![Man dress in pink flapper costume, and blonde wig, Ambassador's Parade, Santa Cruz de La Palma, 2006](https://sheilacrosby.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/carnival7.jpg)
One of the first Carnival events in Santa Cruz de La Palma is the Ambassador’s Parade. It’s a diplomatic procession through Santa Cruz, where the representatives of any nation you care to mention grace us with their presence.
![Two men dressed as geishas, Ambassador's Parade, Santa Cruz de La Palma, 2006](https://sheilacrosby.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/carnival9.jpg)
![Ambassador's Parade 2006, Santa Cruz de La Palma](https://sheilacrosby.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/carnival1.jpg)
Anyone can join in. Just dress up in a kilt and velvet jacket, or as a pearly king or queen, or a belly dancer, or a geisha, or whatever floats your boat.
![A rather startling trophy, Ambassador's Parade 2006, Santa Cruz de La Palma](https://sheilacrosby.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/carnival2.jpg)
![A choir of old ladies, Ambassador's Parade, Santa Cruz de La Palma](https://sheilacrosby.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/carnival3.jpg)