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A colorful group of riders ride down Massachusetts Street at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, in downtown Lawrence.

Horses and decorated carriages and wagons took center stage Saturday for the 31st annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade in downtown Lawrence.

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A horse drawn funeral hearse carriage passes through East Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, on the route to downtown for the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, one of Lawrence’s longest-running holiday traditions.

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Horseback riders line up for the start of the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

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Bethena Hemphill, Gypsum, right, waves to crowds during the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

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Parents and Children watch the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Parents and Children watch the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Parents and Children watch the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Riders with the Victorian Ladies Club pass through downtown Lawrence at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

A young girl holds the reins while riding in the Cumpton’s Family wagon from Butler, Missouri, at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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A horse passes through downtown during the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Santa takes a seat and shows his approval of the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Lea Huber with RC Estate Dream Team from Paola participates in the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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A parade participant guides her mule and two-wheel carriage as they participate in the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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In a break between parade participants a new family dog gets some attention at the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Santa and Mrs. Santa Claus wave to crowds during the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Horseback riders and wagons pass through East Lawrence on the route to downtown for the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, one of Lawrence’s longest-running holiday traditions, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

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Raymond Affeldt from Coldwater participates in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, one of Lawrence’s longest-running holiday traditions, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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ricia Dinwiddle of Salina participate in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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The Grinch drives wagon and team of horses in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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The Pontons from Manchester, Kansas, participate in the 2024 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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Crowds watch the passing of a horse drawn wagon belonging to the Richard Reece family from Harrisonville, Missouri, during the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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A large horse and rider accompanies a miniature horse in the 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in downtown Lawrence.

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The 2024 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade ends Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, with the passing of the Dunn’s Landing coach, Wellsville, carrying Robin Dunn and Marty and Patty Kennedy.