He said interest in the parade had been similar to previous years, but he was expecting anticipation of the event and the number of floats entering to steadily increase as the days ticked down.
“What we find is... people putting floats in comes in dribs and drabs and then suddenly there’ll be a point where it becomes a tsunami.”
He had received entries for floats that had not been seen in the parade before.
All floats entered will go in the draw to win one of three $200 cash prizes across three categories, best vehicle float, best walking float and best costumes.
After the parade, Follett said there will be an all-ages celebration at Majestic Square at about 3pm, a performance from the Brazillian percussion band Samba ao Vento, and an appearance by Santa and his elves for a lolly scramble.
He was expecting a turnout of thousands of people for both the parade and the entertainment and said organising it was easy as all he had to do was announce it and people would come out of the woodwork for it.
“People can’t help it, you’ve got something running through town and people just can’t turn away.”
