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Holland Happening Parade and Festival took place over the weekend.

Holland Happening Parade and Festival took place over the weekend.

The Holland Happening parade celebrated Oak Harbor’s Dutch heritage April 30. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The Holland Happening parade celebrated Oak Harbor’s Dutch heritage April 30. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The Oak Harbor High School Marching Band plays in the parade. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The Oak Harbor High School Marching Band plays in the parade. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

Miss Oak Harbor Thinalyn Ramier and her court ride by on a float. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

Miss Oak Harbor Thinalyn Ramier and her court ride by on a float. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

A dog performs tricks. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

A dog performs tricks. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

Several dogs walk in the parade. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

Several dogs walk in the parade. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

A couple of mermaids with the Whidbey Island Pirates ride by on a pirate ship. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

A couple of mermaids with the Whidbey Island Pirates ride by on a pirate ship. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

Kids scramble for candy thrown by parade participants. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

Kids scramble for candy thrown by parade participants. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The North Whidbey Middle School Marching Band plays in the parade. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The North Whidbey Middle School Marching Band plays in the parade. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The Oak Harbor police kicked off the Holland Happening parade Saturday morning. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

The Oak Harbor police kicked off the Holland Happening parade Saturday morning. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)