Organizers of the Flying Pig Parade have announced that community leader Vivian Filer will serve as grand marshal of the 2024 event. The Flying Pig Parade, which is a playful twist on Gainesville’s original name of “Hogtown,” debuted last year and will take place again at 2 p.m. Saturday along SE 1st Street. More than 60 groups are expected to participate, including Sgt. Pepper’s Heart Throb Band, Pigs in a Blanket, and The Florida State Park Whistle Blowers Brigade.