Held as part of the Hometown Holidays celebration in downtown Naperville, the Friends of Little Friends parade features a spectacular collaboration of lights, festive floats and Santa's arrival in preparation for the busy holiday season.
Following the parade, Santa Clause will flip the switch and light more than 300,000 holiday lights transforming downtown Naperville into a winter wonderland. Thousands of people attend this annual parade, which helps to kick off the holiday season in downtown Naperville.
This year's parade will step off at 4:30 p.m. from Centennial Beach on Jackson Avenue. The route continues east on Jackson Avenue, north on Webster Street and west on Van Buren Avenue to Eagle Street. To download a map of this year's parade route, please click here.
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Community organizations are encouraged to participate in this year's parade. Entries were being accepted through Oct. 22 and fees are $50 for local for-profit companies and area non-profit agencies can participate for free.
A number of sponsorship opportunities are also available. Applications for the parade are available on website below or by contacting Special Events and Volunteer Manager Cally Edwards by phone or via e-mail.
