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From Santa Claus to Spiderman to a cardio drumming group - there was a diverse bunch of people at the Ruakākā Christmas Parade.
The annual parade, organised by the Marsden Lions Club, took place on Saturday and was followed by face painting, a free bouncy castle and tea cup rides and a sausage sizzle in the town centre.
Northern Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham didn't join the parade but went to take photos of it.
![The Cardio Drumming Group from One Tree Point and Ruakaka.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R6NH5ZGRYAB2ML2PHSX4PAPSZI.jpg?auth=57619df559f77f6df9fbd432ebe07d36cd5219d03f5fd39c8e74881571709936&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)