DC Wheels skateboarder Aaron Davis jumps over Jimmy Pelletier, the founder of DC Wheels, a non-profit group, on the parade route. The Mayor’s Christmas Parade is an annual holiday celebration that captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield and neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Dancers with the Danza Folklorica Latina perform during the Mayor’s Christmas Parade. The annual holiday celebration captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)
Yong Taing, right, of Johns Hopkins’ Space Telescope Science Institute, takes a selfie with a musical robot created by Jeff Levine, during a break in the Mayor’s Christmas Parade. The annual holiday celebration captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Laurie Hanley, left, the state leader for Free Mom Hugs gives out free hugs along the parade route. The Mayor’s Christmas Parade is an annual holiday celebration that captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Paige Henson, 7, left, and cousin Arie Jordan, 9, use a play camera to film the Mayor’s Christmas Parade in the Hampden neighborhood. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)
Kian Maly, a seventh grader at Roland Park Elementary Middle school makes soap bubbles along the parade route in the Mayor’s Christmas Parade. The annual holiday celebration captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)The Mayor’s Christmas Parade, an annual holiday celebration, captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gives out candles to attendees along the Christmas Parade route. The annual holiday celebration captivates thousands along a 2.5-mile route through the Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)