hold a parade—
1. organize a procession of people or soldiers to celebrate a special day or event:
- The King is glad to know that the Boy Scouts are holding their first annual parade.
2. (legal) conduct a procedure in which the witness is asked to pick out the criminal from among a group of randomly selected people:
- Where there has been a failure to hold a parade the jury should be warned of the dangers of identification without a parade.
make a parade—(of ) try to impress people by making a display of one’s abilities, virtues, etc.:
- They only want to make a parade of their wealth.