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Oneonta Surprises With Mardi Gras Parade

Event packed downtown with revelers

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Tiny floats come down the street (Image Credit: Wayne Ruple Patch Photo Agency)
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Downtown activity (Image Credit: Wayne Ruple Patch Photo Agency)
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Crowds came to see the parade (Image Credit: Wayne Ruple Patch Photo Agency)

It was a humble beginning but the first for Oneonta when they held their first Mardi Gras parade Saturday night, Feb. 7 downtown.

The event drew a large crowd which lined both sides of the downtown street and a band played and several businesses stayed open late for the event.

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