2020 APS Electric Light Parade Will Feature A Reimagined Format In Phoenix

Press release from the City of Phoenix:

October 22, 2020

For more than three decades, the APS Electric Light Parade, presented by the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, has been an event where families, neighborhood groups and businesses from across the city come together to celebrate the joy of the holiday season.

Event organizers announced Thursday they will modify the production of this year’s 34th annual parade, which is typically held on the first Saturday in December, and present it as a television and video stream-only experience.

Despite this temporary change, this year’s event will still include all the excitement and cherished traditions of the in-person event that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators annually.

Media partner ABC15 Arizona is scheduled to air a 60-minute special presentation on Sunday, December 6 at 4 p.m., that will include video from the 2019 parade along with new content and
holiday messages from community leaders and organizations.

The program will re-air on ABC15 Arizona on Friday, December 25, and also be broadcast on CW61 Arizona and PHXTV (Ch. 11) during the month of December. The schedule for those broadcasts will be available at a later date.

The community can follow event programming updates by visiting Phoenix.gov/ELP.

This press release was produced by the City of Phoenix. The views expressed here are the author’s own.