The Festival Cavalcade for 2006

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The Festival Cavalcade for 2006

Gathering for the Festivals' Cavalcade 2006

A rehearsal before the Cavalcade along Princes Street

Tourist and the people of Edinburgh gathering for the start of the Cavalcade

Lothian and Borders Police escorting buses before the start of the cavalcade

The Lord Provost arriving for the 2006 Festivals' Cavalcade

The town crier dancing on the street with a member of the public before the cavalcade

The Lord Provost going to the stand to watch the cavalcade

Lesley Hinds the Lord Provost of Edinburgh

The Lord Provost meeting other people on the stand before the cavalcade starts

Lothian and Borders Police leading the cavalcade along Princes Street

The motorbike section of the cavalcade along Princes Street

The Police checking the route for public safety

The guests on the stand waiting for the military section from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The massed pipes and drums marching along Princes Street

The massed pipes and drums saluting the officer commanding

The Watoto Choir

Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

Edinburgh Military Tattoo Highland Dancers [Scotland and South Africa]

The Army Band of Chile

The Army Band of Chile marching along Princes Street

Jiangx Xishan International School of Kung Fu from China

The New Zealand army band

The New Zealand army band playing their instruments and marching on Princes Street

Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland

Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland

The Tattoo Choir [Kevock Chior]

The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Gurkha Regiment

The Band and Pipes and Drums of the Royal Gurkha Regiment

The Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards taking  the salute

Wyoming All State Marching Band

Wyoming All State Marching Band marching along Princes Street

Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival bus with band

Posing for a photograph

From the play 'Voices of Vietnam'

General Loudon watching the cavalcade from the stand

Young acts getting a chance to display their shows on Princes Street

The Edinburgh Mela

Guests enjoying the cavalcade as it passes them by

Handing flyers for the shows as they go along Princes Street

Mirage Arabic Dancers

Mirage Arabic Dancers enjoying the Festivals' Cavalcade

Enjoying the cavalcade as it goes along Princes Street

The Lady Boys of Bangkok on a float

The Central Band of the Boys Brigade

Palestine at the Fringe 2006

Nofit State Circus 'ImMortal'

Youth theatre groups getting a chance to advertise their shows

Marching bands on the Festivals' Cavalcade

From the play 'Back to the Future

The Edinburgh Samba Band beating the drums

Edinburgh Chinese Community entertainers waiting to move along Princes Street

Shaking hands with the Lord Provost and other guests on the stand

Edinburgh Chinese Community entertainers with drums

Riki Skye from the show 'A slice of Minelli'

Scouts from across the world

Scouts from across the world enjoying the cavalcade

Falun Dafa

Falun Dafa going along Princes Street

Linlithgow Reed Band

The last band making its way to the dispersal point

General Loudon leaving the stand at the end of the cavalcade for 2006

The Judges Judging the floats for best floats

To find out more about the Festival Cavacade click the link below:

The Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade

 

Copyright photographs taken by Andrew Murphy

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