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Alex M. (center) and Maddy Landry (second from right) spray bubbles and soap during the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on May 19, 2019.

In a tradition that dates back more than a century, thousands of people will participate in San Franciscos Bay to Breakers race this Sunday, dashing from one end of the city to the other in varying levels of dress and many in no dress at all.

As always, the revelry is expected to continue to spill out across the city throughout the day. Street closures will be in effect to make way for the 7.5-mile route; you can go here for the race route, map of closures and a full rundown on public transportation options.

The racing action gets underway (along with the serious runners) at 8 a.m., but the main event for most participants and spectators is the costumes as always, expect zany getups, inflatable dinosaurs, tutus, full-body paint and, probably, all of those things happening in an outfit at once.

Photos from The Chronicles archive show Elvis costumes have been a standby for decades, as are costumes with a nod to current events a crowd of dancing Ruth Bader Ginsbergs in 2019, for instance, or side-by-side Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Here are some of the best photos from our archive of Bay to Breakers costumes and revelry through the years.

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The Yip Yip Martians arrived at the top of Hayes Street Hill during the 2014 Bay to Breakers in San Francisco.

Jessica Hall, dressed as Ariel from The Little Mermaid, does the limbo during the Bay to Breakers race on May 20, 2018.

Participants dressed as vampireslie down on Fell Street during the Bay to Breakers race in 2019.

Women dressed as Supreme Court Justice RuthBader Ginsburg dance at the start of the Bay to Breakers race on May 19, 2019.

Ben Rawner of San Francisco wears a mask as he waits for friends during the running of the 103rd Bay to Breakers in 2015.

Participants dressed as grapes make their way down Fell Street during the 2018 Bay to Breakers.

Juliana Cliv, Mike Cliv and Sarah Cliv, dressed as gold awards, dance in the streets during the Bay to Breakers in 2018.

Participants on Fell Street during the 2018 Bay to Breakers.

Anya Louisa and Dan Tarcy help Cosima Felten, 4, carry their Tesla float during the Bay to Breakers race in 2018.

Rocky Angel applies sunscreen before participating in Bay to Breakers in San Francisco on May 18, 2014.

People dressed in costume pose together for photos on Fell Street during the 2019 Bay to Breakers race.

Bay to Breakers participants from the Flying Elvis Monterey chapter during the event on May 16, 1993.

Bay to Breakers participants dressed as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton run the race on May 15, 2016.

People in bee costumes dance during the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on May 19, 2019.

Brooke Bray (left), Lizzy Gregory, Kate Jamboretz and Michelle Meyer of the Impala Racing Team listen to the Pledge of Allegiance before the start of the Bay to Breakers annual race in 2018.

A participant dressed as Barney makes his way down Hayes Street in the 2018 Bay to Breakers.

A man dressed as a bather in a bathtub makes his way down Divisadero Streetin the 2019 Bay to Breakers.

A person in Donald Trump costume at the Bay to Breakers event in 2019.

JT Dermody as High Five Jesus greets runners by the Panhandle Park during the 2019 Bay to Breakers race.

Participants dressed as robots dance in the street at the Bay to Breakers race in 2018.

Police officers watch participants of S.F.s Bay to Breakers annual race on May 21, 2017.

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