Clayton Christmas Parade 2022 Photos

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

Yesterday my Celebrity Brother (Al) and I attended the 2022 Christmas Parade in Clayton, NY.  (Saturday Dec 3rd). We arrived in the village about 4:30. Normally we would pass the time before the parade's 6:00pm start by having a couple of beers at the Coyote Moon Winery's riverside store. But they were closed. Bummer. It seems they have closed for the winter season. It's probably a business move on their part. But the Better Half and I are disappointed. It was nice to go there on a Friday or Saturday night in the middle of January or February. It was cozy. The staff was friendly. Generally a small number of patrons in there. Sometimes a musician would be playing. 

Santa Clause in this years Clayton Christmas Parade.

As for the parade it wasn't as impressive as normal. There were fewer participants. No school marching bands. Fewer businesses. A Much smaller crowd turned out. The weather was somewhat harsh with a strong wind chilling things. In fact the ind has been strong for quite a few days. The snow from the recent record breaking storm has melted away. Warm temps and lots of rain helped erase the snow in the region. In fact the day's high temperature reached 50 degrees.

Anyhow, here are a few more photos I snapped:

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

This years Clayton Christmas Parade celebrated the village's 150th birthday.

On another note, I inadvertently brought the wrong camera with me. It was a Nikon D300 that I hadn't used in quite a while and I had trouble remembering how to use it and the flash unit. I wanted to use the Nikon D7000. Anyway, the flash contacts on the camera were dirty (I think), and I had difficulty with the flash synching and working properly. Every photo I snapped was a challenge. Consequently the whole shoot suffered, but I had a few usable pix.