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People dart to places to watch the show as the Sesquicentennial Parade starts down Massachusetts Street on Saturday in Lawrence.

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Former Lawrence Mayor Jim Schubert is driven down Massachusetts Street during the Sesquicentennial Parade. Schubert was included in a group of former mayors who paraded down Massachusetts Street in the parade on Saturday.

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Former Mayor Irv Hodges waves to the crowd along Massachusetts Street during the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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A float carrying a brass ensemble rolls down Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence on Saturday during the Sesquicentennial Parade.

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A float carrying a brass ensemble displays the Lawrence sesquicentennial emblem on Saturday during the parade down Massachusetts Street.

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The Free State High School marching band marches down a congested Massachusetts Street on Saturday during the Sesquicentennial Parade.

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The 312th Army Band passes 9th Street along Massachusetts Street on Saturday during the Sesquicentennial Parade.

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A float representing the African American Church in early Lawrence chugs along Massachusetts Street during the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Tom Coen waves to a friend in the Sesquicentennial Parade. He and his dog, Bandit, enjoyed the view from the second story of a Massachusetts Street building.

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Hannah Whiple, 11, waves to bystanders as she and the Quail Run Girls Scouts parade down Massachusetts Street during the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Floats and onlookers crowd Massachusetts Street for the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Miss Haskell Tasha Stanley, from Shiprock, N.M., rides atop a truck in the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday along Massachusetts Street.

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The Haskell Color Guard, including Indian veterans, carry flags across the intersection of 9th and Massachusetts streets during the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Two serious parade-goers get ringside seats to Saturday’s Sesquicentennial Parade.

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Members of the Ladies Literary League walk down Massachusetts Street during the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Ritsuko Okura, mayor of Hiratsuka, Japan, one of Lawrence's sister cities, waves to the crowd during the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Brian Anderson, Lawrence resident, keeps Brendan Anderson, 3, from going too far out into the street as the Lawrence Fire Department drives by.

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Floats advance down Massachusetts Street as part of Lawrence's Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday.

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Members of the Lawrence Dazzlers dance troupe, from left, Rebekah Manweiler, 8, Meagan Hunt, 5, and Claire Riling, 8, get into the spirit of the Sesquicentennial Parade on their group’s float. The parade, Saturday in downtown Lawrence, was watched by thousands of spectators and was one of dozens of events Saturday to celebrate the city’s 150th birthday.

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Lawrence Sesquicentennial Parade-goers await the next float Saturday on Massachusetts Street.

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Helen Gent peers down at a passing float from her vantage point in a tree on Massachusetts Street.

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The Sesquicentennial Parade advances past the Douglas County Courthouse Saturday on Massachussetts Street in Lawrence.

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Miss Haskell Tasha Stanley, freshman from Shiprock, N.M., has her hair tied in a bun by Caleena Hernasy, junior from Wind Rock, Az., before the Pow-Wow at HINU. Haskell celebrated its 120th birthday on Saturday.

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Native dancers, from left, Alayna Ahhaitty, Emma Spottedhorse, 10, Cynthia Sowter, Angie Sandcrane, 7, and Erin Casoose, 7, chat during the opening of the Haskell Indian Nations University 120th Birthday Pow-Wow. Haskell celebrated its 120th birthday with song and dance Saturday at HINU.

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Krysallin Ahtone, 12, dances during the grand entrance at a powwow marking Haskell Indian Nations University’s 120th birthday celebration. The festivities took place Saturday afternoon.

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Representatives from Lawrence's sister city Hiratsuka, Japan, snap photos of native dancers on Saturday at the Haskell Indian Nations University 120th birthday Pow-Wow.

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George Moyer and Mike McLees watch as the winners of the beard contest are announced in South Park. The two both won in the category of "best mix of styles." Moyer said the judging of the contest was chaotic but entertaining.

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Ed Kelly, Lawrence, was awarded the "Best of Show" at the beard growing contest on Saturday in South Park.

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Michael Edman, 9, attempts to dive through a hula hoop in South Park. He said it was hard to do and made many unsuccessful attempts during Saturday's festivities.

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Amya Combs, 2, selects her paint color at an activity table sponsored by Jayhawk Audubon. The table had birdhouses and birdfeeders for kids to paint.

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Brendon Blanco, 5, squints as his face is decorated with paint on Saturday in South Park durng Lawrence's sesquicentennial celebration.

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Nolan Vender, 11, tosses a Frisbee toward the disc golf goal set while others wait their line in turn. Vender said he liked disc golf because of the distance the Frisbee can go.

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Jemira Ali, Lawrence, balances a sword on her head during a performance at South Park during the Sesquicentennial Celebration. Ali is a member of the Moraccan Marauders, a Lawrence-based belly dancing group specializing in Arabic and Flamenco dancing.

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Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical chief Jim McSwain, left, presents Eutin, Germany, Fire Chief Heino Kreutzfeldt with an official Lawrence fire helmet during a barbecue celebrating the relationship between the two sister cities. The Sunday afternoon event was at Fire Station No. 2, 2128 Harper St.

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Clenece Hills, center, President of the Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission, introduces descendants of Amos Lawrence during a closing ceremony of the Lawrence Sesquicentennial. From left are Charles Derby and his 21-month-old daughter Lillian, Lawrence, Elizabeth Hedenberg, Pensacola, Fla. and her cousin Brenda Muntz, Olathe. The ceremony was Sunday at Sesquicentennial Park at Clinton Lake.

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Clenece Hills, foreground left, president of the Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission, and Benny Smith, foreground right, and others gather around the Time Capsule as it is lowered into the ground at the closing ceremony of the Lawrence Sesquicentennial. Benny Smith, a Cherokee, dedicated the event Sunday at Sesquicentennial Point.

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Foreground at left, Judy and Jerry Niebaum, Lawrence, sing along with other attendees at the closing ceremony of the Lawrence Sesquicentennial at Sesquicentennial Point at Clinton Lake. A large time capsule was buried during the event Sunday.

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Bryson Cummins, 3, Lawrence, takes a last look at the Sesquicentennial Time Capsule during the closing ceremony of the city's 150th anniversary celebration. Bryson and others at the event Sunday placed final notes and personal items in the capsule before it was sealed and buried at Sesquicentennial Point, near the Clinton Lake dam. At center right near the capsule is 21-month-old Lillian Derby, of Lawrence, a sixth-generation descendant of Amos Lawrence, for whom the city is named.

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One hundred white doves are released at the conclusion of the closing ceremony for the Lawrence Sesquicentennial at Sesquicentennial Point at Clinton Lake.