A riot of colour, noise and fun. In this traditional opening parade the Lord Mayor distributes oysters to restaurants and public houses in the town centre.
| When | Where |
Cost |
| 12.15pm start | Starts: Long Beach Ends: Festival Outpost, Whitstable Library |
Free |
Images from WOF2008 by Christina Burrows. Click to enlarge.
- Pride in Whitstable
- Fez Heads dance in rings
- More Fez Heads
- Saved the swimmers, now for walkies
- The diving helmet was invented in Whitstable and re-invented for the Parade
- More schools join the parade
- The oysters pass through Whitstable Harbour
- Sam the Whitstable Giant surveys all
- The Right Honorable Mayor of Canterbury ready to deliver the oysters
