CITY OF CARBONDALE SHARES DETAILS OF LIGHTS FANTASTIC PARADE
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Date(s) - 12/07/2024
6:00 pm
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The City of Carbondale is excited to share details of one of the region’s favorite annual events- The Lights
Fantastic Parade! Hosted by The Carbondale Parks District, with support from Carbondale Main Street,
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Carbondale, the 33rd annual Lights Fantastic Parade
will be held this year on December 7 at 6 PM along Illinois Avenue.
Before the parade begins, guests can enjoy picking up sweet treats from local businesses downtown
participating in the Cookie Walk from 4-6 PM. During this time guests are also invited to come inside the
Carbondale Civic Center to warm up at the hot cocoa bar, decorate cookies, and write letters to Santa!
Started by a grassroots organization in 1990, the Lights Fantastic Parade has been bringing Holiday joy to
downtown Carbondale for decades! There are floats that have participated since the beginning, new
additions every year and there is always room for more! Anyone that is interested in having a float or band
in the parade can still register until Nov. 22.
This parade brings in over 10,000 guests every year, creating a wonderful audience for our local vendors!
If you are vendor that would like to set up at this years’ parade, fill out the vendor application form by
Nov. 22. https://lightsfantasticparade.com/vendor-forms/
The VIP Sponsor Party is moving this year from the Civic Center into the Old Train Depot! If you are
interested in becoming a sponsor for the Lights Fantastic Parade, please contact us at
lightsfantasticparade@gmail.com or call (618) 529-4451 for more information.
Road closures for the parade will begin at 5 PM with Illinois Ave (Rt. 51) closed from Grand Ave. to Main
Street (IL Rt. 13) and Main Street closed from Wall St. to Illinois Ave. All detour routes are clearly marked
and can be found here:
We’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that our Annual Tree Lighting will occur a few days
before the parade at the Town Square Pavilion on December 4, from 5-7 PM. This event will include
treats, cocoas, crafts and the thrilling opportunity to take your picture with Santa!