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Wilmington celebrates the holidays with annual downtown parade

The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. The parade included members of the Banning High School Band and drill team. (Photo By Chuck Bennett)

By Donna Littlejohn | dlittlejohn@scng.com | Daily Breeze

PUBLISHED: December 9, 2018 at 5:19 p.m. | UPDATED: December 9, 2018 at 8:29 p.m.

The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade wound through the community’s downtown streets Sunday, Dec. 9.

The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. The parade included members of the Banning High School Band and drill team. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. The parade included members of the Banning High School Band and drill team. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. The parade included members of the Banning High School Band and drill team. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. 15th district councilman Joe Buscaino rode on a fire truck for the parade. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Honorary Mayor Carlos Barajas attended the parade. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Grand Marshall Olivia Cueva-Fernandez took a ride in a convertible down the parade route. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett
The Wilmington Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade took place Sunday afternoon along Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington December 9, 2018. Photo By Chuck Bennett

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Dancers, classic cars, equestrians and floats were among the many spectacles featured in the parade, making their way down Avalon Boulevard.

From E to L Street, families lined the block for the holiday celebration.