorful show. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
December 6, 2022

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Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company
219 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Temperatures may have dipped near freezing after the sun went down, but thousands of people still lined Rehoboth Avenue for the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company’s annual Hometown Christmas Parade. The Dec. 5 parade featured fire apparatus from a number of local volunteer fire departments and dozens of floats from businesses and local civic organizations.

Immediately following the parade, RBVFC auxiliary members handed out cookies, while Santa and Mrs. Claus set up shop in the fire hall to hear what all the good boys and girls want for Christmas.

For many years the parade was judged, but the fire company changed that last year and stuck with the new no-judging program this year.

 

Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company hosted its annual Hometown Christmas Parade Dec. 5. Earl Nester shows off his lawn mower-pulled float.
The Cape Henlopen High School JROTC marched in good order, but they still got their holiday spirit on.
Driving in style is Miss Delaware 2022 Grace Otley.
Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary Club member Charlie Garlow was looking for someone to wear the float’s other top hat.
These kids and dog may love Camp Arrowhead, but by the time the parade wrapped around Rehoboth Avenue, everyone was tired.
Magnolia Fire Company should find a way to make this holiday lighting a permanent fixture because it looks cool.
Dressed in a red sweatshirt and appropriately themed hat, Rehoboth Beach Patrol Capt. Jeffrey Giles looks like Santa would look after a summer of running on the beach.
It was a parade without judging, but had there been, the float from The Voice Radio Network would have gotten the award for biggest party.
Little Creek Volunteer Fire Company got the award for farthest distance traveled by a parade participant.
Jolly Trolley owner Christine Hastings is a veteran of the parade.
Is this balloon of Buddy from the movie Elf excited to be in the parade or on the Kuhns Property Services float?
Coming through with a holiday-themed Candyland float is Bayside HVAC services.
If you’re going to wear a full-body candy cane outfit, you might as well be wearing a green bow tie and driving a cherry red scooter like this member of Dewey Beach Scooter Nation.
Last, but definitely not least, Mr. and Mrs. Claus end the parade in style.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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