What is your favorite part about the parade?

"Catching the beads. I'm all about the funky beads, you know the ones that are odd, the ones that have the icons. My kids like it, too." - Victoria Baker, 25, Bradenton

"My favorite part is the fire trucks, the police, the EMTs because the EMTs, they saved my life before so I always clap when they come by... Catching beads, too... And I love to see all the guys in uniform." - Kimberly Preston, 42, Bradenton

"Running around . . . playing really loud." - Ronnie Daniels, 17, drummer with Manatee Highschool Marching Band

"All the floats. They do a magnificent job with the floats here." - Larry Habeck, Tampa Bay Area Concessions

"Seeing all the people of Bradenton and Manatee County come out, come together and have a good time. Also we get a chance to cook for people and show off our pack, No. 111." - Dave Shoemaker, Wolf Leader of Pack #111, Cub Scouts of America

- Krista Purcell