7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29: Festival of Lights Parade, Downtown Crystal Lake
Santa's leaves the North Pole for a few hours to join in the Festival of Lights Parade, which starts at 7 p.m. in Downtown Crystal Lake.
The parade includes 50 participants: lighted, decorated floats, marchers, music, and Santa riding in his horse-drawn sleigh. At the end, Santa will light the Christmas tree and begin visits with children at his house in the Brink Street Market.
The parade starts the Crystal Lake Municipal Complex, 100 W. Woodstock and travels west, turns south on North Caroline Street, east on Crystal Lake Avenue, north on Grant Street, east on Woodstock Street, south on Williams Street (same route as last year).
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