main street holiday lighted parade
Join us in beautiful downtown Owatonna for our Annual Holiday Lighted Parade on Friday, December 6 at 6pm. There are several ways you can be involved:
- Come as a spectator and cheer on the businesses and organizations that worked hard on their entries.
- Volunteer as Crowd Control to make sure it is a fun and SAFE event – watch the parade while volunteering! Sign up to volunteer.
- Enter the parade with a float, truck, boat, car, bike, etc. Let your creativity run wild and see if YOUR entry can take home the traveling trophy for the 2024 Main Street Holiday Lighted Parade! Here is the link to the entry form: https://chamber.owatonna.org/events/details/2024-holiday-lighted-parade-35641
Join us in Central Park immediately after the parade to enjoy holiday music from the OHS Carolers, and watch the park light up for the holiday season.
This entertaining evening kicks off our Hometown Holidays Weekend with many more events happening around Owatonna. Visit our Community Calendar for the latest updates on all events in Owatonna. https://owatonna.org/community-calendar/
General Rules for the Holiday Lighted Parade:
- NO PARTICIPANT CAN HAVE SANTA ON THEIR UNIT. MR. AND MRS. CLAUS ARE ALREADY PLANNING ON BEING THERE AND WE DON’T WANT SPECTATORS TO BE CONFUSED ABOUT MORE THAN ONE SANTA IN THE PARADE
- No stopping during the parade to visit or fill up candy – keep ’er movin’
- Keep any performances, routines, and special effects short and sweet. Then it is your responsibility to catch up to the unit ahead of you – keep ‘er movin’
- There should only be about 2 car lengths between units – keep ‘er movin’
- Children walking in the parade must be accompanied by an adult
- All units must have Christmas lights/decorations to be accepted as an entry
- Entry fee must be paid before December 6 to be considered an entry in the parade
- Units must be UNDER 18 feet tall as to not interfere with the lights suspended in the middle of the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of N Cedar
- NO THROWING CANDY FROM YOUR UNIT! PLEASE MAKE ALL YOUR ATTENDEES, EMPLOYEES, FRIENDS, FAMILY AWARE OF THIS RULE. This is a safety concern of many. There will be volunteers along the parade route to remind you of this rule. If you would like to give out candy, balls, or anything, PLEASE HAND IT TO SPECTATORS OR TOSS IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR FEET. PLEASE REMEMBER – SAFETY FIRST!
Any questions, contact Lisa Cochran, MainStreet Director, lcochran@owatonna.
