An inflated Snoopy rides high on top of a tractor-trailer during the Pittsboro Christmas parade.

Gene Gallin

A large lion float decorated with flowers

SEBASTIANO MUSMECI

People celebrate during a parade with a large horse float.

a group of people riding on the back of a float

a large balloon of a dragon is being held up in the air

a group of people standing on top of a float

a group of people standing around a float in a parade

A decorated parade float at night with people watching

Illuminated festival float decorated with lanterns, flowers, and mythical figures during a Loy Krathong cultural parade in Chiang Mai, Thailand.