pageant
pag.eant \'paj-*nt\ n [ME pagyn, padgeant, lit., scene of a play, fr. ML pagina, fr]. L, page 1a: a mere show : PRETENSE 1b: an ostentatious display 2: SHOW, EXHIBITION; esp : an elaborate colorful exhibi tion or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usu. with floats 3: PAGEANTRY