Sara Green, 6, and her sister Izzy, 8, celebrate in patriotic attire.
T.J. Ray, 5, and his sister Natalie, 4, enjoy the celebration at Freedom Fest.
Shadow is an Italian greyhound that wore a Hawaiian shirt in the parade.
Sandy Sharik, 5, marches and sings in the parade.
Samson King of Longboat Key is a 5-month-old mastiff.
Rhys Parry rides his patriotic bike in the parade.
Rhys Parry, 3, tries to catch a water balloon during the water balloon toss.
Longboat Key Commissioner Pat Zunz and her son Ivan Zunz participate in the parade. Ivan Zunz says he got his patriotic bellbottoms in California.
Teagan Cheney, 13, and his brother Brennan, 10, appeared on the cover of the Longboat Observer for Freedom Fest a few years ago when they were much younger.
Thomas Carter, 3, blasts Alex Mahadevan with a water gun.
