Despite heavy clouds and impending rain, Wimberley’s Independence Day parade celebrated Uncle Sam’s birthday in red, white and blue style. Spectators, decked out in their July 4 finest, cheered as more than 70 parade entries made their way from Lions Field to the downtown area, along RR12.
Guided by a retro theme, this year’s parade included Grand Marshals, a horse painted red, white and blue and a pair of glassblowers who inflated molten glass through a blow- pipe as they marched.
Winning the Best Decorated Float for a Big Business was Wimberley ACE Hardware, and for a Small Business was Square Inn / Wimberley Institute of Cultures. Two entries, Comfy Air and Luna Environmental, vied for the Funniest Float, with Comfy Air coming out on top. In the Most Patriotic division, VFW Post 6441 Auxiliary took the top prize. For the best use of the Retro Theme, 7A Ranch took the win. Deemed the Best Decorated Truck was Thunder Ridge and JB Lamb took the honor for the Best Decorated Classic Car.
