Miami’s most irreverent tradition, the King Mango Strut Parade, is set to march into the new year with its signature blend of satire, spectacle, and community spirit on Sunday, Jan. 4.

The annual event, which began 42 years ago as a parody of the King Orange Bowl Jamboree Parade, has evolved into a beloved local spectacle that embraces the weird and the wonderfully unexpected.

More than 10,000 spectators are expected to watch the free parade to laugh, cheer, and dance alongside hundreds of costumed “Strutters” lampooning the year’s most talked-about headlines.

This year’s theme, "This is Fine," is taken from the popular meme featuring a cartoon dog calmly sitting in a room engulfed in flames.

“The meme is perfect for a satirical parade because it captures the absurdity of pretending ev

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