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Hats off day transforms Burnaby Heights

Thousands of people flocked to Hastings Street in the Burnaby Heights neighborhood on Saturday to celebrate the annual Hats Off Day festival.

Every year on the first Saturday in June, the two-kilometre stretch of Hastings between Boundary Road and Gamma Avenue is closed to cars and turned into a family-friendly party zone.

The event includes a parade, a children’s race, an antique car show, live music and food stalls.

The festival began in the 1980s as a way for Burnaby Heights businesses to tip their hats to the community for its support, according to organizers.

Organizers estimate that more than 50,000 people attend Hats Removed Day each year.

This year’s theme was “Once Upon a Time” and fantasy characters could be seen along the parade route.

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