A color guard, composed of cadets from the Jamestown Civil Air Patrol, troops the colors Saturday at the head of the 2024 Annual Jamestown Christmas Parade. P-J photo by Christopher Blakeslee

Parade watchers began lining up along Third Street prior to the start of the 2024 Annual Jamestown Christmas Parade Saturday. The event was produced by Collaborative Children’s Solutions, and the parade featured more than 100 different floats, emergency response vehicles, parade marchers, dance troops and more. P-J photo by Christopher Blakeslee

The Jamestown Tarp Skunks official mascot Whiffy, made an appearance at the city’s annual Christmas parade Saturday. P-J photo by Christopher Blakeslee

Patrick Smeraldo, owner and executive director of Collaborative Children’s Solutions is pictured with an assortment of Christmas-themed, costumed-characters, Saturday, prior to the start of the annual Jamestown Christmas Parade. Submitted photo