'Join the fun': Hundreds gather for Manitoba Filipino Street Festival parade

Hundreds of people lined the streets in the Maples Saturday for the seventh annual Manitoba Filipino Street Festival parade.

The parade featured dozens of floats celebrating music, dance, traditional dress and art, winding its way on Jefferson Avenue to Adsum Drive before ending at the Maples Community Centre.

Celeste Odonosaid her group, the Pinoy Photographers of Winnipeg, joined the parade to promote the group and hopefully attract new members.

"We're also trying to encourage all the other Filipino photographers in Winnipeg, particularly, to come and join us," she said.

"Every year, we are just covering the event and we don't join the parade," said Louella Realon."So this year we have decided to join the parade and join the fun."

"It was so fun. It was myfirst time to see this kind of parade," said Maples resident Leni Joseph."It was amazing, it was awesome.

"We will go down there and check out the foods and whatever is all down there," she added, referring to the festival grounds.

The Filipino Street Festivalruns until Sunday at the Maples Community Centre and is free to attend.