Salem Parade Kicks Off Sunday - Share Your Photos!

Eighty-four floats, fire trucks, groups and bands will help transform Main Street Sunday as part of the annual Salem Holiday Parade.

The festivities kick off at 1 p.m. on Northeastern Boulevard, turning down Main Street before ending at Salem High School on Geremonty Drive.

This year's parade — in addition to Santa and all of the other fun and festive annual delights — has a lot of heart thanks to the young superhero leading the charge.

Anthony Smith, a 5-year-old Salem boy who has been turned into a Marvel comic book super hero known as the "Blue Ear," is this year's grand marshal. Anthony has mosaic trisomy 22 and only partial hearing in his left ear, and parade officials say his story has served as an "inspiration" for people in the area. 

Salem Patch wants to see you celebrating and enjoying the parade.

Please e-mail your photos to Kyle.Stucker@Patch.com (or post them right to Patch by clicking this link) so we can include them in an image gallery, check in with us on our Facebook page to let us know about all of the best vantage points, and let us know about your favorite floats and parade moments in the comments of the site and Facebook page!