Lafayette Christmas parade lighting up downtown this year

“Parks and Rec nominated DPW”, according to Ginna Paules, program coordinator for Parks and Recreation.

The largest entry will be a float sponsored by Hospitality Health Emergency Room, which opened last April at the corner of Old Jacksonville Highway and Loop 323. “They do so much for us”. Those items will be removed and taken to the Bayshore Library for pick-up after the event. The street will be closed to traffic from Peninsula Drive to Buenos Aires Street. He’s the co-chair for the event, Gibson explained, and is helping direct the parade, which will feature close to 3,000 people marching, piloting, and riding vehicles and floats. “Home Alone”? “Miracle on 34th Street”?

With the theme, “A Candy Land Christmas”, spectators can expect to see plenty of red-and-white-stripped confectionery on parade this Saturday, promised organizer Dede Rossi.

Lindsay Leach, special events coordinator for Spotsylvania County Parks & Recreation, said the 82 entries are expected to reignite nostalgia through their interpretation of Christmas classics.

Those interested in participating in the nighttime parade should submit an application to the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce before Friday, Dec. 2.

Leach encourages movie buffs and Christmas lovers alike to attend the parade. Collections will be taken in grocery carts under the tree beside the courthouse from 10 a.m. until the parade concludes.

Before the Parade, Boy Scout Troop 149 invites the community to its annual pancake breakfast at Friendship Presbyterian Church while Watkinsville First Christian Church offers people a chicken mull luncheon after the parade. Santa will pose for pictures at Stafford Medical Pavillion. Downtown Vision will provide personalized paper, envelopes and will mail the letters to the North Pole.

So when the work outside was done, the kids and I turned our attention to carrying those indoor decorations up from the basement as my wife made sure that “Christmas exploded” once again, the affectionate way we describe the seemingly instant transformation the house makes at this time each year. High School then travel south on Main Street ending at the fairgrounds.

DEBARY: Chili and Chowder Cookoff and Christmas Tree Lighting, 2 to 6:30 p.m., DeBary Community Park.

Each light is dedicated in honor of or in memory of a veteran. The tree will be erected at about 10 a.m., and volunteers will set to hanging hundreds of lights.

“As a company, we like to give back to the community and support the community”.

“Children love the cosplayers”, Cavender said. “It is a very meaningful event”.

Dublin: Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. Following the parade, an awards ceremony will be held at Roma’s Italian Restaurant. There will be fire pits and carolers on Main Street during the stroll from 1 to 5 p.m.

“My favorite part of the parade is watching the faces of the kids and their parents as we walk down the parade route”.

Parking is available at the Marine Stadium lot and free at the Ocean Boulevard beach lots. More than 20 vendors have signed up so far.