I think you must have been at the wrong place terrier. The parade was cancelled sadly due to weather, but other times the teams were definitely out and about.it was a very good point made by JohnCharles. Whitby is one of the few festivals where you feel that there is never any competition between the festival and the fringe and that they compliment and benefit each other wholly. It is really a unique thing when you feel the town understands the festival and realises it benefits from it. I love the place.