The boy carrying the ball on a stick for Star King School ran away fast from the boy from the same school with a dragon on a stick.

An extremely long dragon from the Community Youth Center Of San Francisco had a stud in its tongue. Weaving back and forth across the street, here it just missed the ball.

A large dragon head was held aloft by one of the strong members of the San Francisco Police Department.

The dragon head of the San Francisco Police Department's Lion Dance Team glowed in streetlight under a darkening evening sky.

The body of the San Francisco Police Department's dragon had been lowered to the ground to rest during one of those moments when the parade seemed to stall.

It is exhausting carrying a dragon head throughout the parade. So at regular intervals, the head was traded from one man to another so the previous carrier could rest for a bit before trading back.

As night fell on the city, a dragon caught up to its ball and smashed its nose into it. Notice the dark audience with a dark city behind.

The massively powerful looking dragon head as part of the Macy's contingent. This particular dragon was mounted on a float and not carried.

The parade ended with the largest dragon of all from Leung's White Crane. This dragon was internally lit by a large generator in a pickup truck that followed and a small team of men that kept the extension cord from tangling or tripping anyone.