The cool, sunny day brough out over 38,000 spectators to Navarre Beach for the 24th Annual Mardi Gras Parade. The overall Winner of the Parade was the Navarre High School Naval Junior ROTC. Other winners in four divisions included:
Walking Division:
1st: Navarre High School Navarre Jr. ROTC
2nd: Navarre High School Band
3rd: Stepping Stones
Community Division:
1st: Navarre Beach Leaseholders
2nd: American Legion Post 382
3rd: Fort Walton Beach Mardi Gras Club
Small Business Division:
1st: Navarre Press
2nd: Krewe of Nobody's
3rd: Haute Tanning
Large Business Division:
1st: Durham School Bus
2nd: Helen Back
3rd: Century 21 Island View