Miss the RVA Christmas Parade? These people didn’t…

by | Dec 6, 2014 | POLITICS

Were you still in bed this AM, hung over and miserable, fully embracing the cold, rainy AM by staying wrapped in bed? Well so were we, but some of us got out of bed and did something with their Saturday mornings.


Were you still in bed this AM, hung over and miserable, fully embracing the cold, rainy AM by staying wrapped in bed? Well so were we, but some of us got out of bed and did something with their Saturday mornings.

Yes, Richmond’s annual Christmas Parade brings joys to the children, gives the town’s Star Wars cos-players an excuse to be seen in public, and will be forever marred by the Rudolph Slaughter of 2010.

But don’t worry about missing the show this AM. These lovely folks managed to make it out, so have a look at the RVA Xmas parade through their lenses:

Unicycling is not a crime. #RVA

A photo posted by Brad P (@edited_the_chief) on

I've got a bad feeling about this. #rva #starwars

A photo posted by rucarlso (@rucarlso) on

#RVA #Christmas #parade #tweety #balloon #brewingenlightenment

A photo posted by Gerd. (@filmfuzz) on

Classic #rva #christmas #parade #penquin #balloonhandlers #richmondva #onlyhere

A photo posted by Alton Buie (@altonx) on

This one is creepy…

VCU peppas ready for today's game! #rva

A video posted by Kelsey Leavey (@kleaveyvt) on

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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