Скачать или смотреть Cone Parade returns to Richmond on New Year's Day

📐✨ Some Richmonders will celebrate the New Year with one of the city's most distinctive traditions — the 18th annual Cone Parade on Jan. 1.

The unusual parade kicks off at noon, with participants meeting at the Aquarian Bookshop on South Thompson Street wearing homemade cone costumes. The procession marches down Cary Street to the Boulevard and back, creating a colorful spectacle for New Year's Day.

Past parades have featured incredible creativity, with participants transforming the simple cone shape into elaborate costumes. Previous years have showcased dinosaur cones, unicorn cones, farm animal cones, office furniture cones, Christmas tree cones, and even a Van Gogh painting cone.

"It's certainly mystical, absolutely focusing of the energy, and really it's just to make everyone smile and have a good time," said Warren "Conesaurus," a past participant who dressed as an upright stegosaurus. 🦄🦕