Scenes from the 2024 Festival of the Bells Baby Parade

The Southern Ohio Pregnancy Center hosted the annual Festival of the Bells Baby Parade Saturday, July 6 at 11 a.m. at Crossroads Park in Hillsboro.

With the theme “Small Town American Dream,” the parade was open to babies and children up to the age of 5, with entrants including one infant who was 1 week old. Participants wore themed costumes, with several also having elaborate floats.

Click through for photos from this year’s event.

Fun activities are continuing throughout the day at the festival, with concerts rounding out the activities Saturday night. Country artist Lecade will perform at 7:30 p.m., followed by the annual auction at 8:15 p.m. before headliner Tyler Braden sings at 9 p.m.

For schedule changes and other updates, follow https://www.facebook.com/festivalofthebells.

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