By Khalida Sarwari
Festive bonnets and bunny ears graced the downtown on April 7 for the 14th annual Campbell Bunnies and Bonnets Easter Parade.
From the railroad tracks to Third Street, thousands showed up for the festivities, which included floats, marching bands, classic Porsches, Cadillacs and Chevys, and 25 Nissan Leaf electric cars decorated with bunny ears and eyes.
The streets were covered with chalk drawings created by children, and the parks and recreation department gave out free tomato plants to encourage residents to start growing things this year.
“Everybody had a good time,” said parade organizer Sally Howe. “Everybody said it was the best parade ever.”
Several dignitaries were on hand for the celebrations, including Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager, Campbell Mayor Mike Kotowski, council members Jason Baker, Jeff Cristina, and Rich Waterman, as well as Citizen of the Year Cary Stover and his wife, and Sonya Paz, president of the Downtown Campbell Business Association.
The parade featured music by Mike Hennessy, president of the car show Hot San Jose Nights, who played with a band, and marching bands from Del Mar High School, Campbell Middle School and Moreland Middle School.
The annual Bunnies and Bonnets Parade is a family and community event held on the day before Easter following Campbell’s annual Easter Egg Hunt.
