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Entries Sought for Electric Christmas Parade

Mark your calendar! The parade will take place will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24

From The City of St. Charles: The Downtown St. Charles Partnership is now accepting entries for the annual Electric Christmas Parade, which will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 at on Main Street in St. Charles. Local businesses, community groups and non-profits are encouraged to participate. The deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 20. Entries must submit three items to info@downtownstcharles.org: an entry application, insurance forms and an entry fee. All forms can be found on the event webpage at www.downtownstcharles.org/holidays, and the entry fee is $275 for businesses, $150 for DSCP members and $25 for non-profit organizations.

New this year, registration is also open online and can be found at www.downtownstcharles.org/holidays The two-day Holiday Homecoming event kicks off on Friday, Nov. 23 at 5:00 p.m. with Lighting of the Lights on the First Street Plaza. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 24, there will be a holiday movie at the Arcada Theatre at 10:00 a.m., sleigh rides and visits with Santa on the First Street Plaza beginning at 1:00 p.m. The day culminates with the Electric Christmas Parade. All Holiday Homecoming events and activities are free of charge. The Electric Christmas Parade features bands, parade floats and our special guest, Santa Claus. The event is organized by the Downtown St. Charles Partnership, and made possible by sponsorship support, including Presenting Sponsor Fox Valley Auto Group. For more information, visit www.DowntownStCharles.org, call the Downtown St. Charles Partnership office at 630-443-3967, or email info@downtownstcharles.org.

Images via The City of St. Charles

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