The annual Hastings Blossom Parade will kick off this morning with more than 60 entries expected to make their way through the inner city.
Parade organiser Lyn Mackie said it had been "a mad house" at Arts Inc Heretaunga in the days leading up to the spring event.
A total of 63 entries, from floats to mime artists, had been made for the parade themed "celebrate Hastings" this year.
Ms Mackie said she was excited about the event, which was particularly special as it was the 20th year she had been involved in organising it.
"I organise the parade and every year it has its own evolution and we never know what we're going to get,