Beach Bum Parade

Definition: The Beach Bum Parade might surprise the unsuspecting visitor. Like most parades, there are floats pulled behind cars and trucks. Unlike most parades, however, the floats, often trailers or boats, are filled with water-throwing paraphernalia. Spectators, lined up along the parade route on Butler Avenue, are armed with buckets, squirt guns and hoses. What results is an all-out water war for fun loving beach bums of all ages.

Friday was this annual Beach Bum Parade and this is an EVENT! This crazy, mostly family-friendly, entire island water fight starts way before the actual parade and continues well past the last float. That's because everyone is not only throwing water on the paraders, but dousing each other before and after the parade.  Mathieu was completely into it this year. The raincoat is only because it was down pouring.