Entries sought for Sixth Annual Lighted Holiday Parade November 19

Plans are being made for the sixth annual Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Waukon, scheduled for Monday, November 19, beginning at 6 p.m. The event coincides with extended Monday night business hours of Waukon retailers.
The theme for this year’s parade, “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas,” complements the traditional Christmas Fantasy hosted by Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation each year in Waukon, and will be featured throughout the parade. All entries must be lighted and cannot involve a live version of Santa Claus.
The parade will begin at the East Elementary School playground and travel Fifth Street NW to West Main Street. Turning left onto West Main, the parade entries will venture to the stoplight intersection, where they will then turn south on to Spring Avenue for one block before turning right on to First Avenue SW and heading up to Sixth Street SW. The entries will then turn right and head north back to the East Elementary playground.

ENTRIES WANTED
Float entries are currently being accepted for the event. Those wishing to enter the parade are asked to call Chamber Director Stephanie Dugan at the Waukon Chamber of Commerce office at 563-568-4110.
It is asked that parking for parade entrants be limited to the immediate area around East Elementary and that those involved in the parade have a pre-determined meeting site to avoid confusion and congestion at the initial parade-gathering site.

FOOD COLLECTION
Parade entrants and viewers are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to the parade for donation to the Allamakee County Food Shelf and Allamakee County Food Closet. The food items will be picked up along the parade route by volunteers from the Waukon High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter, or may be dropped off at the Waukon Chamber of Commerce office, at 101 West Main Street in Waukon.

EATS AND TREATS
The Allamakee County Cattlemen’s Association will begin serving rib-eye sandwiches at 4:30 p.m. in the Waukon Chamber of Commerce parking lot, 101 West Main Street.
Hot chocolate will be for sale downtown, and the S & D Café will provide complimentary hot chocolate and bars for parade participants near the kitchen entrance to East Elementary School.

SANTA VISIT
Santa Claus will also be at the Waukon Chamber Office following the parade. Parents are welcome to take their own photos of their children’s visit with Santa Claus.
 
“A CHRISTMAS PRESENCE” CONCERT
Topping off the evening will be a free holiday concert, “A Christmas Presence,” being held at the Main Feature Theater in downtown Waukon. Refreshments will be provided.
For additional information about any of the events listed above, call the Waukon Chamber Office at 563-568-4110.