Center City Amarillo Prepares For This Year’s Electric Light Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting

There is no fighting the fact that the holiday season is here!  Thanksgiving is only 13 days away and Christmas will be here in 42 days.  So with all the holiday planning, be sure to mark your calendar for this years Electric Light Parade and Christmas Tree lighting.

On December 2, 2011 downtown Amarillo will be glowing will holiday cheer as the annual electric parade of lights hits the streets.  It is scheduled to begin around 6 pm.

This year Center City Amarillo, The City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation, and the Amarillo Civic Center have teamed up to buy a new Christmas Tree to be lit the night of the parade, so this year's theme is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."  All the floats in this years parade will be decorated accordingly.

The floats will begin the journey on 10th and Polk and end up at the Amarillo Civic Center.  A special program will take place in the parking lot of the Amarillo Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts immediately following the parade.  And of course, the lighting of the city of Amarillo's Christmas Tree.  And rumors are that Santa Claus will be making an appearance.  Vendors will be on hand selling food, hot chocolate, and coffee.

It is sure to be a night to remember.  Plus, nothing brings a family closer together than a fun night filled with hot chocolate, Santa Claus, and holiday spirit.  So mark your calendar for Friday, December 2nd.