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The 2018 Findlay Market Opening Day Parade In Pictures

91.7 WVXU | By Jennifer Merritt

Published April 2, 2018 at 2:59 PM EDT

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It's important to stay warm when you have a long parade route of waving ahead.

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Mr. Redlegs is hitching a ride on the back of a truck for this year's parade.

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The crowd yelled "Thank you for your service!" as this group of Purple Heart Veterans walked the parade route.

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Rosie and Gapper lead the parade down Race St. with the Rosie Reds.

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These sousaphones from Little Miami HS are in the Opening Day spirit.

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It's not a parade without some circus performers!

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Hey! We know her! That's WVXU's Ann Thompson co-hosting the CitiCable parade show with Jerry Galvin.

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Updated Tuesday, April 3, 9:16 a.m.

The day's temp may have been low, but spirits were high at the 2018 Findlay Market Opening Day parade Monday.

Crowds lined Race Street -- with many decked out in red -- to welcome the start of the Cincinnati Reds season. Sure, the parade wasn't actually on Opening Day, and the Queen City home team lost its first three games against the Washington Nationals this past weekend, but fans still registered plenty of excitement for the coming season, as evidenced by chants of "Let's go, Reds!" and sing-a-longs to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

See some photos from the day below, and even more by clicking the photo above.