Crystal Lake's 'Festival of Lights Parade' Set for Friday Night
Friday evening parade will feature about 50 lighted floats and parade entries in historic downtown Crystal Lake. Oh, ho, ho....Santa will be there, too!
The annual Festival of Lights Parade kicks off the holiday season on Friday - and welcomes good old Santa Clause himself - to Crystal Lake. Grab the kids, grandma and grandpa, too, and make your way to historic downtown Crystal Lake to watch a colorful, illuminated holiday parade filled with more than 50 decorated floats. The parade starts at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23. Entries this year include floats brightly decorated with thousands of sparkling holiday lights, the Lundahl Middle School band, the Crystal Lake Strikers drum corps, the District 47 school bus drivers, boy and girl scout troops, a zamboni from the local ice rink, and the honorary guest - Santa Clause in his horse-drawn sleigh, said Diana Kenney, executive director of Downtown …
