Bountiful's Handcart Parade sets tone for Pioneer Day celebrations

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Alli Lin, and Felicity Durrant dress up for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Santa rides in his recliner, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Jamie Messick, 7, has her face painted for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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The Park CIty Band does let the 100 degree temperature stop them from marching in their full uniforms, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Noah Russon, 13, Thomas Hills, 12, and Mitchell Anderson, 12, dress as flowers, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Kassidy Wilkins, 8, waves to the crowd as she rides in a wagon, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Wednesday.

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Kenzie Olsen, 8, had her face painted for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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McKell Rosequist plans the fiddle, on the North Canyon Stake float in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Seth Preston, 5 dresses as a bee as he walks with teh Soods Cross North Stake, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Kassidy Wilkins, 8, waves to the crowd as she rides in a wagon, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Brett Sorenson, 7, plays the fiddle with the North Canyon Stake float in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Wednesday.

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Sage Humphries, Hamilton Holt, and Kassidy Wilkins, 8, wave to the crowd as she rides in a wagon, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Alli Lin, and Felicity Durrant dress up for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Santa rides in his recliner, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Jamie Messick, 7, has her face painted for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune The Park CIty Band does let the 100 degree temperature stop them from marching in their full uniforms, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Noah Russon, 13, Thomas Hills, 12, and Mitchell Anderson, 12, dress as flowers, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kassidy Wilkins, 8, waves to the crowd as she rides in a wagon, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Wednesday. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kenzie Olsen, 8, had her face painted for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune McKell Rosequist plans the fiddle, on the North Canyon Stake float in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Alli Lin, and Felicity Durrant dress up for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Seth Preston, 5 dresses as a bee as he walks with teh Soods Cross North Stake, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kassidy Wilkins, 8, waves to the crowd as she rides in a wagon, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Brett Sorenson, 7, plays the fiddle with the North Canyon Stake float in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful on Wednesday. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kenzie Olsen, 8, had her face painted for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kenzie Olsen, 8, had her face painted for the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Sage Humphries, Hamilton Holt, and Kassidy Wilkins, 8, wave to the crowd as she rides in a wagon, in the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Salt Lake Tribune

· July 24, 2014 10:22 am

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It's not the Days of '47 Parade, but it's close — in size, in theme, in location.

It's Handcart Days' Grand Parade, and it took to the streets of Bountiful on Wednesday evening.

The 64th annual event featured some 85 entries, many with Mormon pioneer and Western themes, as it paraded down Bountiful's Main Street from 1500 South to 400 North, then west to 100 West.

The Davis County community's celebration stretched into Wednesday night with a city-sponsored fireworks show at Mueller Park Junior High at dusk. More events are scheduled Thursday at Bountiful City Park.

But the parade is the highlight. It is seen as a warm-up act of sorts for Utah's granddaddy of civic processions, the Days of '47 Parade, in neighboring Salt Lake City on Thursday morning.