You Should Go to the Parade of Lights Saturday Night

Thursday, December 15, 2011

You Should Go to the Parade of Lights Saturday Night

Posted By Dan Gibson on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM

It's a busy weekend in Tucson, but you should really make time for one of my absolute favorite Tucson events, the Downtown Parade of Lights, happening Saturday night starting at 6:30 pm. What's charming about the parade for me is how small town it seems. There are accordion players followed by kids from a school, followed by a garbage truck with some Christmas lights on it. One year when I went (two years ago, maybe?), a truck with "Jesus Is The Reason For The Season" on it was followed by a Budweiser truck. My son freaked out when a bunch of people in Star Wars costumes brandishing lightsabers walked by and one of them strolled over to the sidewalk to give kids high-fives. It's really just a strange, fun time that seems quintessentially Tucson to me.

More info is available at the Downtown Partnership's site.

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