Happy birthday, Hatfield

Despite the rain, the Hatfield Historical Society presented a float with a menagerie of talents during the Hatfield 350th Anniversary Parade, Sunday, in Hatfield. FOR THE GAZETTE/Sabato Visconti

The Smith Academy Field Hockey Team cheers at the onlooking crowd during the Hatfield 350th Anniversary Parade, Sunday in Hatfield, MA. Sabato Visconti—Copyright.2021

The Hatfield Hellion stunt truck twirls down Main Street as the crowd cheers on, leaving a thick plume of smoke behind, Sunday at the Hatfield 350th Anniversary Parade in Hatfield, MA. Sabato Visconti—Copyright.2021

A vintage Allis-Chalmers tractor representing Bardwell Farm leads a long line of tractors down Main Street during the Hatfield 350th Anniversary Parade, Sunday, in Hatfield. The parade was delayed a year because of the pandemic. FOR THE GAZETTE/Sabato Visconti

Members of the Hot Tamale Brass Band play a rousing rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In" during the Hatfield 350th Anniversary Parade, Sunday in Hatfield, MA. Sabato Visconti—Copyright.2021

While most of the crowd gathered under the shelter of their porches or yard tents, others braved the rain to watch the Hatfield 350th Anniversary Parade along Main Street. Jalil Johnson of Hatfield holds his infant Ellis, while his two-and-a-half year-old Nora plays in the rain, Sunday in Hatfield, MA. Sabato Visconti—Copyright.2021