Citizens line Caroline Street to take in the Annual Summer Parade

By Gazette Staff

June 21st, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

Except for Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna, all the Councillors made it to the Annual Summer parade.

Benitivegna did show up at the Lakeshore Festival and was busy handing out literature to anyone who stopped by.

Councillor Nisan brings a passenger along and reminds people that while he lives in Ward 2 – he represents Ward 3.

It was a shorter parade this year, led by the Burlington Red Coats and closed with the full Burlington Teen Tour Band. Caroline Street was flooded with people sitting on both sides of the street, clapping and taking pictures.

The six members of Council that did take part were gathered in a group in the early part of the parade.  Councillor Nisan had a small cart with a sign on it.  The others had name tags and that was it.

Burlington’s Teen Tour Band is the pride of the city.  It is also a very successful organization in its own right; it serves as a place where young people can be part of something meaningful, where personal values are important.  The band is supported by a BTTB Alumni – a number of the alumni members met their spouses while band members.

The Teen Tour Band was the last part of a parade that travelled the length of Caroline with healthy crowds on both sides of the street.

The Optimists chose to ride in the parade.

They don’t make them like this anymore.

You don’t need music with these instruments – you just bang away

Scouts were out in full force.

Those carts were filled by the end of the parade.

Fergus Band travelled from Cambridge to take part.

Walking on stilts, this young man paces the Top Hat Band