The St. John's Mummers Parade hit the road this weekend like a wave of coloured fabric.

With people marching around Bannerman Park, banging ugly sticks on the ground, Saturday afternoon's spectacle would attract anyone's attention.

The parade was the fourth annual of its kind in St. John's.

Many people consider it a chance to celebrate an old Newfoundland and Labrador tradition, as well as an opportunity to introduce that tradition to the younger generation.

Amelia Smith, 11, enjoys the craziness of the event.

"It's really fun, it's just to have fun and be crazy and just let people be mysterious and all that," she said.

Melanie King, 14, said she would like to try the more traditional mummering.

"In the olden days, people always used to go house to house in the small communities and I think we should all still do it today."

Ryan Davis, Mummers Festival organizer, said the event is growing in size each year because people just have fun.

"People love what mummering represents — a fun-loving, good natured spirit and it also ties into that pride of place that people have for here."

Joan Ivany said this is her first time taking part in the parade, but definitely not her first time mummering.

"Years ago we'd go mummering — every night we would get dressed up in a different outfit," she said. "We’d go for a bit of fun and a bit of cake and bit of syrup and bring fun to other people."

The tradition appears to be spreading. Clarenville hosted its first Mummers Parade on Sunday.