Celtic Airs -- Author and artist Janny Wurts set the pace for the parade, followed by the Queen of France and her Musketeers carrying the Dragon*Con banner. Wurts' melodies found their complement in the tunes of the piper who led the second half of the parade. The music proved an unexpected treat for bystanders who braved the threat of rain and confusion caused by contradictory media reports of the parade route.

Large banners punctuated the long line of participants. Members of Renderosity , the world's largest digital artists' community and sponsor of the digital component of the 2002 Dragon*Con Art Show, carried a print-on-demand banner from the same printer serving the digital art show. Other banner carrying groups included associates of the Brain Injury Association of Georgia (BIAG), this year's Dragon*Con charity -- and the source of endless jokes.