Having fun at Aberdeen festival

Having fun at Aberdeen festival The Aberdonian

Aberdeen has long been a hub for activity and with the Aberdeen Festival youngsters weren't without entertainment.

From extravagant outfits to charming floats, we've selected a number of pictures to highlight the spirit of the event from 1968 to 1991.

Aberdeen City Police Pipe Band marches down Union Street as part of the entertainment

A crowd gathers round at Hazlehead as a paratrooper makes a safe landing from 700ft during the Festival

Enthusiastic crowds greet the variety of floats as the Festival Parade makes its way down Union Street

Jack Sinclair’s Show Band play for a large crowd as part of the festival entertainment

Lillian Leith, left, and Gina Wilson dressed as cowgirls in their horse-drawn carriage

William and Patricia Stuart congratulate their daughter Karin on becoming Festival Queen

The Lady Provost Elizabeth Collie presents the cup to Carol Ewen for the Halifax Building Society float

Festival Queen Debbie Shirreffs with her princesses Jackie Russell and Michaela Wregg

Aberdeen Journals’ float used a slightly more modern source of power and transport but still made a splash

Catherine Street Community Centre’s Alice in Wonderland theme with Louise Milne as Alice

Floats and vintage vehicles parade along Union Street at the start of the Bon Accord Festival

A colourful procession of 55 floats wends its way down Aberdeen’s Union Street to the Beach Boulevard

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