For three decades, the Downtown Parade of Lights has wrapped through the heart of Tucson with its twinkling lights, festive dancers and waves from Santa.
The annual parade is back this weekend, kicking off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 with a slightly different route this year.
The parade will make its way north on Fourth Avenue from 17th Street to 12th Street, then west on 12th Street to Sixth Avenue. The parade ends at Armory Park.
Food trucks will be set up along the route. See the full parade route here.
Past parades have featured everything from Disney princesses and Star Wars characters to decorative reindeers pulling Santa's sleigh and a couple Grinches waving to kids. The very celebrated Carlotta Flores of El Charro fame will be this year's grand marshal.
Two emcees — one in English, one in Spanish — will be parked along the route.
The English-language emcee, Ken Carr of the famed Whats Up Tucson page on X, will be located on Sixth Avenue between 12th and 13th streets. The Spanish-language emcee, Esperanza Madrid of the Urbana radio station and Estrella TV, will be set up along 12th Street and Fourth Avenue.
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