Boston was decked out in festive colors for the 52nd annual Boston Caribbean Carnival Parade Saturday.

Festivities kicked off at dawn with the J’Ouvert Parade and then the larger Caribbean Carnival down MLK Boulevard to Warren Street to Blue Hill Avenue and into Franklin Park.

Local politicians, including incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft, also attended the event.

Boston police were had a large presence during the annual Caribbean Festival parade, Saturday, in Roxbury. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu records a selfie video with “Miss Shirley” Shillingford at the start of the annual Caribben Festival parade, Saturday, in Roxbury. Shillingford was the original organizer of the parade decades ago. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft greets a Boston police officer during the annual Caribben Festival parade, Saturday, in Roxbury.(Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Kennedy Nance, 7, has her costume adjusted by her mother, Kaleisha Nance, before the start of the annual Caribbean Festival parade, Saturday, in Roxbury. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)