The annual Thomas M. Donahue Roslindale Parade today featured the usual dancers, bands, Shriners in tiny vehicles, old cars, scouts and politicians.

The Bolivian dance troupe that always dances its way down Belgrade Avenue did so today, but the lead dancers had to take their costume heads off by the time they got to Walworth Street, as seen above. The other dancers, however, powered through the heat.

More dancers:

Musicians:

Roslindale's own Smyly Sickwitit did some crooning:

Mayor Wu, of course, was in her neighborhood parade, along with baby Mira, and current and would-be city councilors and their supporters. Only District 6's Ben Weber, though, had supporters dressed as bananas:

At-large Councilor Julia Mejia tried to get the crowds going with a chant of "Let's go, Rozzie, let's g

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