Thankfully last week's approaching storms held off long enough for the annual Parkes Christmas Street Parade and Carnival to go ahead last Friday night.

Welcome and Clarinda streets came alive once again with Christmas music, festive trucks and tractors, school children, dancers and one Santa Claus on a penny-farthing.

Afterwards the crowds flocked to Cooke Park for the carnival, which included a range of market stalls, rides and performances on the pavilion stage from both dance schools, the Parkes Shire Concert Band and the Parkes Fijian Singers.

Keep an eye out there are more photo galleries to come.