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Hundreds of humans and pets descended on Garfield Park for a record-breaking romp that included pet pools, food trucks, and a canine-couture show.

Grammy nominee Mary Lambert will sing, as will Indy’s own Men’s Chorus. And there will be pets.

“I’m not that drunk, I swear. Just dance with me, “ slurred a clearly intoxicated sweaty thirtysomething man, who insisted I take a photo with him. I respectfully declined.

“It is so nice to have a virgin experience at this stage in my life,” says Michael Feinstein. “And so I will be coming with great expectations but no attachment to any particular driver.”

Only by winning a major (non-athletic) contest does one force Andrew Luck to play second fiddle during this parade, but Josh Kaufman did just that.

Those 2014 Cadillac Barbie Pride Parade grand marshals include “a Bag Lady, an Indiana Fever guard, and two prominent soldiers in the battle against HJR-3.”

“Hopefully the word is out that I’m coming, and I’m looking to have some fun and enjoy the festivities,” he says.

If you’d like to do something besides stand around smiling while the tykes feed their candy addictions, drag the family to these events.

This week’s Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) will draw just shy of 30,000 smoke-eaters to the Indiana Convention Center—along with hundreds of manufacturers selling everything from hoses to boots.

From @meggiehd: “OMG! I just saw Arya from Game of Thrones at circle centre!!! We made eye contact. We are obviously besties”

“If you spill that on my costume, I’m leaving you here,” said a man in Halo armor to his friend wielding a slushy.

“I think I was about 7 years old. The morning after my parents had a party, I got up and tried some 10-hour-old Michelob,” she says of her first beer. “Not good, but that was my first.”

The sisters and their ethereal harmonies graced the Best of Indy stage on Dec. 5 for a rare local performance, and they refused to be upstaged by one of the evening’s other stars—an owl.

The gaming convention came and went in downtown Indianapolis, and with it, a wide swath of styles graced the figures of role-playing types and fantasy lovers.

That third course and others over the course of the night, as well as the prior tasting time, saw delectable plates of food paired with choice wines, beers, and cocktails.