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PRESS RELEASE – PARADE OF LIGHTS AND WATCH PARTY

GREENVILLE: The annual downtown Christmas Parade will be Friday, December 2, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Parks and Recreation Department will host a parade watch beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building located at 2821 Washington Street. Scheduled activities include Pictures with Santa from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., a petting zoo, and Letters to Santa where kids (and adults) can mail a letter to Santa and receive a naughty/nice certificate in the mail before Christmas! The movie “Pups Alone” will be shown inside the GMA after the parade.

The parade route begins at the corner of Bois D’Arc and Lee Street, then travels west on Lee Street, south on Johnson Street, west on Washington Street, north on Wright Street, east on Lee Street, north on Stonewall Street, east on Jordan Street, and finishes at Johnson Street. Street legal vehicles will exit north on Johnson Street and all other vehicles and floats may return to the staging area on Jordan Street.

All parade entries are to have holiday lighting and must be pre-registered at www.ci.greenville.tx.us/parade by November 30. For additional information, contact the Main Street Office at (903) 457-3100.

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