A ho-ho-ho holiday parade

By Nan Kording

[
          
            {
              "name": "Air - MedRect Combo - Inline Content 1",
              "component": "11490391",
              "insertPoint": "3",
              "requiredCountToDisplay": "1",
              "parentWrapperClass": "fdn-ads-inline-content-block"
            },{
              "name": "Air - MedRect Combo - Inline Content 2",
              "component": "11490392",
              "insertPoint": "7",
              "requiredCountToDisplay": "5",
              "parentWrapperClass": "fdn-ads-inline-content-block"
            },{
              "name": "Air - MedRect Combo - Inline Content 3",
              "component": "11490393",
              "insertPoint": "12",
              "requiredCountToDisplay": "9",
              "parentWrapperClass": "fdn-ads-inline-content-block"
            }
          
        ]

Enjoy holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 8, during the 47th annual Springfield Jaycees Holiday Lights Parade. This festive downtown parade celebrates the start of the holiday season and is a time-honored tradition that began in 1949 and has been held annually since 1972. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Horace Mann parking lot and will loop around the Old State Capitol to Monroe Street along Fifth and Sixth streets. Since this parade occurs after dark, all parade entries are decked with holiday lights and the festivities conclude with a visit from a special North Pole guest, Mr. Santa Claus himself. For more information about the Springfield Jaycees and the annual Holiday Lights Parade visit http://SpringfieldJaycees.net or find the Springfield Jaycees on Facebook.

Springfield Jaycees Holiday Lights Parade
Saturday, Dec. 8, 5:30-6:30pm
Downtown Springfield
617-7152
Free

About The Author

Nan Kording

Contact Us

Illinois Times has provided readers with independent journalism for almost 50 years, from news and politics to arts and culture.

Your support will help cover the costs of editorial content published each week. Without local news organizations, we would be less informed about the issues that affect our community..

Click here to show your support for community journalism.