An abundance of cars -- classics, muscle and Volkswagens -- joined marching bands, Boy Scout troops, floats of all shapes and sizes and even a group of famous chickens marching from the Franklin Street post office to the Carrboro Town Hall on Main Street.
The procession left the post office at 9:30 a.m., led by a color guard with the grand marshal's float in tow.
This year's marshal was the PTA Thrift Shops Organization, which is celebrating 50 years of contributing to the community.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro each have one PTA Thrift Shop. The thrift shops take donations from residents ranging from furniture and clothes to cars and horses. These items are then sold, and the proceeds are distributed among area schools' PTAs.
The thrift shops raise about a half-million dollars a year. The money is used for various things such as the purchase of computers and athletic equipment.
The thrift shops' float was accompanied by members of various PTAs and children who handed out gifts to youngsters along the parade route.
Robert Humphreys, Chapel Hill Downtown Commission executive director, said, "We are real honored to have (the PTAs) serve as marshal because of the service they have provided for the community and our children."
Humphreys said about a 100 units of all kinds were participating in the parade. The units varied in shape and size, from a truck decked out in red, white and blue that carried children waving the American flag to clowns driving in a golf cart.
Rep. David Price, D-N.C., Carrboro Mayor Mike Nelson and Chapel Hill Town Council member Pat Evans were carried in new BMWs and Corvettes down the street.
