Which MNSSHP parade is less crowded?

[fireman17]

We are attending the party on 10/9 and was curious about crowd levels for the parade? Which parade has the lowest crowd level the 8:15 or the 10:30 parade?

 

[LoraJ]

Definitely the 10:30pm one.

 

[ArelysAdriana]

I thought the 10:30pm one would be less crowded too, but when I went this past Friday, the 8:15pm one was empty. We were able to walk up to it just as it was starting and we had a front row seats. The 10:30pm wasn't all that crowded either though. Actually, the whole party was lacking crowds and lines, it was awesome

 

[dahirsh]

I agree with the later one. Lots of families with really young kids leave right after the first one. Last year I was standing in the middle of Main Street watching the fireworks and had lots of people walking straight at me on their way out.