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Dodgers Victory Parade! This is how fans celebrated LA's victory in the World Series

It's the moment thousands of fans have been waiting for — and robbed from them in 2020 thanks to COVID: a Dodger World Series victory parade in LA

Thousands of fans lined up along the track in downtown LA on Friday to enjoy and celebrate the Boys in Blue, who became world champions on Wednesday after defeating the Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 in New York.

“I mean, we didn’t have one in 2020, so that’s exciting,” said Caroline San Miguel of Long Beach as she waited for the parade to begin. “Hopefully this doesn’t just happen once in a lifetime.”

It took 162 games and hard-fought victories over the Padres and Mets in the National League Division Series and National League Championship Series, respectively, for the Dodgers to overcome a stark five-run deficit in Game 5 and clinch the series title set the stage for Friday's victory parade.

At the ticket celebration at Dodger Stadium, Daniel Nathan Hice said he flew from the Bay Area to Burbank early that morning to experience it all for himself.

“I mean, this is something that means so much to so many people around the world, and we're just lucky to have that,” he said.

Above: Maggie Marroquin, 37, and Jenna Marroquin, 6, leaving the Dodger Victory Parade in downtown Los Angeles on November 1, 2024.

A silhouette of a person holding a replica World Series trophy.

A woman takes a photo with a replica World Series trophy during the Dodger victory parade Nov. 1, 2024, in downtown Los Angeles.

A man wearing a black shirt, white baseball cap and sunglasses leans against a double-decker bus and raises his fist in celebration

Dodgers player Enrique “Kike” Hernández celebrates his team’s World Series victory in a parade on November 1, 2024.

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A large crowd of Dodgers fans, in the middle a man holds a small boy wearing a Dodgers jersey and cap.

Fans wait for the Dodger Victory Parade to begin on November 1, 2024.

A man wearing a blue and white Dodgers jersey and a skeleton mask with a blue Dodgers mariachi sombrero holds his hands and makes a gesture "LA" Sign with these fingers.

Richard Moreno, 45, of Boyle Heights, who also goes by “Mariachiloco,” poses for a photo during the Dodger Victory Parade on Nov. 1, 2024.

A woman holds up a blue banner that says: "Dodgers" while others gather around them.

A woman holds up a blue Dodgers banner for the victory parade in downtown LA on Friday.

A medium-skinned man wearing a Dodgers jacket peels a mango from a cart full of various bottles.

Vendors set up shop during the Dodger Victory Parade on November 1, 2024 in downtown Los Angeles.

A young, medium-skinned boy wearing a white and blue Dodgers jersey and blue Dodgers cap holds a replica World Series trophy amid a large crowd also wearing different variations of Dodgers clothing.

Adrian Mendoza, 10, of Whittier holds a replica World Series trophy on Nov. 1, 2024. “I feel great. I can’t believe I’m watching the Dodgers,” Mendoza said.

A crowd in blue Dodgers gear waits on the side of the road with tall buildings in the background.

A crowd dressed in Dodgers gear stands ready for the Dodgers victory parade near The Broad in downtown LA

Two people in Dodgers gear pose with their faces fully painted in the style of a skull.

The parade takes place on Día de los Muertos.

A group of fans in Dodgers gear wait behind metal barricades on a street.

Fans lined up many people deep in the downtown streets.

A young boy with medium-light skin wearing a blue Dodgers cap and blue Dodgers jersey holds a teddy bear, also wearing a Dodgers cap and blue Dodgers jersey.

Ajay Montoya, a four-year T-ball player from San Fernando Valley, waits for the World Series Dodgers parade to begin.

A large group of people dressed in Dodgers clothing stand behind metal barricades on both sides of a street.

Fans wait for the Dodgers parade to begin.

A medium-light skinned woman wearing a white and blue striped Dodgers hat stands in the sunlight for a portrait.

Yolanda Ranger, 50, drove from San Francisco to attend the Dodgers World Series parade. “It is a unique opportunity to see and honor Fernando Valenzuela on his birthday. Valenzuela is the reason my dad got us into baseball and we are fans. My daughters didn't even go trick-or-treating, we made the effort. “Be here instead,” she said.

A person walks on the street wrapped in a cloak that says: "LA"

Fans walk the streets of downtown Los Angeles to get to the Dodger victory parade on November 1, 2024.

A dark-skinned man wearing a Dodgers hat and sweatshirt stands next to a medium-skinned woman wearing a black sweatshirt. Two small children wearing Dodgers gear pose in front of them. You are standing on a section of a street.

Nicole Sanford (right) and her husband, Ron, and their 9- and 8-year-old children, Elijah and Amberly, drove from Lake Elsinore to a downtown L.A. hotel on Thursday to attend Friday's parade.

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Dodgers fans walk near 2nd and Grand in downtown LA on their way to the parade celebration with a very special tribute to the Day of the Dead.

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Evelyn Balderas of Mid City in Los Angeles arrived around 6 a.m. and has a front-row view of the parade route at the corner of 5th and Grand.

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A table full of orange marigolds, photos and food. On the side there is a floral arrangement in the shape of numbers "34." On the wall behind the altar hangs a mural that reads: "Welcome to Dodger Stadium/home of the Los Angeles Dodgers."

A Día de Muertos ofrenda honoring the late Fernando Valenzuela, who would have turned 64 on Friday, at Dodgers Stadium ahead of a special ticketed celebration celebrating their World Series victory.

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A wall with various t-shirts and hats hanging on it. Most of them read "World champion."

Dodgers merchandise at Dodgers Stadium to celebrate their World Series victory.

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An empty stadium. In the foreground two people sit with their backs to the camera. At the top of the picture hang four blue flags with the inscription “ "Live, blue, live, blue."

An empty Dodgers stadium before a special ticketed event celebrating their World Series victory on November 1, 2024.

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Listen to our special coverage

Listen to LAist 89.3's special live coverage of the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series parade through downtown Los Angeles and the rally at Dodger Stadium. Hosted by AirTalk host Larry Mantle and former LAist's All Things Considered host Nick Roman. Audio from the parade and rally provided by our media partner KCAL.

Dodgers World Series Parade & Rally Special Live Coverage

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