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Marching bands, bouncing girls and Winter Carnival royalty: It’s the King Boreas Grand Day Parade

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Tom Leonard, King Boreas LXXXII, and Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Tom Leonard, King Boreas LXXXII, and Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Defeat of Jesse James Days Ambassadors wave from atop their float. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Defeat of Jesse James Days Ambassadors wave from atop their float. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gives a young girl a high five. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gives a young girl a high five. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Heather Klosterman, a 2017 St. Paul Bouncing Team member, is tossed into the air. Tryouts for the 2018 bouncing team will be held Friday, Feb. 9, from 6-9 p.m. at Landmark Center in St. Paul. Those selected will participate in the Vulcan Victory parade on Feb. 10. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Heather Klosterman, a 2017 St. Paul Bouncing Team member, is tossed into the air. Tryouts for the 2018 bouncing team will be held Friday, Feb. 9, from 6-9 p.m. at Landmark Center in St. Paul. Those selected will participate in the Vulcan Victory parade on Feb. 10. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Harding High School Navy JROTC march along Market Street in front of the St. Paul Hotel. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Harding High School Navy JROTC march along Market Street in front of the St. Paul Hotel. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Kids scramble after candy is tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Kids scramble after candy is tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Members of the American Legion march. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Members of the American Legion march. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Stramel family from Bloomington roasts marshmallows on extra long sticks over the flames of one of the hot air balloon burners. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Stramel family from Bloomington roasts marshmallows on extra long sticks over the flames of one of the hot air balloon burners. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Hi-Lex Gnomes march down Fifth Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Hi-Lex Gnomes march down Fifth Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A young aviator rides in a vintage jeep. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A young aviator rides in a vintage jeep. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade makes its way down Seventh Street toward downtown in St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade makes its way down Seventh Street toward downtown in St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A trumpeter with the Osceola High School Marching Band performs. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A trumpeter with the Osceola High School Marching Band performs. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Osceola (Wis.) High School marching band performs along Seventh Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Osceola (Wis.) High School marching band performs along Seventh Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Jeff Sanders, left, of Eagan, with his kids Eli, Hannah and Emma try to catch some beads tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Jeff Sanders, left, of Eagan, with his kids Eli, Hannah and Emma try to catch some beads tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A former Vulcan hitches a ride on the front of a fire truck. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A former Vulcan hitches a ride on the front of a fire truck. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Fairchild, the Minnesota State Fair mascot, performs for the crowd. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Fairchild, the Minnesota State Fair mascot, performs for the crowd. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Piper Sutherland, 6, of Vadnais Heights gets a Vulcan V. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Piper Sutherland, 6, of Vadnais Heights gets a Vulcan V. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A dog with Adopt a Husky Minnesota poses for a photo. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A dog with Adopt a Husky Minnesota poses for a photo. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Tux Team, also known as the Pooper Scoopers team, stops for a photo during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

The Tux Team, also known as the Pooper Scoopers team, stops for a photo during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

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Tom Leonard, King Boreas LXXXII, and Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, led their Royal Family and friends through the streets of St. Paul on Saturday followed by marching bands, floats, a bouncing girl and others as they paraded along Seventh Street from the Smith High Bridge to Rice Park.

The Winter Carnival continues through Saturday, Feb. 10, when the Vulcans hold their Victory Torchlight Parade at 5:30 p.m. and attempt to overthrow King Boreas on the library steps at 8. Will they succeed? They’ve already scheduled a Victory Dance for 8:30 p.m. that night at the InterContinental hotel.

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