The 26th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be on Saturday, November 26, 2016 starting at 7pm at the intersection of Cooper and Broadway. This year’s theme is “Lights, Cameras, Christmas”. The deadline for entry applications is November 10th. The Lighted Christmas parade is sponsored by the Silver MainStreet Project.
Not all entries need to be a float. Walking, dancing, or biking entries, as well as classic cars, fire trucks, or other utility vehicles are encouraged, as long as they are well lit. Be creative; remember that lighting is crucial and decorations should focus on the holiday season. All entries are judged and prizes will be awarded. Judges consider four criteria in assigning points to the entries: relation to theme, child appeal, lighting, and originality. Entries are judged in five categories:
commercial
nonprofit
civic/school
individual
live music
Awarded are for first, second, and third place in each category.
Parade entries will be assigned a place to line-up before the parade. You will need to bring your parade entry to your assigned space between 5:30 and 6:00 pm and have all your participants ready to go by 6:30pm.
Rules for Parade entries:
Candy and other items may not be thrown from floats or handed out during the parade.
MainStreet has invited Santa to be in the parade and he has accepted; please do not have live Santas on your float.
The height limit for floats is 15 feet due to overhead wires on Bullard.
All headlights on towing vehicles should be partially covered or dimmed. (Construction paper with slits or colored cellophane paper works well)