EVENTS: Parade of Lights set for November 30

Downtown Waterville aglow in lights, and bustling with activity during the Parade of Lights in 2023. (photo by Galen Neal, Central Maine Photography)

by Mark Huard

The Children’s Discovery Museum is excited to be collaborating with the city of Waterville to host this wonderful event.

While we have loved partnering with Winslow each year for the parade, due to ongoing bridge construction, we believe it is safer to keep the parade on one side of the river.

The 2024 Parade of Lights will be held on Saturday, November 30, at 6 p.m. Floats will assemble along College Ave., travel down to Main Street, stopping at Castonguay Square for the lighting of the giant spruce and Santa’s arrival at Kringleville. We would like to invite all area schools, businesses, churches, organizations and municipalities to participate in the parade by entering a float, marching band, or other appropriate entry.

There is a $25 registration fee to participate, which helps keep the event sustainable. We are limiting the number of floats to 30, so register early to ensure participation. All floats must be decorated and we encourage holiday or winter-themed decorations and lights, lights, lights! The more lights the better! Please note that the official Kringleville Santa is the only Santa allowed in the parade.

If you have any questions please contact the Children’s Discovery Museum at kringleville@childrensdiscoverymuseum.org.

This event will take place, rain or shine! No rain date.