Vegreville Agricultural Society Stationary Parade

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Vegreville Agricultural Society presented their First Ever Stationary Parade at Vegreville Agricultural Grounds on August 6.

People drove into this parade. No one was on the grounds except the people who had floats or the people who volunteered.

This parade included live music which was performed by the two local bands: Silver and Gold and Off Ramp Boys.

Daryl Tuck, President for Vegreville Agricultural Society, said there were around 20 entries for the floats and 500 people who attended this parade.

Tuck said the Vegreville Agricultural Society held this parade because one of their directors presented the idea to them as something another society had tried later. “We held this event because we wanted to try to provide something for the community and to also have people remember our Fair Days. We thought we would try this idea on the day we normally would have held our fair. Then it seemed like something we could safely provide the community since COVID-19 has been around. A normal parade would have gathered crowds on the streets and make social distancing a problem.”

Tuck went on to say the Vegreville Agricultural Society received quite a few compliments and positive remarks from the businesses who participated. “Unfortunately we haven’t heard much yet from the public who attended. Myself, I think the parade was successful. We didn’t give ourselves very much time to promote the event or encourage people to participate in it or attend. It was a late, last minute decision to go ahead with it. But with that in mind, it was quite successful and might be something that potentially we would look at in the future if we have to change how we historically held a parade. But if we could go back to the normal parade, I think that is what people prefer. It is a bit more exciting but I think this is a good alternative.”

Tuck added that they handed out a treat bag to the families. In each vehicle when they drove out of the parade. “We had some support from the local businesses to provide this family style treat bag.”