With some standing space waterlogged, the war memorial proved a popular vantage point for spectators watching the Alexandra blossom festival parade.
She may only be pint-sized and not play an instrument yet, but six-year-old Lucy Neilson stole the show as the Manitato Highland Pipe Band marched in the Grand Parade.
Crowds line Centennial Avenue to see the floats.
Trucks parade down Centennial Ave.
A crowd favourite: the Alexandra Fire Brigade's 'Bee Movie' float.
A crowd favourite: the Alexandra Fire Brigade's 'Bee Movie' float.
Senior Blossom Festival Queen competitor Maureen Bush rides the Contact Energy float
Caileigh Forbes (11), left, and Amelia Pasco (11) from Roxburgh, enjoy the 'Chair-o-plane' ride at the sideshows in Pioneer Park after the grand parade.
Cars with youths were pulled over at police check-points at either end of Alexandra on Saturday where any alcohol was confiscated.
Cars with youths were pulled over at police check-points at either end of Alexandra on Saturday where any alcohol was confiscated.
Keith and Ann Nicholl were berry happy after the Alexandra Fire Brigade's Bee Movie float was voted as the winning float.
Photos by Stephen Jaquiery; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.