A fire performer who goes by the stage name Brianna Belladonna prepares to swallow a fire stick at a performance during the Prelude Opening Festival in Kennebunk on Friday.

The Prelude Hat Parade makes its way down Western Avenue toward Kennebunkport.

Fred Paine of Dartmouth, Mass., sports a costume and 40-pound hat that combines elements of the holiday movies "Elf," "Christmas Vacation" and "A Christmas Story" during the annual Prelude Hat Parade on Saturday in Kennebunk.

People gather in Dock Square in Kennebunkport during the Prelude Opening Festival on Friday.

Parade watchers line the Mathew J. Lanigan Bridge between Kennebunk and Kennebunkport during the Prelude Hat Parade on Saturday.

A woman wearing a Christmas tree hat walks by the decorated window of the store Ornaments in Dock Square in Kennebunkport during the Prelude Opening Festival on Friday.

The sun sets on parade marchers and watchers as they mix it up on the bridge between Kennebunk and Kennebunkport at the conclusion of the Prelude Hat Parade.

Parade watchers line the Western Avenue in Kennebunk to watch the Prelude Hat Parade on Saturday.

Western Avenue in Kennebunk is crammed with parade marchers and watchers during the annual Prelude Hat Parade on Saturday.

A fire performer who goes by the stage name Brianna Belladonna prepares to swallow a fire stick at a performance during the Prelude Opening Festival in Kennebunk on Friday.

A group wearing matching hats and scarves watches from the roadside as the Prelude Hat Parade marched on Port Road in Kennebunk during the 40th annual Christmas Prelude, which began Friday and continues through Dec. 11.

Maureen and John Cote of Old Orchard Beach pose for a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Kennebunkport's Dock Square during the 40th annual Christmas Prelude on Saturday.

Members of the Kennebunk High School Chamber Choir perform Christmas carols in Kennebunkport during the 40th annual Christmas Prelude on Saturday.