photo essay

Alien Parade Mcminville, Oregon

An alien balloon being sold at a booth on 3rd street in Mcminville. Booths are set up before the parade so people are able to buy souvenirs and use them during the parade.

A street drummer gives entertainment to a large group of people waiting for the parade. 

A man in a black costume waits around for the parade to start while many people ask him for pictures of his creative costume.

Families walk together down 3rd street trying to find a seat for the parade and so they are able to see.

Man in a costume, spooks the children by saying "BOO!" walking up and down third street. Many people find him hilarious while some do not.

A man in an alien costume waits around for the parade to start while many people ask him for pictures of his creative costume.

A couple dressed up, are stopped and asked for a picture. While waiting for the parade they stopped to grab a drink.

A small puppy being dragged in a mini float around the streets of Mcminville.

A woman paints her body green to symbolize she is an alien and she supports the ideas of aliens. She later walks in the parade to show more spirit.

A couple dress their dogs up as Pokemon characters and walk them down the street while looking for a spot on the sidewalk.

2 women walk to the parade to find seats and settle down.

A man being interviewed for the news talking about the alien parade itself, all the details and Mcminville his home.

A police man gets ready to start the parade. waiting for his other officers to give him the signal.

The mayor of Mcminville, Scott Hill rides slowly down the street in his "float/car" while waving to the people on the street.

A little boy falls while riding his roller blades, in front of a float. He quickly tries to get out of the way but falls again. A small part of the crowd begins to laugh.

A man in his "float/car" representing the air force, waving the people on the street.

A woman dressed up as an alien to try to persuade people not to "abduct" but to "adopt".

A woman and her baby find themselves in the middle of the parade and race to get out of the way.

A colorful float with many blow up balloons on it, plays loud fun music for all of the kids to dance to. This float shows "elvis" dancing with the aliens in a UFO.

A construction worker dresses up to be in the parade to hand out candy to the children. 

A woman in a spooky, bright costume jumps around and dances to the music coming from the float ahead. 

A man in a tinfoil covered mask walks around and waves to the people on the streets.

Chemeketa community college participates in the parade to encourage high schoolers to go to their school. They do this by making their float look fun, silly, and colorful, and sing to music. 

The end of the Chemeketa College float.

A little girl opens a piece of candy one of the floats had thrown to her. As she takes the bite, she scrunches her nose because of the sour taste.

A young girl has her hand in her mouth as she is distracted by a man with a large camera and an alien mask.

People dress up as aliens and stand on tall pegs to make them appear very large. They shake peoples hands and make them laugh.

Although this is the entrance, the parade is over and people file out through here. Shuffling and pushing to get to their cars to head home.