Nerd Parade Time!

Skrivet av Tomas Nilsson

One of the nice traditions I’ve enjoyed in the last decade or so (minus Covid years of course) has been to take photos at the local Nerd Parade, put on by the Sci-Fi Bookstore in Malmö, Sweden, to celebrate the inner nerd that resides in all of us. This usually manifests in cosplay from various sci fi/fantasy properties, several of which I have no clue about. Many of them are from various anime and manga universes, which I have yet to explore. That’s perfectly okay with me, I just enjoy seeing how multiple generations get to enjoy shared interests and not be mocked or ridiculed for an interest in a certain character, genre or story.

This year I had a bit of a confused moment when I read the bus time table so I did not get to take any pictures during the half hour or so when the parade participants gathered outside the City Library. I only just managed to reach the library a minute or two before the parade started. That’s okay though, I’ve taken the pre-parade type of pictures before. I’ll just have to learn to do better when it comes to time table interpretation!

While trawling through my previous years’ posts from this event, looking for links to them to put into this post, I find that I have tended to write the same sort of text each year, but that is okay with me since the event tends to look quite similar every year. Still it is such a delight to attend, because it is all about joy and the shared experiences.

Tomas Nilsson
Föregående

Season Closer by the Sea
Nästa

Pictures from a Town Fair