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An estimated 300,000 parade-goers packed downtown Portland Saturday night for the annual Rose Festival Starlight Parade. The electrified parade traveled about 2.25 miles, lasted over two hours and included hundreds of illuminated entries.

Coincidentally, the Portland Timbers had their home opener at Providence Park stadium during the same time. Despite streets being clogged with cars, buses, MAX trains and people, there were no major disturbances.



David Bailey, retired Lincoln High School teacher, was the Grand Marshal for the evening festivities.

Next up in the 2019 Rose Festival is the Junior Parade at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Hollywood District. And Fleet Week kicks off Wednesday, with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy vessels rolling in to line the waterfront. The Grand Floral Parade will take over downtown streets next Saturday, June 8. See a full list of events at rosefestival.org and follow our coverage online at oregonlive.com/rosefest

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