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Arubagirl2000
10-08-2012, 02:27 PM
Coming home from Sweetbay there was a line of carts headed toward one of the squares or somewhere.
mak44070
10-08-2012, 02:28 PM
It's the Italian Parade at Spanish Springs, and the Italian Festival at Lake Sumter.
Arubagirl2000
10-08-2012, 02:30 PM
Oh. We are relatively new so do not know what that is.

Are they having Italian food and things like that?
jblum315
10-08-2012, 03:18 PM
Hi - today is Columbus Day. Italian Festival
NotGolfer
10-08-2012, 03:53 PM
Another reason it's good to get our paper here. It will let you in on what has happened and what is going to happen!! Sometimes you also get fliers in it with coupons etc. as well...you won't get those if you buy at the mail-stations (so I've been told).

I was coming home around 3:30 today and thought there seemed to be alot of traffic...THEN I remembered the Italian Fest!!
graciegirl
10-08-2012, 03:55 PM
Another reason it's good to get our paper here. It will let you in on what has happened and what is going to happen!! Sometimes you also get fliers in it with coupons etc. as well...you won't get those if you buy at the mail-stations (so I've been told).

I was coming home around 3:30 today and thought there seemed to be alot of traffic...THEN I remembered the Italian Fest!!

AND Cquick is playing first Kazoo and they are forming right now to march...and stuff. I can smell the garlic clear over here in Laurel Valley.
Mudder
10-08-2012, 05:38 PM
I was among the brave and hearty who watched the whole parade in the pouring rain !! Only in TV would so many people stay and support their neighbors who were marching . It was a happening for sure !
bkcunningham1
10-08-2012, 07:31 PM
We had our 3 year old granddaughter and couldn't make it down until after the parade. She LOVED the music and the twirlers and was even given a private baton lesson from one of the lovely ladies. She wasn't impressed with the "tall people" though and I had to show her a video of stilt walkers when we got home so she could understand the concept. As usual, another great event. Not having to fight the crowds was a plus.
Happinow
10-08-2012, 07:49 PM
We just got back from the Italian festival and both squares were very busy. It rained the minute the parade started and stopped minutes after it was done. It's like someone said "start the rain, the parade is coming". All were in good spirits though. It was a fun time. Saw the cheerleaders, twirlers and some kind of dancers. They were entertaining.
justjim
10-08-2012, 08:39 PM
We just got back from the Italian festival and both squares were very busy. It rained the minute the parade started and stopped minutes after it was done. It's like someone said "start the rain, the parade is coming". All were in good spirits though. It was a fun time. Saw the cheerleaders, twirlers and some kind of dancers. They were entertaining.

For what its worth-----not a drop of rain in Sanibel today.